M.G.SINGARAVELU vs STATE REP.BY DY. SUPDT. OF POLICE . — Crl.A. No. 521/2005

Case Summary: Crl.A. No. 521/2005 M.G. Singaravelu v. State Rep. by Dy. Supdt. of Police & Anr. On 11 January 2011, the Supreme Court (Justices Markandey Katju and Gyan Sudha Misra) heard and disposed of this criminal appeal against a 25 November 2003 Madras High Court judgment. The Court affirmed the High Court's observation that since goods in question were lost, the appellant could only claim compensation by filing a civil suit for damages. The appeal was disposed with a direction that any damages suit filed by the appellant shall be decided expeditiously in accordance with law, uninfluenced by any observations in the impugned High Court order. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.