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Constitution of India — Art. 141 — Ratio decidendi — Value of — Held, ratio of a judgment has the precedential value and it is obligatory on the part of the Court to cogitate on the judgment regard being had to the facts...

A. Arbitration — Arbitration Act, 1940 — S. 22 — Division bench of the High Court found no ground to interfere with the merits of the award but opined that the arbitrator has no jurisdiction to award interest prior to the date of...

Contempt of Court — Criminal Contempt — The Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — S. 2(c) — Judiciary — Scandalise or lower authority of court — Interfere with or obstruct administration of justice — Suo moto initiation of contempt...

Taxation — Direct Taxation — Income Tax — Finance Act, 2007 — S. 65(12)(v) — Chit Fund business — Whether covered under — Chit fund — Nature of — Held, cannot be treated as fund management as understood in the sense the term...

Delay condoned.

Mr. Gopal Subramanium, learned senior counsel and the learned amicus curiae in this matter, brought to our notice that in continuation of the motion bench order dated 09.05.2017, by consensus, Mr. V. Ratheesan, IAS, has been...

Leave granted.

A. Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Or. 8 R. 3 — Denial of statements made in a plaint — Requirement — Importance — Held, a defendant is required to deny or dispute the statements made in the plaint categorically, as evasive denial...

Criminal Trial — Compounding of offence — Case registered under Ss. 323, 324, and 325 IPC — An offence punishable under S. 324 IPC i.e. voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means, is non-compoundable by virtue of...

Taxation — Indirect Taxation — Customs — Customs Tariff Act, 1975 — S. 9-A — Anti-dumping duty — Imposition of — Flat roll product of stainless steel having width between 1250 mm to 1280 mm under Notification No. 14/2010-Cus...