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Insofar as Accused Nos. 5 to 8 are concerned, they were acquitted by the trial court. State had challenged their acquittal by filing appeals before the High Court. By common impugned judgment, the High Court has upheld the...

Criminal Law — Sentence — Considerations — Uphaar cinema fire case — A-1 and A-2 sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for two years while A-15 sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for one year — However, having regard to advanced...

Constitution of India — Art. 136 — Special leave to appeal — Nature and scope — Petition filed to implement recommendations of Bihar Legal Support Society, (1986) 4 SCC 767 : 1986 SCC (Cri) 537, wherein setting up of a National...

Delay condoned.

Leave granted.

A. Taxation — U.P. Trade Tax Act, 1948 — S. 21(2) — Order of assessment or re-assessment — Limitation period — Amendment — If retrospective — Intention of legislature — Relevance — Settled position that law in force in the...

Arbitration — Invocation — Absence of arbitration agreement — Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — S. 11(6) — No binding arbitration agreement between the petitioner and her employer so as to enable the court to exercise its...

Education and Universities — Medical Colleges — Establishment of a medical college — Permission for, sought by petitioner-society — Deficiency as to faculty and residence — Rejection of permission on account of alleged...

Land Acquisition and Requisition — Acquisition of land — Proceedings for — Lapse of — Right conferred to the land holders/owners of the acquired land under S. 24(2) of the Act is the statutory right — In the event that there is...

A. Penal Code, 1860 — Ss. 302, 148, 323 r/w S. 149 — Murder — Conviction confirmed — Appreciation of evidence — Allegation that appellant and other accused armed with licensed guns and lathis and dandas attacked complainant party...