Coal Mines Provident Fund Commissioner is a Public Officer / Servant – Supreme Court

Having considered the submissions made on behalf of the Appellant and the Respondent appearing in-person, we are of the view that the judgment and order of the High Court does not require any interference, particularly when the issue raised in this Appeal has already been decided by this Court in Civil Appeal No.1932 of 1982, wherein it was categorically held that the ” Coal Mines Provident Fund Commissioner is a “public servant within the meaning of Section 2(17) of the Code of Civil Procedure. It cannot be forgotten that the First Suit filed by the Respondent, being Title Suit No...