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Labour Law — Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 — S. 2(9) — Employees’ State Insurance (Central) Rules, 1950 — Rr. 2A, 29 and 31 — Casual workers engaged by appellant/club — If covered under definition of employee — Contention...

Penal Code, 1860 — Ss. 302 r/w 34 — Arms Act, 1959 — S. 27 — Murder — Reversal of acquittal — Appreciation of evidence — Bullet shots were fired either with weapon, the 12 bore country made pistols or a 12-bore Shaktiman Express...

Armed Forces — Family pension — Entitlement to — “RS” was enrolled in the 103 Infantry Battalion (Territorial Army) on 17-5-1995 — He was disembodied from service with effect from 31-3-2008 and during disembodiment, he died at...

Income Tax — Educational institution or university — Tax exemption under S. 10(23C)(iiiab) — Entitlement is subject to two conditions — Firstly, the educational institution or the university must be solely for the purpose of...

A. Criminal Law — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Ss. 173, 190, 193, 209 and 319 — Cognisance of offences — Power of Magistrate vis-à-vis Sessions Court — Magistrate is empowered to take cognisance, issue process and summon the...

Constitution of India — Art. 254 — To invalidate a legislative or executive act — Power of — Held lies with the Court — Judicial pronouncement, either declaratory or conferring rights on the citizens cannot be set at naught by a...

The appellants are aggrieved by the award passed by the Labour Court, Chandrapur, Maharashtra dated 23.09.2005, whereby the respondents have been directed to be reinstated with back wages.

In furtherance of the direction issued by this Court, a Medical Board comprising of the following seven doctors was constituted at the KEM Hospital and Medical College, Mumbai.

Leave granted.

A. Service Law — Appointment — Character verification — Nature and scope — Information given to the employer by a candidate as to conviction, acquittal or arrest, or pendency of a criminal case, whether before or after entering...