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Issue notice on the writ petition as well as on the prayer for interim relief returnable within two weeks. Call on 26.10.2015.

A. Criminal Law — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — S. 200 — Cognizance by Magistrate — Scope — Held, a Magistrate takes cognizance of an offence when he decides to proceed against the person accused of having committed that...

Media — Print media/Television — Sports Broadcasting — ICC World Cup 2015 matches telecast — Suggestions put forward by respondents /Board of Control for Cricket in India — One of the suggestions was putting up a scroll to the...

A. Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — S. 24 — Appointment of District Government Counsel — State, like any other litigant, must have the freedom to appoint counsel in whom they repose trust and confidence — The only expectation is...

Constitution of India — Art. 32 — Writ petition — Power to issue necessary directions — Issue of sex ratio — Pursuant to order dt. 25-11-2014, the committee had been constituted to verify the data submitted by three States...

Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971 — Ss. 2(ga), 2(h), 2(h-a), 2(h-b), 2(h-c), 2(h-d), 3-A, 3-C and 37(AB) — Slum rehabilitation schemes — Approval of — Requirement as to consent of 70% of...

A. Criminal Trial — Sentence — Award of — Relevant factors — Question of awarding sentence is a matter of discretion and the same has to be exercised by the courts taking into consideration all the relevant circumstances — What...

A. Evidence Act, 1872 — S. 27 — Discovery of fact — Information might be confessional or non-inculpatory in nature but if it results in discovery of a fact it becomes a reliable information B. Evidence Act, 1872 — Ss. 25 and 27 —...

Delay condoned.

Excise — Excise duty — Concessional rate of duty — Benefit of — Notifications providing benefit if the goods are produced or manufactured only from the raw material produced or manufactured in India — Respondent assessee was...