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Supreme Court of India

State of Gujarat v. Mansukhbhai Kanjibhai Shah

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Bench N.V. Ramana, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Ajay Rastogi JJ.
Decided 27 April 2020

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the High Court was incorrect in holding that a “Deemed University” is excluded from the ambit of the term “University” under Section 2(c)(xi) of the PC Act.

Judgment, page 22

From the headnote

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988: s.2(c)(xi) – Deemed University – Whether Deemed University is not covered under the provisions of PC Act – Held: The object of the PC Act is not only to prevent the social evil of bribery and corruption, but also to make the same applicable to individuals who might conventionally not be considered public servants – The purpose under the PC Act is to shift focus from those who are traditionally called public officials, to those individuals who perform public duties – Keeping the same in mind, it cannot be stated that a “Deemed University” and the officials…

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Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 referred to · 2 mentioned

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