Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Complaint Against Directors in Boiler Explosion Case — Directors Not Vicariously Liable for Company's Failure to Register Boiler Under Indian Boilers Act, 1923. Court holds that without specific averments of active role or knowledge, directors cannot be prosecuted for offences under Sections 6, 13, 23, 29, 30 of the Act read with Rules 68, 69, 121 of Maharashtra Boiler Rules, 1962.
22 Aug 2013The petitioners, Shri Amarnath Baijnath Gupta and Shri S.V. Kannan, were directors of M/s. Premier Explochem Limited. On 5 May 2007, an explosion occu...




