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State of Gujarat v. Mansukhbhai Kanjibhai Shah

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Reported as [2020] 9 S.C.R. 330
Bench N. V. Ramana, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Ajay Rastogi JJ.
Decided 27 April 2020

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the High Court’s reliance on the judgment of this Court in Orissa Lift Irrigation Corporation Ltd. v.

Judgment, page 18

From the headnote

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988: s.2(c)(xi) – De emed University – Whether Deemed University is not covered under the provisions of PC Act – Held: The object of the PC Act i s not only to prevent the social evil of bribery and corruption, but al so to make the same applicable to individuals who might conventionally not be considered public servants – The purpose under the PC Act is to shift focus from those who are traditionally called publ ic officials, to those individuals who perform public duties – Keeping the s ame in mind, it cannot be stated that a “Deemed Universi ty” and the

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Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 referred to · 1 mentioned

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