Category - Latest Judgments

Succession and Inheritance — Will — Indian Succession Act 1925 — S. 63 — Appeal against the judgment and order of the High Court reversing the order of the district court granting letter of administration — Legality — Indian...

A. Criminal Trial — FIR — Inordinate delay in lodging — Case of dowry death — It has come in evidence that in midnight of 23-3-1990 PW 1, mother of deceased, along with others reached the house of victim to find out as to what...

Stamp Acts and Rules — Indian Stamp Act, 1899 — Ss. 49 and 50 — Claim for return of amount of stamp duty — Applicants claim is rejected on the ground of limitation — Actus curiae neminem gravabit — Contract Act, 1872 — S. 65 —...

Cruelty to Animals — Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 — Ss. 11(1)(a), 11(1)(f) and 11(1)(h) — Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 — Ss. 40, 41, 42, 48 and 43 (as amended by Amendment Act, 2002) — Wild Life Stock Rules...

Citizens, Migrants and Aliens — Extradition — Extradition Act, 1962 — Generally — Extradition treaty between India and Chile — Existence of — Held, from the point of view of Chile and India, the Extradition Treaty is in existence...

Excise — CBEC Notifications/Circular — Exemption Notification No. 08/2001 CE dated 1-3-2001 — Exemption for units not availing CENVAT credit — Home brand — If applicable — Assessee was engaged in the manufacture of Pan...

Public Accountability, Vigilance and Prevention of Corruption — Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Ss. 7 and 13(1)(d) r/w 13(2) — Illegal gratification — Acquittal reversed — Appreciation of evidence — Complainant (PW 1) had...

Sales Tax — “Capital Incentives to Premier/Prestigious Unit Scheme 1995-2000 — Question whether the appellant assessee comes under the category of Prestigious Unit under Scheme — Scheme was introduced by the Government of Gujarat...

Labour Law — Workmen — Industrial Disputes Act, 1957 — Ss. 2(s), 2(a) and 10(1) — Development Officers of LIC — Whether workmen under the ID Act — Maintainability of adjudication proceedings before the Tribunal — Aggrieved...

Criminal law — Report is not filed by CBI and enforcement directorate — It is submitted on behalf of CBI that the earlier order does not pertain to coal allocation and that is the reason why no report was filed in that regard —...