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A. Penal Code, 1860 — Ss. 302, 498A and 201 — Cruelty and murder — Conviction confirmed — Appreciation of circumstantial evidence — Allegation that appellant who was married with deceased, developed illicit relations with Accused...

A. Interpretation of Statutes — Taxing statues — Purposive construction — If permissible — In taxing statute, it is the plain language of the provision that has to be preferred where language is plain and is capable of one...

We have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the report prepared by NALSA.

Preventive Detention — Maharashtra Control of Organised Crimes Act, 1999 — Ss. 2(d), 3(1)(ii) r/w Ss. 3(4) and 23 — Organised crime by reason of their continuing unlawful activities — Offence of — When not attracted — Accused...

A. Criminal Law — Public Accountability, Vigilance and Prevention of Corruption — Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — S. 19 — Previous sanction, if necessary — Allegation that the appellant, a bill collector, had demanded a...

A. Cooperative Societies — Adjudicating Authority — M.P. Cooperative Societies Act, 1960 — S. 64 — Jurisdiction of Registrar, his nominee or board of nominees — Two essential requirements — (i) That the dispute must “touch the...

The contempt petition is disposed of in terms of the signed order.

The undisputed facts are that the Government had issued Notification No. 13 of 2003-Service Tax whereby it exempted the ‘Business auxilliary services provided by a commission agent’ from the service tax leviable thereon under sub...

Criminal Trial — Conviction confirmed — Sentence — Modification of — Mitigating circumstances — Bunch of cases, are in respect of different transactions — Allegations against the accused are of a similar nature — In the general...

Service Law — Temporary employee — If can be allowed to continue in service, when purpose for which he is engaged does not survive — Respondent was appointed as an Octroi Clerk by appellant/Gram Panchayat on 31-3-1977, on...