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A. Practice and Procedure — Res Judicata — Application — Requirements — Reiterated that following conditions must be satisfied (i) matter directly and substantially in issue, (ii) same parties or between parties under whom they...

A. Criminal Law — Penal Code, 1860 — S. 376 — Consent — Proof of — In the present case, the prosecutrix was an adult and mature lady of around 40 years at the time of incident — Admittedly, prosecutrix was in relationship with...

Government Contract — Award of contract by railways — Catering Policy, 2010 — Licenses for running General Minor Units or Special Minor Units in Categories "A", "B" and "C" Railway Stations — Grant of — Right to livelihood of the...

Crime Against Women and Children — Penal Code, 1860 — Ss. 498-A and 304-B r/w S. 34 — Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — Ss. 3, 4 and 6 — Cruelty/harassment of married woman and dowry death — Conviction — Appreciation of evidence —...

The appellants had been, according to them working as Class-IV employees under the respondent-Hospital during two spells. However, there is no record to show that they have been employed by the Hospital and have been paid...

A. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Ss. 2(s) and 2(j) — Driver of a school — If workman under the Act — Earlier Supreme Court in A. Rajappa, (1978) 2 SCC 213 : 1978 SCC (L&S) 215, held, educational institution is an...

The short issue arising for consideration in this appeal is whether the appellants are entitled to interest for the period from the date of dispossession to the date of Notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act...

Issue notice.

Customs — Customs Act, 1962 — S. 113(d), (e) and (i) —  — Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973 — Ss. 8(1), 13, 63 — Confiscation of currency — Penalty — For the purpose of S. 8(1) of FERA, “acquisition” of foreign exchange...

We had also called upon the State Government to indicate the time frame within which the deficiencies, if any, in plantation work shall be made by the authorities concerned and the areas identified or reserved for such plantation...