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Land Acquisition and Requisition — Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 — S. 24(2) — For initiation of acquisition proceedings afresh — Period of 1 year given...

Customs — Confiscation — Demand Notice — Criminal proceedings on account of failure to pay for missing goods — Since the Customs Department did not possess any warehousing facility, the appellant was contacted to keep the...

Local Authorities — Municipalities — Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1961 — Ss. 3 and 9 — Noti. dt. 19-6-1986/22-7-1986 to alter the existing limits of Town Municipal Council for inclusion of certain Survey within the...

Public Accountability, Vigilance and Prevention of Corruption — Erring Officials — Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Ss. 7, 13(2) and 20 — Illegal gratification — Demand and acceptance — Proof — Presumption of law under S. 20...

Armed Forces — Disability pension — Eligibility — Conditions — Principles — Pension Regulations for the Army, 1961 — Reg. 173 — Entitlement rules for casualty pensionary Awards, 1982 — Rr. 5, 9 and 14 — Appeals challenging the...

A. Interpretation of Statutes — Subsidiary Rules — Rules of executive construction — Applicability — Where a representation is made by the maker of legislation at the time of introduction of the Bill or construction thereupon is...

Upon hearing the learned counsel for the parties, we find that the grievance of the petitioners is that the complaints made by them, which have been referred to in the petition, are not looked into by any one.

Penal Code, 1860 — S. 302 or S. 304 Pt.I [First exception to S. 300] — Murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder — Nature of offence — Determination of — Sudden and grave provocation — If proved on account of verbal...

Excise — Duty — Advance deposit — Relevance — Assessee was in the business of manufacturing motorcycles and had been paying excise duty at ad valorem basis — Assessee was taking a deposit of Rs 500 per motorcycle at the time of...

A. Service Law — Departmental enquiry — Duration — If any — It is the duty of the employer to ensure that the departmental inquiry initiated against the delinquent employee is concluded within the shortest possible time by taking...