Supreme Court · 1990 INSC 23 · Decided 31 January 1990
Coal Mines Provident Fund Commissioner v. Ramesh Chander Jha
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1990 INSC 23 · [1990] 1 S.C.R. 181
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1932/1982
- Decided
- 31 January 1990
- Bench
- K.N. SAIKIA, M. FATHIMA BEEVI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC Section 2(17), 80, 2(17)(h)
Headnote
B Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: Sections 2(17) and 80-Coa/ Mines Provident Fund Commissioner-Whether 'public officer'. Respondent instituted a suit against the appellant, the Coal Mines Provident Fund Commissioner without a notice as required under sec­ tion 80 C.P.C. Appellant objected 80 C.P.c. and that the suit was incompetent. The trial court overruled the objection an'1 held that the appellant was not a pubhc officer. The High Court confirmed the same. Aggrieved, the appellant, has preferred this appeal by special leave. Allowing the appeal, this Court, HELD: 1.1 The
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