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Supreme Court Addresses Contempt Proceedings Against Author for Scandalizing Judiciary. The court emphasized the need to protect judicial authority and public confidence in the judiciary while balancing freedom of speech....

The Supreme Court dealt with contempt proceedings initiated against an author for allegedly scandalizing the judiciary through her statements. The case arose from a writ petition concerning the enviro...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case — High Court's Reversal of Acquittal Affirmed. The High Court found the dying declaration reliable and sufficient to convict the appellant for murder under Section 302 IPC, reversing the acquittal by the Sessions Court....

The case involved an appeal by Shambhu against his conviction for murder under Section 302 IPC, following a reversal of his acquittal by the Sessions Court. The incident occurred on June 28, 1986, whe...

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Supreme Court Upholds Tenant's Appeal in West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act Case — Court Confirms Discretion to Extend Time for Rent Deposit. Citing the need for judicial discretion in extending time for rent deposit under Section 17 of the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1956....

The case involved two appeals against a common judgment from the High Court of Calcutta regarding tenancy disputes under the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1956. The appellant, a tenant, purchased ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Regarding Sales Tax on Machinery Hire Charges. The court upheld the High Court's finding that the transaction did not involve a transfer of right to use machinery, thus exempting the hire charges from sales tax under Section 5-E of The Andhra Pradesh General Sales Tax Act, 1957....

The dispute arose between the State of Andhra Pradesh and M/s. Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd. regarding the applicability of sales tax on hire charges for machinery provided to contractors for a steel pro...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Employment Dispute Case — Tribunal's Findings Affirmed. Employment Status Determined as Direct Employees of Appellant, Not Contractors, Under Industrial Disputes Act, 1947....

The case involved a dispute regarding the employment status of 88 workmen who were allegedly terminated by the appellant, M/s Indian Farmers Fertilizer Coop. Ltd. The workmen contended that they were ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals Against Tariff Fixation Under Electricity Reforms Act Due to Infructuous Nature of Dispute. The court upheld the High Court's ruling that the Regulatory Commission followed proper procedures in tariff fixation under Section 26 of the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Reforms Act, 1998....

The dispute arose from the fixation of electricity tariffs by the Regulatory Commission under the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Reforms Act, 1998. The appellants challenged the tariff set for the period ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals Challenging Market Fee on Rice under Marketing Act Due to Lack of Repugnancy. The court found that the provisions of the Karnataka Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1966 were applicable and did not conflict with the Control Order under the Essential Commodities Act....

The dispute involved rice millers and commission agents in Karnataka challenging the validity of a market fee levied on rice by Marketing Committees under the Karnataka Agricultural Produce Marketing ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Regarding Land Dispute Involving Gram Panchayat — The court upheld the Gram Panchayat's claim to the land based on the provisions of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulations) Act, 1961. The appellants failed to demonstrate any legal basis for their claim to the land....

The dispute arose from an appeal by the State of Punjab against the dismissal of their writ petition concerning land possession claimed by the Gram Panchayat. The first respondent applied for possessi...

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Supreme Court Allows State's Appeal in Pension Benefits Dispute — Clarifies Applicability of Past Service under Bihar Private Medical Colleges Act. Citing the Bihar Private Medical Colleges (Taking Over) Act, 1977, the court ruled that employees cannot count prior service under private management for pension eligibility....

The dispute arose from the appeals filed by the State of Bihar against the judgment of the Patna High Court, which had allowed the writ petitions of two employees of MGM Medical College, directing the...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Tenant's Appeal Against Eviction Order — Tenant Failed to Avail Rent Deposit Provision. Tenant's failure to comply with Section 12(3) of the Bombay Rents, Hotel and Lodging House Rates Control Act, 1947 justified the eviction....

The dispute involved the eviction of the appellant-tenant from leased premises due to alleged defaults in rent payment. The trial court dismissed the landlord's suit, finding insufficient evidence of ...