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Labour Laws — Constitution of India — Art. 132 — Appeal — In pursuance of order passed by Supreme Court on 1-12-2014, in the matter, order was passed by Industrial Tribunal — In view of the above development in the matter, the...

Criminal Law — Criminal Trial — Juvenile/Child Accused — Commission of heinous crimes — Defence of juvenility — Awareness of consequences of committing heinous crimes — Increment in the rate of crime and the nature of crime...

Penal Code, 1860 — Ss. 399 and 402 — Arms Act, 1959 — S. 25 — Making preparation to commit dacoity — Conviction — Appreciation of evidence — Allegation that appellant and co-accused, armed with deadly weapons, were planning to...

Service Law — Termination of service — Nature of work — Relevance — Where allegation levelled against employee was that he let advanced a loan to a party who expired much prior to sanction and disbursement of the loan — Since, as...

.A. No. 5 in Contempt Petition No. 192/2012 Application for exemption from personal appearance on behalf of the respondent is dismissed.

Penal Code, 1860 — Ss. 364-A, 302 — Kidnapping for ransom and murder of child — Conviction — Appreciation of evidence — Death sentence — If the rarest of rare case made out — Victim, aged about six years, became traceless while...

Learned counsel for the petitioner has not filed rejoinder affidavit despite a final opportunity granted for the purpose.

Income Tax — Income Tax Act, 1961 — Generally — Grouping of appeals — Circular dt. 9-2-2011 — Ipso facto application of, to cases where common principle is involved in subsequent group of matters — In such cases held, if...

Land Acquisition and Requisition — Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — S. 23 — Fair Market value — Determination — Exercise of discretion by courts — Permissible parameters — Legal principles to be applied — Relevant factors are...

Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971 — Ss. 2(ga), 2(h), 2(h-a), 2(h-b), 2(h-c), 2(h-d), 3-A, 3-C and 37(AB) — Slum rehabilitation schemes — Approval of — Requirement as to consent of 70% of...