Deciding two connected writ petitions arising from a common Industrial Tribunal Award, the Delhi High Court set aside the Tribunal's direction granting hotel workmen a further…
PC Act | Whether Sanction Granted By Competent Authority Matter Of Evidence : Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Order Which Invoked S.482 CrPC To Quash Trial
The Supreme Court has ruled that the sanction for prosecution under the Prevention of Corruption Act (PC Act) must be granted by a competent authority. The court set aside a high court order that had quashed a trial under the PC Act, emphasizing that the sanction is a matter of evidence and should be appropriately granted before proceeding with the trial.