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This appeal has been preferred by the accused-appellant against the judgment and order dated 9th November, 2012 passed by the High Court of Orissa, Cuttack in Crl. Revision No. 467 of 2011. By the impugned judgment and order the...

Penal Code, 1860 — Ss. 148, 302, 307, 323 r/w S. 149 — Unlawful assembly, attempt to murder and murder — Conviction — Appreciation of evidence — Accused persons including appellant, “RS”, allegedly formed unlawful assembly and...

Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — S. 100 — Second Appeal — Entertainment of — Condition — Held, High Court can entertain a second appeal if it is satisfied that the appeal involves a substantial question of law — As appeal under S...

These appeals arise out of two different orders passed by the High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad one dated 07.03.2008 passed in Criminal Appeal No. 502 of 2006 and the other dated 15.12.2008 passed in Crl. Appeal Mis. Petn...

Constitution of India — Art. 32 — Writ petition — Issue of attacks of stray dogs — A Committee constituted as a fact finding authority, consisting of former Judge of the High Court of Kerala, Secretary of Department of Law, State...

Excise — Excise duty — Respondent is engaged in the manufacture of processed textile fabrics — Processed textile fabrics have been specified by the Central Government under Noti. No. 41/98 — CE(NT) dt. 10-12-1998 as notified...

A. Excise — Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 — Classification — Expert opinion — Relevance — Respondent was engaged in the manufacture of processed, preserved and frozen fish, prawns and various kinds of breaded fish pellets and...

A. Land Acquisition and Requisition — City of Mysore Improvement Act, 1903 — Ss. 14, 15 and 16 — Irregularity — If permissible — Object of acquisition — Relevance — Plea that the acquisition of land was for the purposes of...

Penal Code, 1860 — Ss. 302 r/w 149, 148 — Murder — Conviction based on testimony of related and chance witness — Appreciation of evidence — Accused allegedly assaulted deceased thereby causing injuries on the hands, stomach...

Motor Vehicles — Motor accident — Accident claim — Compensation — Award — Appeal against, before High Court — Deceased while going on his Motorcycle was hit by the appellant’s bus — High Court in appeal held that the only ground...