Supreme Court Upholds Defendant in Civil Procedure Suit Against State Government Under Section 79 CPC and General Clauses Act. In a suit arising from cancellation of tendu leaves contract by a Part C State, court holds that State of Vindhya Pradesh, not Union of India, was proper defendant as 'State' includes Part C States and Lieutenant-Governor is Central Government for administration under Article 239....
The dispute arose from a civil suit filed by bidi merchants who had taken a lease for plucking tendu leaves from the Government of Vindhya Pradesh. The State of Madhya Pradesh, substituted for the Sta...
