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Supreme Court of India

K. Veeraswami v. Union of India and Others

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Reported as [1991] 3 S.C.R. 189
Bench B.c.ray J.
Decided 25 July 1991

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Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947: Ss. 2, 5( l)(e), 5(2), 6( 1)(c)­ Public servant-Possession of pecuniary resources or property dispro­ portionate to known sources of income-Prosecution after superannua­ tion-Previous sanction-Whether necessary. Judge of High Court/Supreme Court-Whether 'public ser.vant', liable to prosecution under the Act-Sanctioning authority-Who is. Sanctioning authority-Whether vertically superior in the hier- c archy in which office of the public servant exists. Cl. (c) of s. 6( 1)-Whether independent of and separate from clauses (a) and (b )-Rule of ejusdem

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