Supreme Court of India

Shyam Babu Verma and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.

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Reported as [1994] 1 S.C.R. 700

Bench J.S. Verma, N.P. Singh and N. Venkatachala JJ.

Decided 8 February 1994

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What the Court ordered

Accordingly, we direct that no steps should be taken to recover or to adjust any excess amount paid to the petitioners, due to the fault of the respondents, the petitioners being in no way responsible for the C same.

Judgment, page 8

Authorities it was built on

1992 State of Madhya Pradesh and Anr. v. Pramod Bhartiya and Ors. cited by 15

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2015 Asger Ibrahimamin v. Life Insurance Corporation of India distinguished

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