https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=470047 Section 2(c) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 adopts an expansive definition of "public servant." The specific inclusion in Section 2(c)(ix) of certain office-bearers of government-aided registered cooperative societies does not exclude the independent operation of Section 2(c)(iii). Under the latter clause, persons employed by an authority or body owned, controlled, or aided by the Government may qualify as public servants. Accordingly, employees of government-controlled or government-aided cooperative banks fall within Section 2(c)(iii), even though employees are not expressly mentioned in clause (ix). This construction supports the statutory objective of addressing bribery and corruption in governmental and semi-governmental bodies. en-us Mon, 23 Sep 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:19:05 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=470047 Section 2(c) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 adopts an expansive definition of "public servant." The specific inclusion in Section 2(c)(ix) of certain office-bearers of government-aided registered cooperative societies does not exclude the independent operation of Section 2(c)(iii). Under the latter clause, persons employed by an authority or body owned, controlled, or aided by the Government may qualify as public servants. Accordingly, employees of government-controlled or government-aided cooperative banks fall within Section 2(c)(iii), even though employees are not expressly mentioned in clause (ix). This construction supports the statutory objective of addressing bribery and corruption in governmental and semi-governmental bodies. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 23 Sep 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=470047