https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=776965 A resolution professional was held to fall within the definition of "public servant" under Section 2(c) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The Court rejected a restrictive ejusdem generis reading of clauses (v), (vi) and (viii), holding that the statutory language covers a person authorised by a court to perform duties connected with the administration of justice. It found that the resolution professional's role in insolvency is report-based, duty-bound, administrative rather than adjudicatory, and performed in the course of administration of justice, involving a public duty. The sanctioning authority was required to consider the sanction request on its own merits and in accordance with law. en-us Mon, 04 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 22 Aug 2025 08:33:06 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=776965 A resolution professional was held to fall within the definition of "public servant" under Section 2(c) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The Court rejected a restrictive ejusdem generis reading of clauses (v), (vi) and (viii), holding that the statutory language covers a person authorised by a court to perform duties connected with the administration of justice. It found that the resolution professional's role in insolvency is report-based, duty-bound, administrative rather than adjudicatory, and performed in the course of administration of justice, involving a public duty. The sanctioning authority was required to consider the sanction request on its own merits and in accordance with law. Case-Laws IBC Mon, 04 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=776965