Category - Latest Judgments

Arbitration — Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — S. 15(2) — Termination of mandate of an arbitrator — Held, as per S. 15(2), a substitute arbitrator is required to be appointed according to the rules that were applicable to...

A. Excise — Central Excise Act, 1944 — S. 4 — Valuation — Invoice price — Relevance — Where assessees have issued invoices for supply of the goods and they have not received any further consideration in monetary terms over and...

A. Customs — Customs, Central Excise Duties and Service Tax Drawback Rules, 1995 — R. 12(1)(a) — Conversion of free shipping bills into drawback shipping bills — Permissibility — Where while filing the shipping bills, the...

The appellant has questioned the order passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay in relation to Chamber Summons No. 1249 of 2009 arising out of Execution Application No. 318 of 2005 thereby setting aside the attachment of...

A. Customs — Customs Act, 1962 — Ss. 111(d) and 111(m) — Valuation — Auction by department — Relevance — Respondent imported zinc die cast scrap — However, on basis of expert opinion it was found that most of the items were...

A. Arbitration — Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — S. 30 — Grounds for setting aside the award — Principle of ejusdem generis — If available — Held, clause (c) of S. 30 does not attract the principle of ejusdem generis so...

A. Human and Civil Rights — Right to life — If includes access to justice — Held, access to justice is a part and parcel of right to life in India and in all civilized societies around the globe — This right is so basic and...

A. Service Law — Departmental Enquiry — Dismissal — Bihar State Financial Corporation (Staff) Regulations, 1965 — Rgns. 40 — Appellate authority passed order of dismissal — Permissibility — Where the disciplinary authority...

Excise — Best judgment assessment — Held, on facts of case, while agreeing with the CESTAT that none of the Central Excise (Valuation) Rules would be directly applicable — R. 11 which gives the authority the power to make a best...

Mines and Minerals — Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 — Ss. 5(1), 10(3), 11(5), 17A — Mining lease — Grant of — Policy decision of State Government not to grant to private parties — Respondent company was...