Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Head Clerk Under Prevention of Corruption Act Due to Clarification of Public Servant Definition. Head Clerk Deemed Officer of State Electricity Board as His Clerical Duties Were Immediately Auxiliary to Executive Engineer with Authority Under Section 21(12) of Indian Penal Code, 1860.
12 Nov 1968The Supreme Court of India dismissed the appeal of Akhtar Alam, a Head Clerk, who was convicted under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947. The disp...
