A. Taxation — Bihar and Orissa Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1930 — S. 2(j) — Public service motor vehicle — What is — A vehicle has to satisfy the following two conditions (a) it is used or adapted to be used for the carriage of...

Criminal Trial — Sentence — Superior officer also accused in same offence — Relevance — Appellant was a subordinate policeman, who was working under the Sub-Inspector and under his direction the appellant was also involved in the...

A. Criminal Law — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — S. 357-A — Acid attack — Compensation — Quantum — Supreme court in Laxmi, (2014) 4 SCC 427 : (2014) 4 SCC (Cri) 802, directed the Union of India and States to implement...

A. Criminal Law — Penal Code, 1860 — S. 304-B — Dowry death — Ingredients — In order to convict an accused for the offence punishable under S. 304-B IPC following ingredients must be fulfilled (i) the death of a woman must have...

A. Local Government — Town Planning — Bangalore Development Authority Act, 1976 — Ss. 2(bb)(vi) and 38A — Allotment of plot for petrol pump — Where disputed plot no. 19 was allotted for petrol pump — In layout plan, disputed plot...

A. Criminal Law — Criminal Trial — Motive — Proof — If mandatory — Settled law that motive is not a necessary element in deciding culpability — However, held, it is an equally important missing link which can be used to...

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

Land Acquisition and Requisition — Land Acquisition Act, 1894 — S. 18 — Reference — Reference application field after acquisition proceeding upheld by Supreme court — If time barred — Award was made on 7-1-1998 but was later...

A. Taxation — Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act, 1949 — Ss. 2(25), 2(31A), 2(42), 127 and 149 — Sodexo meal vouchers — Good or service — Appellant provides pre-printed meal vouchers ‘Sodexo meal vouchers’ — Appellant...

Debt, Financial and Monetary Laws — Banks — Unconditional bank guarantee — Injunction — When permissible — Plea that deed of Guarantee could not be injuncted from being given effect to, on the basis of the normal principle...