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Family and Personal Laws — Succession and Inheritance — Will — Absolute bequest made in respect of certain property to certain persons — Effect of subsequent bequest — Held, a subsequent bequest made qua the same property later...

Local Government — Municipalities — Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976 — S. 2(35) r/w S. 97(2) and S. 157(1) — Scope — Taxes on lands and buildings — Exemption — Held, though under the provisions of S. 2(35) r/w S...

Debt, Financial and Monetary Laws — Debt, Debt Recovery and Relief — Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 — S. 17(1) — Second application filed under —...

Justice R.M. Lodha Committee has submitted its second status report, inter alia, pointing out that the Committee is facing serious impediments in carrying out the directions of this Court in terms of our order dated 29.10.2016.

Delay condoned.

Drugs, Cosmetics, Medical Practice & Practitioners and Public Health — Abortion Norms and Infanticide Prohibition — Female Foeticide/Infanticide — Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex...

Leave granted.

Sales Tax and VAT — Goods — Replenishment Licence (REP Licence)/Exim Scrip — Levy of tax — When — Held, when they are transferred or assigned by the holder/owner to a third person for consideration, they would attract sale tax —...

Debt, Financial and Monetary Laws — Debt, Debt Recovery and Relief — Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 — Ss. 13 and 34 r/w S. 1(4) of Recovery of Debts due to...

Criminal Law — Criminal Trial — Appreciation of evidence — Suspicion — Held, in a criminal trial, suspicion, howsoever grave, cannot substitute...