1998 (8) TMI 606

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....-<br>Indian Laws<br>-<br>M. Punchhi, K. Thomas And M. Srinivasan ORDER 1. Leave granted. 2. In this batch of appeals the common appellant is the Union of India and its officers. The appellants are discharging their statutory functions under the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 for the purpose of providing telecommunication facilities in providing telephone connections to the subscribers. The responde....

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....rs have approached this Court by way of these appeals. 3. Having heard learned counsel for the parties at length, we are of the view that these are the matters which should not have been dismissed by the respective High Courts in suggesting an alternative remedy. The question raised was pristinely legal which required determination as to whether provision of telephone connections and instruments ....