Supreme Court of India

Hindustan Medical Institution v. Birla Corporation Limited

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Bench Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta JJ.
Decided 26 May 2026

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What the Court ordered

For the aforesaid reasons, we are of the view that the direction contained in the impugned judgment that the vote cast first would prevail, irrespective of the source of authority, is unsustainable in law.

Judgment, page 33

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