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2002 (9) TMI 560 - SC - Companies LawInterpretation as to the scope of section 630 of the Companies Act, 1956 - whether the employee would include the legal heirs of the deceased employee.? - Held that - As there is an apparent conflict between the two decisions of this Court - one in Smt. Abhilash Vinodkumar Jain s case (1995 (3) TMI 344 - SUPREME COURT OF INDIA) and the other in J.K. (Bombay) Ltd. s case (2001 (1) TMI 894 - SUPREME COURT OF INDIA), on the interpretation of section 630. Hence it will be appropriate to refer the matter to a Larger Bench.
The Supreme Court interpreted section 630 of the Companies Act, 1956, stating that "officer or employee" includes legal heirs of deceased employees. However, there was a conflict in interpretation between two cases, leading the Court to refer the matter to a Larger Bench for clarification.
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