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These appeals are directed against the judgment and order passed by the High Court of Calcutta in W.P.T.T. No. 248 of 2000, dated 20.05.2005, whereby and whereunder the High Court has dismissed the writ petition and held that the...

Debt, Financial and Monetary Laws — Dishonour of cheque — Conviction reversed — Appreciation of evidence — Discharge of "any debt or other liability" — Complainant/Appellant paid to "N" in connection with the agreement for...

Constitution of India — Arts. 32 and 132 — Factual disputes — Cannot be decided in writ proceeding — Appellant company claimed that one of the partners of firm had agreed to transfer the industrial land in question — Respondents...

A. Constitution of India — Art. 20 — Double jeopardy or autrefois convict — Principle of — Differing and disparate concepts of autrefois acquit and autrefois convict — To avail protection of Art. 20(2) by citizen  —...

Income Tax — Income Tax Act, 1961 — S. 80 HHC (3) — Deduction in respect of profits retained for export business — Computation of — Deduction is to be provided under sub-section (1) of S. 80HHC thereof which is “in respect of...

Service Law — Regularisation — Entitlement to Regularisation — Contempt of Court — Partial compliance of orders — Regularisation of service granted from year 1987 as opposed to the orders granting the same from the year 1981 —...

A. Criminal Law — Criminal Trial — Identification — Test Identification Parade — Failure to conduct — Holding of test identification parade is not the rule of law but rule of prudence — Normally identification of the accused in a...

Narcotics and Intoxicants — Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — S. 63 — Seizure of goods lodged in the customs bonded warehouse for clearance — It was stated that Petitioners, though aware of the Notification...

Excise — Excise Duty — Proposal to classify the product of the appellant/assessee under Heading 2108 of the Central Excise Tariff Act, as Miscellaneous Edible preparation not elsewhere specified or included — Heading applies to...

Motor Vehicles — Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Ss. 166 and 168 — Motor Accident — Accident claim — Compensation — Quantum of — Determination — Deceased, aged 30 yrs, died in a motor accident — He was self-employed as Pandit — He was...