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Property Law — Government Grants Act, 1895 — Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — Bihar Industrial Areas Development Authority Act, 1974 — Appeal against judgment and order of High Court dismissing writ petition filed by the...

Education and Universities — Medical Colleges — Establishment of a medical college — Permission for, sought by petitioner-society — Deficiency as to faculty and residence — Rejection of permission on account of alleged...

A. Service Law — Promotion — U.P. Intermediate Education Act, 1921 — Single post of Class III — Promotion to single post — If permissible — Regulation provides for 50% of the total number of posts to be promoted through promotion...

Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Or. 22 Rr. 10 and 11 — Assignment or release of the rights during the pendency of the appeal — If appellant looses the right to continue the appeal — Where, High Court dismissed the appeal on the...

Criminal Law — Criminal Trial — Appeal — Appreciation of evidence — Standard — Where high court uses the words ‘careful scrutiny of the entire evidence’ — However, on facts, it was found that no such exercise has been done — High...

Customs — Custom duty and penalty — Levy of — Respondent/ assessee had imported non-ferrous metal scraps/dross, namely brass dross, brass scrap and copper scrap etc. from various suppliers in USA, Singapore, Zurich, Sharjah etc...

Customs — Customs Act, 1962 — S. 27 — Doctrine of unjust enrichment — An application for refund of some balance amount is rejected on that ground that it has been an amount deposited pursuant to order passed by the court and in...

Criminal Law — Penal Code, 1860 — S. 304 Pt. II — Injury on deceased — Number of blows — Relevance — Allegation that accused came from his house armed with wooden file and gave a severe blow on the head of deceased, as a result...

Since the tax effect involved in the instant appeal is negligible, leaving the question of law open, the appeal is dismissed on this ground alone.

Excise — Central Excises and Salt Act, 1944 — S. 4 — Sugar sold at controlled rates — Enhancement by court — Differential duty — If payable — Central government passed orders fixing the rates of controlled sugar for the period...