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Mathi Alagan   12 May 2021

vigilance &Anti corruption Act of Tamilnadu

Is employees of cooperative societies are public servants or not?



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Sankaranarayanan (Advocate)     12 May 2021

Refer the below judgment 

J.A. Murugan v/s The Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Kilpauk, Chennai & Another

aditi srivastava   13 May 2021

respected sir

The commission of Vigilance and Anti- Corruption has the power to undertake an enquiry made on any information indicating that a Public Servant has exercised or refrained from exercising his powers for corrupt purposes.

According to Section 2 (c) (iii) (ix) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, public servant means

(iii) any person in the service or pay of a corporation established by or under a Central, Provincial or State Act, or an authority or a body owned or controlled or aided by the Government or a Government company as defined in section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956.

(ix) any person who is the president, secretary or other office-bearer of a registered co-operative society engaged in agriculture, industry, trade or banking, receiving or having received any financial aid from the Central Government or a State Government or from any corporation established by or under a Central, Provincial or State Act, or any authority or body owned or controlled or aided by the Government or a Government company as defined in section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956.

You can also refer to the following judgments to get a more clear picture.

source referred-

https://indiankanoon.org/doc/96342358/  - The Joint vs P. Siva Kumar

https://www.legitquest.com/case/ja-murugan-v-registrar-of-co-operative-societies-chennai/1C3A5B - JA Murugan vs Registrar of Cooperative societies, Chennai.

regards

 


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