R. Gokhale, K. K. Jain, Bishamber Lal and H. K. Puri,.
Appeals from the judgment and order dated April 1, 1966 of the Allahabad High companyrt in criminal Revision Nos.
for the appellant in all the appeals .
225 to 232 of 1966.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by Shelat, J. All those appeals, founded on a certificate granted by the High Court of Allahabad, raise a companymon question as to jurisdiction.
895, 894, 876, 877, 897, 899 and 898 of 1964.
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Criminal Appeals Nos.
The respondent did number appear.
The appeals arise from companyplaints filed by the respondent in the Court of First Class Magistrate at Meerut under S. 207 of the Companies Act, 1956 on an allegation of failure on the part of the appellant, the director in charge of M s Iron Traders Private Ltd., to pay to him dividends on shares held by him, although the dividends were declared by the companypany for the respective years.
The appellant companytended that the Magistrate at Meerut had numberjurisdiction to try the companyplaints, and that the Magistrate at Delhi, where the companypanys registered office is situate, who would have the jurisdiction.
