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Shanti Prasad Jain v Kalinga Tubes Ltd

AIR 1965 SC 1535

AIR 1965 SC 1535 · Supreme Court of India

oppressioncontinuous-conductminority-protectionS241threshold
Court
Supreme Court of India
Year
1965
Subjects
Company Law
Reviewed
2026-08-02

Rule established

Oppression requires a continuous course of oppressive conduct; isolated acts are insufficient unless of sufficient gravity; test is whether conduct is 'burdensome, harsh, and wrongful'

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    Issues

      Held

        Ratio decidendi

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