Supreme Court of India

Punjab State Industrial Dev. Corpn. Ltd. v. P.N.F.C. Karamchari Sangh and Anr.

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Reported as [2006] 3 S.C.R. 751
Bench Arun Kumar and R.V. Raveendran JJ.
Decided 4 April 2006

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the PSIDC could not H be made liable for the dues owed by the PNFC to its workers.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Companies Act, 1956-Section 446-Companies (Court) Rules, 1959- Rule 9-Company Court-Powers of. qua a company-in-liquidation-Held: Company Court not empowered to fasten liability of the company-in-liquidation towards its workers on Appellant, a distinct and separate corporation and a third party-Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985. Government Order-Note made by State Chief Minister-Held: Is not an order of the State Government-Hence, not binding-Order of State Government is issued in a prescribed manner and the note cannot be treated as one. PNFC, a company promoted by

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