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The undisputed facts are that the Government had issued Notification No. 13 of 2003-Service Tax whereby it exempted the ‘Business auxilliary services provided by a commission agent’ from the service tax leviable thereon under sub...

A. National Food Security Act, 2013 — Implementation — Drought affected areas — When drought has been declared in vast areas of the country and even on a conservative estimate, more than 33 crore people are affected by drought...

A. Sports, Sportspersons, Sports Bodies and Authorities — Cricket — Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) — Lodha Committee recommendations — If applicable — Reiterated that even when BCCI is not a state within the meaning of...

Limitation — Limitation Act, 1963 — Art. 55 — Limitation period — When commences — Defendant committed default in payment of instalments on 20-5-1984 — Plaintiff seized the vehicle on 9-2-1985 and called upon the defendants to...

A. Interpretation of Statutes — Taxing statues — Purposive construction — If permissible — In taxing statute, it is the plain language of the provision that has to be preferred where language is plain and is capable of one...

Co-operative Societies — Manipur Co-operative Societies Act, 1976 — Ss. 2 (21) and 76(1) and (2) — Special General Body Meeting to consider certain agendas — Convening of, by Chairman of the Manipur Milk Producers’ Cooperative...

Criminal Trial — Sanction for prosecution — Condition precedent — — Offence alleged, if committed in discharge of official duty — Alleged unauthorized and illegal transfer of plot — Criminal case was registered under S. 120-B of...

A. Arbitration — Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — S. 34 — Objection to award — Interference by Court — Held, Court does not sit in appeal over the decision on merits however, patent error or perversity could certainly...

The issue involved in these appeals is as to whether the chemical processing of Platinum, Palladium, Rhodium, Gold and Silver is intermediary product which is exigible to excise duty?

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