Board WhatsApp decisions without a minutes trail make ratification the real fight

Cyber Desk · Insight. Series: Digital disputes, as Indian courts actually see them.

Board WhatsApp decisions without a minutes trail make ratification the real fight.

A guarantee is disputed. The only “record” is a group chat where directors typed yes. That chat may show contemporaneous discussion — it does not automatically become the company’s formal act. Courts still look for authority, process, and what was later ratified or denied. Informal digital acts are evidence of conversation. They are not a substitute for the minutes trail when the company’s liability is on the table.

WhatsApp yes.

Not automatically board minutes.