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Criminal Law — Penal Code, 1860 — S. 307 — Conviction under — On facts, held, justified — Opinion of Medical Officer considered — Grievous injury on head could have caused death hence, conviction of accused justified

A. Criminal Law — Penal Code, 1860 — Ss. 376 and 354 — Attempt to rape minor girl — Determination to have sexual connection with prosecutrix not found — Further, inconsistencies in the statement of prosecutrix found — Thus...

Land Acquisition and Requisition — Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Ss. 4 and 6 — Quashing of — Benefitting parties — Determination — Held, unless the declaration under S. 6 or the notification under S. 4 is not explicitly...

Appeal — Application for interim order — Apprehension that possession of property in question shall be taken over — Application is allowed on production of cheque for the demanded amount and directed to maintain status quo as...

Excise — Classification of goods — Manufacturing yarn out of synthetic waste, rags, silk waste and wool waste — Held, subject to levy of excise duty under entry 5509.90

A. Estoppel, Acquiescence and Waiver — Estoppel/Promissory Estoppel — Challenge against the refusal of the appellants/Union of India to sanction financial assistance under the industrial promotion policy on the ground of delay...

A. Criminal Law — Criminal Trial — Witnesses — Eyewitness — Inconsisties in the testimony of Eyewitness/prosecution witnesses — The testimonies of the prosecution witnesses have been fully corroborated by the medical reports of...

A. Criminal Law — Penal Code, 1860 — Ss. 375 and 376-D — Rape — Particular kinds of rape and with other offences — Rape and murder/death — Victim, lady employed as an Associate in a BPO company, who used to work in the night...

Excise — Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 — Appeal to Supreme Court — Demand of excise — Appeal against the order of the Tribunal holding that the respondent could not be fasten with any liability to pay the excise duty — Legality...

Customs — Customs duty — Whether the described item is a medical equipment — Held, the departmental representative conceded before the tribunal that continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis fluid (CAPD fluid) is a medical...