C.P.JAIN . vs INSPECTOR,BUILDING . — Crl.A. No. 1284/2007

Summary of Criminal Appeal No. 1284 of 2007 On 21 September 2007, the Supreme Court heard C.P. Jain's appeal against the High Court's rejection of a petition to quash proceedings under the Buildings and Other Construction Workers Act, 1966. The Court granted leave and allowed the appeal, setting aside the High Court's judgment and quashing the order taking cognizance against the appellants. The Court held that officers of a company could not be prosecuted under the Act's vicarious liability provisions without the company itself being impleaded as an accused party, and the statutory requirement had not been fulfilled. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.