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Issue in this appeal pertains to the election of the Chairman of Panchayat Samiti and on reservation.

Customs — Custom duty and penalty — Levy of — Respondent/ assessee had imported non-ferrous metal scraps/dross, namely brass dross, brass scrap and copper scrap etc. from various suppliers in USA, Singapore, Zurich, Sharjah etc...

Heard learned counsel for the parties.

We have heard Mr. Gopal Subramaniam, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner, at some length. The writ petition does not, in our prima facie view, disclose the violation of any fundamental right of the petitioner to...

Narcotics and Intoxicants — Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Ss. 8(c) r/w 20(b) — Seizure of contraband — Conviction confirmed — Appreciation of evidence — Modification of sentence — Search of appellant’s...

A. Family and Personal Laws — Hindu Law — Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Ss. 10 and 13 — Decree for divorce and decree of judicial separation — Distinction — In a decree for divorce, there is a severance of status and the...

Excise — Excise duty — Matter concerns printed PVC sheets, which have already borne duty of 25%, having been classified under Ch. 39 Heading 39.20, which deals with plastics and articles thereof — Case related to two Assessment...

A. Land Acquisition and Requisition — Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 — S. 24(2) — Lapse of proceedings — Applicability — Any determination under this...

It has come out that the plant and machinery owned by the respondent has already been sold in auction and, therefore, nothing survives in this appeal.  

A. Constitution of India — Art. 226 — Orders passed by the Labour Court/CGIT — Interference permissible by High Court — Extent of — Held, High Court is certainly not an appellate court in such cases and it can interfere only if...