Supreme Court of India

Bajaj Auto Ltd. v. Company Law Board and Ors.

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Bench B.N. Kirpal and S.S.M. Quadri JJ.
Decided 22 July 1998

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Companies Act, 1956 : Section 82. Transfer of shares-Public limited company-Listed with Stock Exchange-Refusal of-By Board of Directors-Power and Scope-Transfer of shares refused for the reasons that the purpose of purchase of shares was for ulterior motives with a view to destabilising the management of the Company and apprehension that its company might get inter-connected with the purchasing Company-Held : "Absolute and uncontrolled" power conferred on Board of Directors by Articles of Association of the Company to decline to register transfer of shares-But the discretion has to be…

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