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Sales Tax and VAT — Karnataka Sales Tax Act, 1957 — Entry No. 17 Pt. S of Second Schedule — Polished granite stones or slabs and tiles — Difference between — Held, if a polished granite stone is used in a building for any...

Rent Control and Eviction — Practice and Procedure — Where exemption from operation of Rent Control Acts is provided for a particular period and suit for eviction is filed during the said period of exemption — Jurisdiction of...

The present appeal is a sequel to Civil Appeal No. 1652 of 2015.

Infrastructure Laws — Water and Water Resources — Water Disputes — Inter-State Water Disputes Act, 1956 — Ss. 5 and 6 — Plight of farmers due to absence of proper water allocation — Contention that both States of Tamil Nadu and...

A. Administrative Law — Administrative Action — Administrative or Executive Function — Procedural Safeguards — Judicial Review — Eligibility of bidder — Technical evaluation — Held, exercise of power of judicial review would be...

A. Income Tax — Income Tax Act, 1961 — Ss. 2(14) and 45 — Asset of firm sold as capital asset under S. 2(14) — Gain therefrom — Nature of — Gain therefrom held, to be treated as capital gain within the meaning of S...

A. Labour Law — Factories Act, 1948 — Preamble — Object of Act — Held, it is an Act to consolidate and amend the law regulating labour in factories and is enacted primarily with the object of protecting workers employed in...

Administrative Law — Judicial Review — Exercise of — Complex fiscal evaluation — Held, Court has to apply the doctrine of restraint — Several aspects, clauses, contingencies, etc. have to be factored and these calculations are...

A. Service Law — Appointment — Teacher Eligibility Test Examination — Relaxation/Concession in qualifying marks — State Government in its letter dt. 23-3-2011 gave relaxation ranging from 10% to 20% in TET marks to different...

Criminal Law — Penal Code, 1860 — S. 300 — Soumya murder case — Per Katju, J. judgment needs to be reviewed in an open court hearing — Held, notice requesting appearance of Katju, J. sent to participate in the proceedings on 11...