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Penal Code, 1860 — Ss. 499 and 500 — Constitution of India — Arts. 19(2) and 32 — Freedom of speech and expression — Constitutional restriction on — Defamation — Provisions as to, in Ss. 499 and 500 IPC — Contention of...

Constitution of India — Constitution (Ninety-Ninth Amendment) Act, 2014 — National Judicial Appointment Commission Act, 2014 — Challenge to amendment and enactment — Altering of Basic Structure — Petitions involve...

Service Law — Seniority — Determination of seniority — Ad hoc service rendered prior to regularisation — U.P. Regularisation of Ad hoc Appointments (on posts within the purview of the Public Service Commission) Rules, 1979 (“1979...

Excise — Excise duty — Demand of, on clearing goods — Show-cause notice issued to the respondent — It was the case of the respondent that unit was closed — As per the Department, on inspection on premises it was found that the...

A. Public Accountability, Vigilance and Prevention of Corruption — Conviction of Public Servant — Punishment — Imposition of — Theory of reformation — Penal philosophy of deterrence — Discretion of court — Restriction on — There...

Contract and Specific Relief — Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Ss. 16(c) and 19(b) — Agreement to sell — Specific performance — Suit for — Readiness and willingness to perform — Time, whether essence of contract — Defendants 1 to 11...

The challenge in this appeal is against the following operative directions passed by the High Court of Madras in the Writ Petition filed by the respondent No. 1:

We have gone through the judgment rendered by the Division bench of the Calcutta High Court and find ourselves in agreement with a view taken by the High Court in the said judgment. Suffice it to say that the appellant herein had...

We have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the records with their assistance.

Arbitration — Applicable law — On facts — Parties found to have agreed that all questions or disputes arising between them, would be settled in accordance with laws of India (both procedural and substantive) in force, from time...