Unit V · Company Law

Majority rule, oppression and mismanagement

Study aid only. Confirm statute numbers with the current bare Act and the official OU LL.B. (3-YDC) 2024–25 syllabus PDF.

Statute sections

Act / instrument	Section	Name
Companies Act, 2013	241–246	Oppression, mismanagement and class action

(1843) 2 Hare 461 · Vice-Chancellor

The company is the proper plaintiff for a wrong done to it.

AIR 1965 SC 1535 · Supreme Court of India

Oppression requires a lack of fair dealing and a visible departure from standards of fair play.