Category - Latest Judgments

Tenancy and Land Laws — W.B. Estates Acquisition Act, 1953 — Ss. 5, 6(1)(g) r/w S. 6(3) — W.B. Estates Acquisition Rules, 1954 — Appeal — Appeal preferred by the Government against the judgment and order of the high court holding...

Criminal Trial — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — S. 156(3) — Dismissal of application under S. 156(3) — Effect of, on subsequent registration of FIR and proceedings emanating therefrom — The application filed by the complainant...

Penal Code, 1860 — Ss. 499, 500 — Constitutional validity of — Contention raised that in number of countries, criminal defamation has been abolished — Question, thus, is whether abolition of such a criminal action in other...

A communication dated 6.8.2015 with an enclosure dated 5.8.2015 handed over to us in Court today by learned counsel representing the State of Orissa is taken on record and marked as Annexure-A.

Constitution of India — Art. 19 — Arts. 19(1)(a) and 2 — Freedom of Speech and Expression — Petition filed by Smt Shobhha De, writer and columnist challenging notice issued to her by the Principal Secretary, Maharashtra...

Criminal Law — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — S. 154 — FIR — Generally — Nature, Object and effect of FIR — Earlier direction issued by the Court directing the Magistrate to ensure proper investigation into the alleged offence...

Practice and Procedure — Public Interest Litigation — Neetibaug Coop. Housing Society — Matter relating to allotment of plots to sitting and former judges of Gujarat High Court — Impugned orders dt. 10-8-2015 and 11-8-2015 of...

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — S. 482 — Quashing of proceeding — Inherent jurisdiction — Exercise of, in corruption case — Scope — Respondent who held post of General Manager, in Co-operative Bank, received a notice signed by...

Income Tax — Income Tax Act, 1961 — S. 80-HHC — Deduction claimed under — Sustainability — Held, unsustainable as in the instant case, S. 80-AB is applicable — Decision in Jeyar Consultant & Investment (P) Ltd.,2015 (4) Scale...

Taxation — Indirect Taxation — Excise — Liability/Exigibility to excise duty — Lean Gas — Excise duty held, not attracted as it is in fact natural gas and therefore, would attract nil duty      (Paras 4...