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Question
Justify the following statement.
The doctrine of Indoor Management protects outsiders who are unaware of the correctness of internal proceedings of a company.
Solution
(1) In order to maintain business secrecy, it is obligatory on the part of the company management and its officers that certain information which is important and confidential should not be leaked or known to the outsiders. Therefore, directors and mockers of the company must act in accordance with the information they get from the Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association.
(2) The doctrine indoor management explains that the third parties or persons entering into a contract with the company are not bound to inquire whether the company or its officers have followed the internal proceedings mentioned in the Articles of the company or not. It is presumed that the company acts as per the provisions made in its Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association. Thus, the doctrine of indoor management safeguards the interest of outsiders who deal with the company in good faith and without manacled interest.
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