Civil
Indian Oil Corporation v. NEPC India Ltd.
Full citation: Indian Oil Corporation v. NEPC India Ltd., AIR 2006 SC 2780, Supreme Court of India, decided 20.07.2006
Legal proposition
Courts must guard against purely civil disputes being given a criminal colour; principles for quashing explained.
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