( 1 ) THIS is an appeal by a public company, the Asansol Electric Supply Company Ltd. and its four Directors against a judgment and decree of affirmance. The plaintiff Chunilal Das, as an employee of the company instituted a suit inter alia for a declaration that certain resolutions purported to have been passed by the Board of Directors of the Company as also by its shareholders were illegal, void, inoperative and not binding on the plaintiff and also for some other reliefs. The plaintiff's case in short is that he was firstly appointed a Manager of the Company which appointment was confirmed by a special resolution passed at its General Meeting held on September 25, 1957 of the shareholders of the company, the plaintiff's designation was however changed from Manager to Supervisor, and, the remuneration fixed was Rs. 750/- per month with effect from January, 1958 and of annual increment of Rupees 10/- and dearness allowance of Rs. 180/-per month unless otherwise determined by the Board, It may be mentioned here that the plaintiff is a relative of the Defendant No, 2, the Managing Director of the Company and accordingly shareholders approval was considered ne