Supreme Court of India
State through Lokayukta Police, Raichur v. C. N. Manjunath
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What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that such a licensed surveyor is to be treated as public servant.
Judgment, page 5
From the headnote
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988: s.2(c) - Public servant Whether the respondent who was appointed as licenced surveyor u!s.18A of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964, would be treated as "public servant" for the purposes of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 - Held: The licensed surveyors are different from those private surveyors who have no license from the State Government - Survey report prepared by these persons is duly acted upon, on the basis of which Government functionaries take further action - Thus, statutory work of preparing survey sketches is bestowed upon these licensed
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