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Supreme Court Allows Appeals in Textile Nationalization Case — Clarifies Liability of Owners and Authorized Controllers....

The case involved appeals concerning the nationalization of textile mills under the Sick Textile Undertakings (Nationalization) Act, 1974. The National Textile Corporation (Gujarat) was appointed as t...

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Supreme Court Modifies Labour Court Award in Employment Misconduct Case — Upholds Employee's Rights. The court found that the Labour Court had jurisdiction to modify the punishment but applied the wrong test in doing so....

The dispute arose from disciplinary proceedings against an employee of a cooperative society, who was accused of serious misconduct. The respondent, an Assistant Executive in the Quality Control Depar...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Sales Tax Act Case — Clarifies Interpretation of Seizure Procedures....

The case arose from a dispute between the State of Punjab and M/s. Amritsar Beverages Ltd. regarding the seizure of documents under the Punjab General Sales Tax Act, 1948. A raid conducted by the Sale...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against High Court's Judgment on Appointment Legality. The High Court exceeded its jurisdiction by examining the legality of the appellant's appointment which was not part of the original application before the Tribunal....

The dispute arose from an appeal challenging the legality of the appellant's appointment as Head of the Department of Urology. Respondent No.1, Sudip Charan Chakraborty, filed an Original Application ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case — Conviction Altered from Section 304 to Section 302 IPC....

The case involved an appeal against the conviction of Arun Nivalaji More for murder under Section 302 IPC, following a prior conviction under Section 304 Part I IPC. The appellant, a commission vendor...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Construction on Temple Tank Land — Upholds High Court's Decision. The court found that the tank was in a dilapidated condition and had lost its utility, justifying the construction of a shopping complex....

The dispute arose from the decision of the State of Tamil Nadu to construct a shopping complex on an abandoned temple tank in Okkiam Thoraipakkam. The appellant, claiming to be a member of the local P...

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Supreme Court Upholds Constitutional Validity of Cess under Rural Development Act — Cess Validated as Fee for Rural Development....

The case involved Vijayalashmi Rice Mill and others challenging the constitutional validity of the Andhra Pradesh Rural Development Act, 1996, which imposed a cess on the purchase of goods. The appell...

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Supreme Court Partially Allows Appeals in Customs Duty Case Due to Lack of Justification for Extended Limitation. Customs Department's Knowledge of Operations at Nhava Base Invalidates Extended Limitation under Section 28....

The case involved appeals filed by Aban Loyd Chiles Offshore Limited, Essar Oil Limited, and Amarship Management Ltd. against a common order of the Customs Excise & Gold (Control) Appellate Tribunal. ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals in Kerala Private Forests Case — Confirmation of Exemption from Vesting. Citing insufficient evidence to support the claim for exemption of the entire land....

The case involved cross appeals concerning the exemption of land from vesting under the Kerala Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1971. The applicant, Kumari Varma, claimed that her land, p...

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Supreme Court Allows State Appeal Against Quashing of Criminal Proceedings — Prior Sanction Not Required for Registration of Case. The Court clarified that the initiation of criminal proceedings does not necessitate prior sanction under Section 196(1-A) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973....

The case arose from an appeal by the State of Karnataka against a judgment of the Karnataka High Court that quashed criminal proceedings initiated against Pastor P. Raju under Section 153-B of the Ind...