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A. Constitution of India — Art. 300-A — Right to property — Nature and scope — Right to property is no longer a fundamental right and was never a natural right — However, right to property has been elevated to the status of human...

Land Acquisition and Requisition — Assam Forest Regulation, 1891 — Ss. 5 and 17 — Constitution of reserve forest — Process under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — If mandatory — In order to constitute Denning Reserve Forest, a...

Education and Universities — Establishment and running of educational institutions — Affiliation/Recognition — Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 — Whether High court can give a direction to the Medical Council of India (MCI) to...

A. Constitution of India — Art. 136 — If two views possible — Interference — If warranted — Since, extra-ordinary jurisdiction under Art. 136 is to be exercised sparingly — Mere errors in the appreciation of the evidence on...

A. Contract and Specific Relief — LPG Distributorship — Standard agreement — If binding when not executed — In the present case, appellant offered distributorship of LPG to Respondents 2 and 3 vide its letter of allotment dt. 21...

A. Securities, markets and Exchange — Securities and Exchange Board of India (Stock Brokers and Sub-brokers) Regulations, 1992 — Benefit of fee continuity — Partnership or sole proprietor corporatized prior to 1-4-1997 —...

In view of the judgment of this court dated 16th October, 2015 in Prakash v. Phulavati, the impugned order is set aside and the appeal is remanded to the High Court for a fresh decision on merits in accordance with law.

Learned counsel for the petitioner says that there is an error apparent on the face of the record inasmuch as there is no paragraph 3(i) in the counter affidavit filed by the State Government nor is there any paragraph 6 of the...

The appellant is engaged in the business of banking. It had been filing income tax returns claiming exemption from tax under Section 80P(2)(a)(i) of the Income Tax Act for the last 40 years prior to the Assessment Year in...

In the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case we are of the view that the respondent should not have been granted backwages.