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Page 1 REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO. 3193 OF 2006 UNION OF INDIA & ANR. ..Appella!" Ve#"$" H%L NIFE POER S'STEMS LTD. ..Re"p()e!  J U D * M E N T R. BANUMATHI, J.  T+," appeal a""a,l" !+e (#)e# )a!e) 2-.10.200 pa""e) / !+e H,+ C($#! ( Del+, all(, !+e appeal , LPA N(.2445 ( 200 !+e#e/ ),#e!, !+e U,( ( I),a !( ,""$e a a)7e#!,"e8e! , lea), e"pape#" +a7, ,)e ,#$la!,( ,7,!, !e)e#" (# !+e "$/8a# , e /a !!e# ,e " 8e ! ,(, !+e )e !a ,l e) !e +, al "pe,,a!,(" a) !+e appella!" !( (",)e# all !+e p#()$!" +,+ 8ee! !+e !e+,al "pe,,a!,(" a) !+e#e/ p#(ee) !( "ele! !+e /e"! p#()$! , a(#)ae ,!+ la. 2. T+e "$/e!:8a!!e# ,7(l7e) , !+e p#e"e! a"e ," "$/8a#,e /a !!e#,e" #e;$,#e) (# !+e I),a Na7 . I),a Na7 +a" !+#ee ! pe " ( "$/8a# , e" (# +, + !+#ee ), e#e! ! pe" ( 1 LatestLaws.com

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REPORTABLE

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIACIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CIVIL APPEAL NO. 3193 OF 2006

UNION OF INDIA & ANR. ..Appella!"

Ve#"$"

H%L NIFE POER S'STEMS LTD. ..Re"p()e!

 J U D * M E N T 

R. BANUMATHI, J.

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