Category - Latest Judgments

Environment Protection and Pollution Control — Forests — Mining — Mineral Concession Rules — R. 29 — Surrender of lease for mining forests — Restriction on determination of lease — Determination/surrender of lease at the instance...

Constitution of India — Arts. 134 and 136 — Intervention applications — Withdrawal of — Petitioners prayed for, with liberty to agitate their grievance when the occasion arises — Intervention applications permitted to be...

Election — Disqualification — Constitution of India — Arts. 190, 191 and 192 — Vacancy of seat — Seat becoming vacant consequent to disqualification — Vacancy occurs the moment a person incurs the disqualification by operation of...

Service Tax — Appeal filed by the revenue — Finance Act, 1994 — Gujarat Maritime Board Act, 1981 — Service Tax payable on wharfage charges — It is contended that that service tax was payable on wharfage charges by GMB collected...

The facts giving rise to the present appeal are as follows. The appellant is engaged in ship breaking activity at Alang Ship Breaking Yard. The appellant imported a vessel, namely, M.V. Olinda, for the purpose of breaking the...

Mines and Minerals Mines and Minerals — Royalty — Mineral Concession Rules, 1960 — Rr. 64-B and 64-C — Royalty payable on coal removed from mines — Determination of — Applicability of R. 64-B and 64C to “coal” removal — Stage of...

Election — Constitution of India — Arts. 136 and 172 — Election to the Legislative Council of Bihar — High Court had directed that “the Election Commission, in consultation with the Legislative Council, Bihar shall identify 1/3rd...

A. Constitution of India — Art. 226 — Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 — S. 13 — Transfer of Property Act, 1882 — S. 70 — Uttar Pradesh Revenue Code, 2006 — S...

A. Contract and Specific Relief — Specific performance — Discretion of Court — Jurisdiction to order specific performance of contract is based on the existence of a valid and enforceable contract — Where a valid and enforceable...

Land Acquisition and Requisition — Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — Appeal filed by the claimants/land owners against the judgment of the division bench of the High Court partly allowing the first appeals and reduced the rate of...