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These appeals arise out of separate but similar orders passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal holding the respondents entitled to claim disability pension under the relevant Pension Regulations of the Army. The Tribunal has taken...

Kerala (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Regulation of Issue of Community Certificates Act, 1996 — S. 11(3) — Caste certificate — Cancellation of — Legal propriety — Appellant claimed to be belonging to caste by name...

A. Criminal Law — Criminal trial — Defence — Alibi — Eyewitness vis-à-vis defence evidence regarding alibi — Occurrence of about 8.00 a.m. at a distance of 8 km from police station — Plea that A-11 was present at the Police...

A. Constitution of India — Sch. VII List I Entry 40 — State lotteries — Legislative competence — Delegation to states — If permissible — Parliament, by virtue of Entry 40 under List I, has got exclusive power to legislate on...

Property Law — Dispute as to property — Adverse possession — Plea as to — Plaintiffs were declared encroachers of suit land — Plaintiffs had taken plea of adverse possession in the amended plaint and said to have acquired the...

Excise — Excise duty — Exemption from — Respondent-assessee manufactures sugar syrup as an intermediate product which is used in the manufacture of aerated water — Revenue wanted to impose excise duty thereon on the ground that...

A. Service Law — Seniority — Determination of seniority — Central Excise and Customs Department Tax Assistant (Group ‘C’ Post) Recruitment Rules, 2003 (TA Rules) — R. 4 — Central Excise and Customs Department Senior Tax Assistant...

Delay condoned.

Delay condoned.

A. Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Ss. 319, 223(d) and 307 — Summoning as additional accused — Trial of accused A1 and A2 under Ss. 302 and 120-B of IPC for allegedly committing murder of deceased in pursuance of criminal...