Category - Latest Judgments

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...

It has been earlier pointed out that a writ petition involving similar issue is pending in the High Court. Today, it has been stated that the said matter has not been disposed of so far.

This is an application for intervention by the Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association through its General Secretary. Regard being had to the factual score, we think it appropriate to allow the application and accordingly the...

In view of judgment passed today in Civil Appeal No. 434 of 2016 (@ SLP (Civil) No. 23311 of 2015) titled “State of Rajasthan v. Gotan Lime Stone Khanji Udyog Private Limited”, no further order is necessary in this petition. The...

A. Infrastructure Laws — Water and Water Resources — Inter-State Disputes — Inter State Water Disputes Act, 1956 — Maintainability of Appeal by Special Leave challenging the award passed by the Water Disputes Tribunal — Held, S...

Local Government — Town Planning — Utilisation of Land and Allotment of Plots and Improvement Trust Rules, 1975 — R. 7(ii) — Release of land to extent of 500 sq. yards — Claim of — Held, on facts rejected — It cannot be held that...

A. Interpretation of Statutes — External aid to construction — Minister’s speech in Parliament — Relevance — Extent — Though speeches made by the Members of the Legislature on the floor of the House when a Bill for enacting a...