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Constitution of India — Art. 136 — Quashing of observation — Powers of Court — Exercise of — There was no issue with regard to interpretation of Cl. 64 of the General Conditions of the Contract before High Court — Held, High...

Service Law — Direct recruits — Respondents are the State employees working in the Forest Department in Himachal Pradesh — They were appointed during 1989-1990 and accordingly posted as “Range Officers” in the Forest Department —...

It is submitted by Mr. Mehrotra, learned counsel appearing for the State, that the candidates who have been extended the benefit of relaxation shall be sent for training and thereafter the letters of appointment would ensue.

A. Excise — Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 — Ch. 32 — Excise duty — Liability to pay — Respondent, a manufacturer of paints and varnishes — Question whether duty paid on the cost of cartons — Can be included in the assessable...

A. Excise — Excise duty — Demand of duty — Show-cause notice — Issuance of, beyond the prescribed period of six months from the date when the appellant had furnished all the particulars — Said fact not disputed — Appeal filed in...

We had also called upon the State Government to indicate the time frame within which the deficiencies, if any, in plantation work shall be made by the authorities concerned and the areas identified or reserved for such plantation...

A. Sentence, Trial and Other Issues — Sentence — If inadequate — Compensation to victim — Tanker driven by the respondent/accused rashly struck the deceased a 20 yrs old girl causing fatal injuries — Appellate Court convicted...

Foreign Children — Foreign Judgment — Custody of Minor children — Interlocutory/interim orders passed by a foreign court — Jurisdiction of foreign court — Principle of comity of courts vis-à-vis principle of the best interests...

Elections — Representation of the People Act, 1951 — S. 86(7) — Election disputes — Adjudication of — Undue delay in — Same exposes the High Court’s unpleasant criticism damaging the credibility of the institution — It was the...

Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Or. 40 R. 1 — Court receiver — Dispute regarding property — Suit for specific performance and injunction with prayer for appointment of Court Receiver — Decree — First appeal — Whether after the...