Category - Latest Judgments

Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.

A. Administrative Law — Enhancement of price, if allowed — Respondents had applied for the scheme floated by appellant-Madhya Pradesh Housing and Infrastructure Development Board (“Board”) and had been allotted houses in the year...

Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Ss. 34 and 6 — Suit for declaration of title and recovery of possession — Plaintiffs’ case that defendants are either lessees under the plaintiff or sub-lessees/sub-assignees under the lessees of the...

Customs — Customs Valuation (Determination of Price of Imported Goods) Rules, 1988 — R. 9(2) [proviso (II-i))] — Notional fixation of the handling charges — Irrationality and arbitrariness — Rule stipulating 1% of the F.O.B...

Service Law — Judiciary — Pay-scale of non-Judicial Staff of Subordinate Courts in the State of Gujarat — Justice Shetty Commission’s Report — Order had been passed by Supreme Court that the recommendation of the Shetty...

A. Criminal Trial — Witnesses — Interested/Partisan witness — Evidence of an interested witness can be relied upon if it is found to be trustworthy and credible — Testimony, if after careful scrutiny is found as unreliable and...

Criminal Law — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — S. 482 — Inherent powers of the High Court — Quashment of proceedings — Civil nature — The contention of the appellant that the dispute is of nature is rejected by the High Court and...

Excise — Grant of FL3 licence for Hotel — Fees for — If chargeable for fraction of financial year in case of partial use due to interim order — Legal principle that no person can be prejudiced because of an act of a Court — When...

Leave granted.

Local Authorities — Municipalities — Building permits for land belonging to Respondent 4/Public Trust — Respondent 4-Trust had leased the property in favour of the appellants — Writ petition (PIL) filed by Respondents 5 and 6 on...