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Penal Code, 1860 — S. 302 r/w S. 149 or S. 304 Pt. II [Exception 4] r/w S. 34 — Murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder — Conviction confirmed — Appreciation of evidence — Common intention — Allegation that three...

Labour Law — Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Ss. 25F (a) and (b), 25G and 25H — Rajasthan Industrial Dispute Rules, 1958 — Rr. 77 and 78 — Retrenchment — Validity — Appellant, workman, was working in the respondent-Forest...

Penal Code, 1860 — Ss. 307, 326 r/w Ss. 34 and 427 — Assault — Conviction confirmed — Appreciation of evidence — Sentence — Modification of, in interest of justice — Allegation that appellants with chopper and sickles attacked...

A. Criminal Trial — Appreciation of evidence — Generally — circumstances from which the conclusion of guilt is sought to be drawn must be fully established beyond any reasonable doubt — must be consistent and must form a complete...

Customs — Customs Valuation (Determination of Price of Imported Goods) Rules, 1988 — R. 9(2) [proviso (II-i))] — Notional fixation of the handling charges — Irrationality and arbitrariness — Rule stipulating 1% of the F.O.B...

A. Criminal Law — Criminal Trial — Practice and Procedure — Transfer of case — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — Ss. 24, 25, 25-A and 301(1) — Authority granted to represent the prosecution only before the Special Court and not in...

A. Customs Act, 1962 — S. 25 (1) — Customs duty — Payment of — Exemption from — Eligibility criteria — If to be construed strictly or liberally — Under notification dt. 1-3-2001, certain items were exempted from payment of...

Income Tax — Liability to pay — Tax statutorily due from the transferor or transferee company — Recovery of — Held, Department is entitled to take out appropriate proceedings — SLP is liable to be dismissed — Income Tax Act, 1961...

 Income Tax — Business expenditure — Penalty imposed by RBI, was claimed by respondent Bank as business expenditure — Having regard to the pettiness of the amount, Supreme Court declined to consider the issue on merits —...

A. Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act, 1999 (hereinafter called “MCOCA”) — S. 2(1)(d) — Requirement of cognizance of the earlier two offences within the preceding period of 10 years — Cognizance of offence of earlier...