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Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 — Ss. 2(a), 62 — Constitution of Advisory Boards — Ministry was required to inform court — According to information available, some of the States and Union Territories...

Learned Counsel for the Petitioner seeks leave to file an affidavit within two weeks from today disclosing whether or not the amount of compensation was first tendered to the land owners as envisaged under the Land Acquisition...

1. Prima facie reading of the Impugned Order1 indicates that the Court did not keep in mind that it was a Review rather than an Appeal.

A. Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 — S. 2 — Dowry — Plain form — signifies any property or valuable security having an inextricable nexus with the marriage — Penal Code, 1860 — S. 304-B (Para 23) B. Penal Code, 1860 — Ss. 304B and...

A. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 — S. 18 — Meaning of the term “possession” — Establishing possession — Animus and mental intent — Requisite degree of control B. Interpretation of Statutes — Particular...

Arbitration — Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — S. 11 — Arbitration agreement — Appeal against order of the High Court rejecting application for appointment of arbitrator on the ground that the parties are not entered into...

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...