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Service Law — Appointment — Post of J&K Forest Service Range Officers Grade I was “BSc (Forestry)” — Minimum qualification prescribed for applying to the post was “BSc (Forestry) or equivalent from any University recognized...

Human and Civil Rights — Appointment — Post of Secretary to the State Human Rights Commission — Filling up post of Secretary and all vacant sanctioned posts in the Commission — Prayer for — It was stated that there is no or...

Excise — Excise duty — Assessment — Appellant-assessee, a registered manufacturer of lubricating oils and its allied preparations, falling under Ch. sub-Heading 2710.90 and 3403.10, had been selling goods to its customers on cash...

Arbitration — Arbitration Act, 1940 — Ss. 30 and 33 — Award — Objection under Ss. 30 & 33 — Grant of liberty to substantiate objection by adducing evidence — Permissibility — Legal misconduct on part of arbitrator in view of...

Income Tax — Interest paid on borrowed sums from Bank — Deduction of — Claim for — Assessee company had advanced loan to its sister company — If amount advances is business expenditure — Commercial expediency — Expression — Scope...

Criminal Law — Penal Code, 1860 — S. 302 r/w S. 34 — Conviction under — On facts, held, set aside — Benefit of doubt given to accused — Version of eyewitnesses in the instant case, as regards the identity of the appellant is...

A. Constitution of India — Sch. VII List I Entry 40 — State lotteries — Legislative competence — Delegation to states — If permissible — Parliament, by virtue of Entry 40 under List I, has got exclusive power to legislate on...

Constitution of India — Ninety-ninth amendment — Arts. 124, 124-A to C, 127, 128, 217, 222, 224, 224-A and 231 — Judges’ appointment in Supreme Court and High Courts — Judges’ transfers in High Courts — Revival of collegium...

After hearing Mr. S.R. Singh, learned senior counsel for the appellant and the learned counsel for the respondent, having regard to the nature of relief regarding back-wages of 20% granted in favour of respondent, we requested Mr...

A. Customs — Classification — Diving equipment welded to barge — If liable to payment of duty when barge is exempted — Respondents herein imported barge and certain diving equipments were welded onto the barge at Abu Dhabi (UAE)...