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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Industrial Dispute Case — Settlement Interpretation Upheld. The settlement did not explicitly address wage claims for the lockout period, allowing workers to claim wages despite the settlement's provisions....

The dispute arose between an engineering company and a registered trade union regarding the interpretation of a settlement concerning wage claims during a lockout. The appellant, Hindustan Fasteners P...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Election Dispute Over Sarpanch Position — Recounting Ordered Invalid. Recounting was improperly directed without sufficient grounds....

The dispute arose from an election for the post of Sarpanch and Panches of the Gram Panchayat in Village Ransih Khurd, District Moga, held on 29.6.2003. The Returning Officer reported a tie between th...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Employment Termination Case with Monetary Compensation. The court found that the termination of a pump driver's services under a fixed-term contract did not amount to retrenchment under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947....

The dispute arose from the termination of services of a pump driver employed under the 'Jal Pradyot Yojna' by the Gram Panchayat of Indragarh. The respondent was initially appointed for six months, wi...

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Supreme Court Declares Tax Provision Unconstitutional in Motor Vehicle Regulation Case. The court found that the tax on vehicles plying without a permit violated legislative principles and definitions in the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The case involved an appeal regarding the constitutional validity of a tax provision under the Madhya Pradesh Motoryan Karadhan Adhiniyam, 1991. The appellants, holders of contract carriage permits, f...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Customs Act Case — Tribunal's Judgment Set Aside. The Tribunal failed to consider whether the goods were prohibited for export and whether the Respondents violated the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act....

The dispute arose from the export of goods under the Duty Entitlement Pass Book Scheme by two firms, which were alleged to have mis-declared the description and over-invoiced the value of the goods. T...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Conviction Under Prevention of Corruption Act — No Grounds for Interference Found. The court found the sanction order valid and the conviction justified under Sections 7 and 13 of the Act....

The case involved an appeal against the conviction of an accused under the Prevention of Corruption Act for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 1500 for facilitating a permanent telephone connectio...

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Supreme Court Upholds Landlord's Rights in Chennai City Tenants’ Protection Act Case — Tenant's Default in Payment Confirmed....

The dispute arose from a civil revision petition concerning the rights of a landlord and tenant under the Chennai City Tenants’ Protection Act, 1921. The appellants, as legal representatives of the ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Regarding Scheduled Tribe Status of Lohar Community — No Merit Found in Reopening Previous Judgment....

The case involved an appeal by a member of the Lohar community from Bihar, who claimed Scheduled Tribe status under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Order. The Union Public Service Commission...

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Supreme Court Upholds Petitioners in Constitutional Amendment Challenge — Key Issues of Equality and Reservation in Promotion Examined....

The case involved a challenge to the constitutional validity of the Constitution (Eighty-Fifth Amendment) Act, 2001, which inserted Article 16(4A) allowing reservation in promotion with consequential ...