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Criminal Law — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — S. 174 — Inquest report — Non-recording of certain relevant entries in the inquest report — Held, do not constitute a material defect so grave to throw out the prosecution story and...

A. Constitution of India — Art. 136 — Criminal matter — Scope of interference by Court — Held, Court will not interfere with the judgment of the High Court unless the same is clearly unreasonable or perverse or manifestly illegal...

Local Government — Town Planning — Development/Planning/Building Norms/Master Plan/ Scheme — Contractual commitment — Respect of — Held, property developer has to respect the contractual commitment — It has to live up to the...

Delay condoned.

A. Criminal Law — Public Accountability, Vigilance and Prevention of Corruption — Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Ss. 13 and 19 — Sanction for prosecution — Scope — Sanction cannot be held, invalid only for the reason that...

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...