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Labour Law — Termination of Service — Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Non-compliance with Ss. 25-F (Cls. (a) and (b)), 25-G and 25-H — Non- issuance of notice or notice pay or grant of retrenchment compensation — Non-adherence to...

A. Constitution of India — Arts. 12 and 226 — Meaning and scope of Art. 12 — Amenability to writ jurisdiction — Board of Cricket Control of India (BCCI) not ‘State’ within the meaning of Art. 12 — BCCI amenable to the writ...

Constitution of India — Art. 32 — Writ petition — Issue of reduction of sex ratio in various States — Earlier, it was held that the documents that form the basis on which figures have been arrived at, should be verified — Data...

Criminal Law — Penal Code, 1860 — S. 302 r/w S. 34 — Conviction under — On facts, held, set aside — Benefit of doubt given to accused — Version of eyewitnesses in the instant case, as regards the identity of the appellant is...

Leave granted.

Penal Code, 1860 — S. 302 or S. 304 Pt. I [S. 300 Exception 4] — Murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder — Nature of offence — Conviction confirmed — Appreciation of evidence as to circumstances — Appellant allegedly...

A. Criminal Trial — Dying declaration — Need to examine this specie of evidence with great circumspection and care, reiterated — In addition to the Dying Declaration, which is only one of the species of the genus of S...

Leave granted.

A. Criminal Law — Penal Code, 1860 — S. 363 — Kidnapping — Deceased found in residence of accused — Presumption — If valid — In her dying declaration, deceased made a clear and unequivocal statement that she had left her...

Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Or. 1 R. 10 and S. 132 — Impleadment of party — Presence of appellants as Defendants 2 and 3 — If necessary — Held, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, particularly original...