Supreme Court of India

Automobile Products India Ltd. v. Das John Peter & Ors.

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Reported as [2010] 8 S.C.R. 764
Bench Dalveer Bhandari and Deepak Verma JJ.
Decided 20 July 2010

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered opinion that the order passed by Metropolitan Magistrate as also by the High Court cannot be sustained in 0 law.

Judgment, page 13

From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950 -Article 142- Inherent power of Supreme Court - Servant quarter attached to the company's flat given to respondent-employee by virtue of his service, with a condition to hand over the possession on retirement - Retirement in 1992 - Possession not handed over by respondent - An undertaking given in 2000 to handover peaceful possession within one month - However, possession still not given - Complaint filed by appellant­ company under s.630 of Companies Act - Dismissed on technical ground by trial court - High Court upheld the order of trial court - On appeal, held:

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