The Singer Manufacturing Co. vs The Sewing Machines Co., Ltd. – clr volume 2 page 200

In the case between the American sewing machine manufacturing company (Plaintiff) and the Indian joint stock company operating in Colombo (Defendant), the court addressed the issue of the validity of corporate representation in court proceedings, specifically concerning the authority of a recognised agent to appoint a proctor for dissolving an interim injunction. It was held that the application to dissolve the interim injunction was invalid due to improper appointment and representation of the proctor, reaffirming the principle that a corporation aggregate must comply strictly with statutory requirements for court representation. The decision relied on sections 24, 25, 27, 470, 471, and 755 of the Civil Procedure Code, emphasizing that procedural compliance is essential when a corporate e