Stamp vendors are public servants under Prevention of Corruption Act: Supreme Court

In a significant anti-corruption ruling, the Supreme Court declared stamp vendors as public servants under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The decision brings stamp paper transactions under rigorous scrutiny and expands the Act's applicability to ancillary service providers in government-related functions. This interpretation aims to curb widespread corruption in stamp paper sales while clarifying the broad definition of public servants in anti-graft legislation.