Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 654 · Decided 13 May 2008
United India Insurance CO. LTD. v. Ajay Sinha and Another
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 654 · [2008] 8 S.C.R. 509
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3537/2008
- Decided
- 13 May 2008
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, V.S. SIRPURKAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 469, 461; CPC Section 89
Headnote
Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 - s. 22-C proviso '· and s. 22-C(B) - Cognizance of cases by Permanent Lok Ada/at (PLA) - Power of - Case of burglary - Goods of com- c plainant insured with Insurance Company - Claim of, before PLA- Criminal case u!s 4791461 pending before criminal Terms 'relating to an offence' in proviso 1 to s. 22 C is to be broadly interpreted - Since PLA is ~ to determine whether non-compoundable offence has been D , committed or not, PLA has no jurisdiction to entertain such claim - Construction of statute conferring wide power in PLA must be guarded
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