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The dispute essentially is as to whether HMOP No. 63 of 2013 on the file of Subordinate Judge, Karur, Tamil Nadu and HMOP No. 1050 of 2014, which is pending in the Family Court at Coimbatore, should be tried in Karur or in...

Land Acquisition and Requisition — Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Ss. 48, 4 and 6 — Acquisition proceeding — Withdrawal of — Impermissibility, when land is acquired for public purpose — Land was acquired for road widening —...

Criminal Law — Penal Code, 1860 — Ss. 380, 457 and 460 — Acquittal order challenged — Conviction by trial court set aside by High Court — Appreciation of evidence — Held, if the view taken by the High Court while reversing the...

A. Criminal Law — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — S. 197 — Sanction — Employees of public corporation — If mandatory — In the present case, accused was working as a Godown Assistant in the Corporation and allegedly...

A. Criminal Trial — Multiple dying declarations — Reliability — Each dying declaration has to be considered independently on its own merit so as to appreciate its evidentiary value — One cannot be rejected because of the contents...

A. Education and Universities — Affiliation/Recognition — Time Schedule for grant of recognition — In the present case, University has not granted affiliation as the schedule for the same was over — No appeal was preferred by the...

Leave granted.

Limitation — Limitation Act, 1963 — Art. 55 — Limitation period — When commences — Defendant committed default in payment of instalments on 20-5-1984 — Plaintiff seized the vehicle on 9-2-1985 and called upon the defendants to...

Insurance — Marine insurance — Loss of insured goods in transit — Complaint before consumer forum — Locus standi — Assignment of contract of insurance policy — Effect — Respondent/complainant, engaged in the business of sale of...

A. Narcotic and Intoxicants — Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — Ss. 8/15, 42(1) and 42(2), 43 — Seizure of contraband — Conviction — Appreciation of evidence — Search and seizure — Nine bags containing opium...