Bombay HC says Board Resolution Passed Years After Suit Can Be Produced on Record

The Bombay High Court held that a board resolution passed long after institution of a suit cannot be excluded from the record merely because it was passed after the plaintiff's witness had been cross-examined. The resolution sought to confirm, further authorise and ratify the acts of the company's representative in instituting and prosecuting the suit. The Court distinguished the question of permitting production of the document from the substantive question of whether the company had validly authorised institution of the suit. While allowing the resolution to be produced, it expressly left its validity, evidentiary value and effect on maintainability to be determined by the trial court.