Reviewed case brief
Anand Bihari Lal v Dinshaw & Co
AIR 1946 Oudh 408
The Oudh Chief Court held that the doctrine of indoor management does not protect outsiders who are put on inquiry by suspicious circumstances surrounding the transaction. Where the circumstances are such that a reasonable person would have investigated, the protection of the Turquand rule is lost.
- Court
- Oudh Chief Court
- Year
- 1946
- Subjects
- Company Law
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-30
Rule established
The Turquand rule does not protect a person who has knowledge of the irregularity or where circumstances are suspicious enough to put a reasonable person on inquiry
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
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Editorial source
All India Reporter
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