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Supreme Court Allows Tenant in Landlord-Tenant Dispute Due to Improper Service of Summons. Ex-Parte Decree Set Aside as Tenant Was Not Given Opportunity to Contest the Suit....

This case involved a landlord-tenant dispute where the tenant, Sushil Kumar Sabharwal, challenged an ex-parte decree for recovery of rent and eviction. The decree was issued on 9.10.1993 after the ten...

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Supreme Court Upholds Detention Order Under COFEPOSA Act Despite Repeal of FERA. The court ruled that preventive detention can be justified for violations of foreign exchange regulations even after the repeal of FERA....

The case involved an appeal by the Union of India against a High Court order that quashed a detention order under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 ...

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Supreme Court Upholds State's Authority on Electricity Duty — Clarifies Inter-State Sale Taxation. The court ruled that the levy of electricity duty by the State of Andhra Pradesh on sales to other states was unconstitutional as it constituted inter-State trade....

The dispute arose from a writ petition filed by the National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. (NTPCL) against the State of Andhra Pradesh regarding the levy of electricity duty under the Andhra Pradesh ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Land Gift to Trust — Allegations of Misuse and Encroachment Not Established....

The case involved a writ petition filed by B.L. Wadhra against the Union of India and others, alleging that a prominent political figure, respondent No.7, had illegally usurped approximately 600 acres...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Central Excise Matter — Tribunal's Findings on Manufacture Affirmed. Citing Aruna Industries, the court upheld that fabrication at a construction site does not constitute manufacture under the Central Excise Act....

The case involved an appeal by the Commissioner of Central Excise, Nagpur against the decision of the Tribunal regarding whether the activities of making trusses, columns, and purlines constituted man...

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court's Order in Tenancy Dispute — Clarifies Conditions Under Order 9 Rule 7 of CPC....

The dispute arose from a tenancy agreement between the appellants and the respondents concerning premises in Gurgaon, Haryana. The appellants filed a suit for recovery of rent and ejectment on the gro...

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Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in Murder Case Due to Lack of Rarest of Rare Circumstances. The Court found that the appellant's mental state and absence of prior criminal record did not justify the death penalty under Section 302 IPC....

The case involved an appeal against the conviction and death sentence of the appellant for the murder of his two sons under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The appellant and his wife, PW-3...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Two Accused in Murder Case, Acquits Others Due to Reasonable Doubt. The court confirmed the conviction of two individuals for murder while acquitting others due to insufficient evidence linking them to the crime....

The case involved an appeal against the conviction of several individuals for the murder of Vijay Singh and the attempted murder of Sanuj Singh. The incident occurred on August 25, 1991, during a reli...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Octroi Duty Dispute — Rectified Spirit Classified Under Residuary Entry. Rectified Spirit Not Fit for Human Consumption, Tax Rate Adjusted....

The dispute arose between a company engaged in manufacturing Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation regarding the octroi duty levied on Rectified Spirit imported by...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Tenant's Appeal in Eviction Case Due to Arrears of Rent. Tenant's Obligation to Pay Rent Not Abrogated by Advance Rent, and New Rent Act Not Retrospective....

The case involved a dispute between a landlord and a tenant regarding eviction under the Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961. The landlord filed a suit for eviction on the grounds of the tenant being in ...