A. Service Law — Civil services — Protection to innocent officer — If warranted — Efficiency of a public servant demands that he should be free to perform his official duties fearlessly and without any favour — Dire necessity is...

A. Constitution of India — Art. 226 — Writ — Delay — If fatal — In the present case, parents of appellants were highest bidder in an auction but failed to deposit bid amount in time as such DDA issued a letter of cancellation of...

In view of the fact that the main matter is already referred to a larger Bench by an order of Reference dated 11.8.2015, we are of the opinion that it is better that all the instant applications are also heard by the larger Bench...

A. Criminal Law — Criminal Trial — Medical jurisprudence — Hanging — Ligature mark — If necessary — Hanging is the ligature compression of the neck by the weight of one’s body due to suspension — Ligature mark depends on the...

A. Family and Personal Laws — Hindu Law — Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 — Ss. 10 and 13 — Decree for divorce and decree of judicial separation — Distinction — In a decree for divorce, there is a severance of status and the...

Excise — Excise duty — Tariff rate — Applicability — Respondent is under 100% EoU scheme and is engaged in the manufacture of De — Oiled Cake (DoC) of soyabean, groundnut, mustard and other edible oil seeds — — As far as soyabean...

Constitution of India — Art. 132 — Appeal — Appellant had in writ petition, challenged the demand of interest which was raised by the respondent — Department on the amount of duty paid belatedly — High Court had rejected the...

Customs — Import of capital goods under EPCG Scheme and availing of the benefit of Noti. No. 160/92 — CUS dt. 20-4-1992 — Failure on the part of asessee to fulfil the export obligations based on the undertaking on non-payment of...

The present appeal raises classification dispute.

A. Excise — Central Excise Rules, 1994 — Rr. 96ZO, 96ZP and 96ZQ (since omitted)* — Validity — Interest and penalty on delayed payment — Absence of enabling provision in parent statute — Held, Rules by themselves cannot...