Supreme Court of India

Surjit Singh v. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd.

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Reported as [2008] 6 S.C.R. 683
Bench H.K. Sema J.
Decided 21 April 2008
Status Distinguished

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, we find no merit in this appeal which is accordingly dismissed.

Judgment, page 22

From the headnote

Indian . Telegraph Rules; Rr. 2(PP) and 443: Disconnection of Telephone - Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. disconnecting telephone lines in the name of c husband for non-payment of dues of telephone line in the name of wife - Correctness of- Held: Wife of the appellant is a house-wife having no independent source of income and, thus, economically dependent on him - Telephone line of relative, on whom subscriber is economically dependent, can be disconnected on ground of non-payment of telephone bill by the nominal subscriber - Intention of the legislature in framing r. 443 was that payment of

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Of those, 1 not applicable

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