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Prima facie, it appears that section 25 (1AA) of the Arms Act, 1959, has no application to the facts of the present case.

Service Law — Recruitment Process — Selection — Interview/Viva voce — Appointment to MJS Grade I with retrospective effect sought — Unfavourable result of viva voce examination — Pass marks for viva voce examination, conflicted —...

Corporate Laws — Companies Act, 1956 — S. 87 (2) — Scope — Holders of preference shares — Right to vote when cannot be exercised — Held, S. 87(2) would clearly indicate that except in situations where dividends have not been...

Issue notice, returnable within eight weeks.

Criminal Law — Penal Code, 1860 — Ss. 463 and 464 — Appellant-SK arrested and taken to Mumbai — On account of criminal proceedings initiated by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW), appellant-SK is in custody — Held, it will be open...

Local Government — Municipalities — Gujarat Municipality Act, 1963 — S. 65 — Structure built on public property — Formal lease deed, absence of — Right of allottees/occupants — Sustainability — Held, fact that a resolution has...

This petition challenges the decision of the Division Bench of the High Court of Judicature at Madras dated 20.01.2016 in Writ Petition No. 29617/2015.

Local Government — Town Planning — Building plans/Rules/Regulations/Bye-Laws — Extension of time sought — To complete the construction of building as sanctioned by Local Planning Authority — Held, Respondent 1 directed to submit...

Environmental Law — Regulatory Framework, Bodies, Judcial Intervention — National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 — S. 14(1) r/w S. 14(3) — Unauthorized construction on plot of land falling within CRZ(III) No Development Zone (NDZ) —...

The gravamen of the challenge in these matters is to the impugned amendments to the Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958 vide Sections 10D and 30A, imposing unreasonable and impracticable duties/obligations on the Banks and Financial...