Category - Latest Judgments

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A. Family and Personal Laws — Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — S. 13(1) (i-a) — Mental Cruelty — Instances of cruelty are not to be taken in isolation but to take the cumulative effect of the facts and circumstances emerging from the...

A. Criminal Trial — Sentence — Fine — Whether can substitute imprisonment — Settled law that court has to limit itself to the choice available under the law prescribing sentence — On facts, sentence awarded by High Court enhanced...

Land Acquisition and Requisition — Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 — S. 24(2) — Lapse of proceedings — Condition precedent — Any determination under S...

Criminal Law — Public Accountability, Vigilance and Prevention of Corruption — Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Ss. 7 and 13(1)(d)(ii) r/w S. 13(2) — Conviction under set aside — Benefit of doubt given to accused — Contention...

A. Criminal Law — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — S. 157 — Forthwith communication of a copy of the FIR to the Magistrate — Delay — When fatal — Purpose of S. 157 is to check the possibility of its manipulation — Thus, delay in...

Excise — Excise duty — Classification of goods — Respondent — assessee is engaged in the manufacture of two types of plastic laminated jute fabrics, viz., (i) laminated with plastic on both sides (ii) laminated with plastic only...

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A. Registration Act and Rules — Registration Act, 1908 — Ss. 17(1)(a) and 17(2)(vi) — Exemption from registration — Gift of self acquired property — Claim acknowledged in the suit and consent decree passed — Property consists of...

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