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Supreme Court Upholds State Legislation on Gurdwara Management Under Entry 32 of List II. Haryana Sikh Gurdwara (Management) Act, 2014 Found Constitutionally Valid as It Pertains to Management of Religious Institutions Within State Legislative Competence....

The dispute arose from the enactment of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara (Management) Act, 2014 by the State of Haryana, which created a separate juristic entity for managing historical Gurdwaras in Haryana....

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Supreme Court Allows State's Appeal in Forest Land Dispute Due to Denial of Adequate Opportunity and Procedural Errors. The Court set aside lower court judgments and remanded the matter for fresh trial, emphasizing the need to admit additional survey evidence and consider resurvey renumbering under the Forest Regulation and Code of Civil Procedure, 1908....

The dispute centered on land in village Chikkasanne within Bhuvanahalli State Forest area. The State of Karnataka appealed against the High Court's dismissal of its Regular First Appeal, which had uph...

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Supreme Court Allows Revenue's Appeal in Income Tax Case on Unexplained Investment in Silver Bullion. Section 69A of Income Tax Act, 1961 Applicable Where Assessee Fails to Explain Source of Acquisition of Silver Found in Possession....

The present appeals were filed by the Revenue against the judgment of the Rajasthan High Court which allowed the appeals of the assessee, Prakash Chand Lunia, and set aside the addition made under Sec...

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Supreme Court Partly Allows Claimants' Appeal in Motor Accident Compensation Case - Enhances Compensation for Loss of Dependency. Future Prospects of 25% Added to Deceased's Income Before Calculating Loss of Dependency Under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 to Ensure Just Compensation....

The dispute arose from a motor accident claim filed by the widow and dependent children of a mason who died in a vehicular accident on January 22, 2002. The Motor Accident Claim Tribunal initially awa...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Bonded Labour Case Due to Insufficient Evidence Linking Him to Offences. Conviction Reversed as High Court Erred in Presuming Guilt Based on Business Name and Familial Relationship, but Fine Liability Imposed on Estate Under Sections 16 and 17 of Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976....

The appeal arose from a criminal case involving allegations of bonded labour under the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976. The appellant, Selvakumar, was accused alongside his father, who died...

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Supreme Court Dismisses State's Special Leave Petition in Pension Calculation Dispute Under Rajasthan Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1996. Past Service with State-Controlled Entities Must Be Counted for Pension as Resignation Was with Proper Permission for Another Government Appointment Under Rule 25(2)....

The dispute arose from the State of Rajasthan's refusal to count the Respondent's service tenure from 13 January 1967 to 12 April 1977, during which he worked for the Rajasthan Agriculture Engineering...

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Supreme Court Dismisses University's Appeal in Medical Admission Quota Dispute, Upholding High Court's Merit-Based Redirection. Admission of lower-merit students from management quota to state quota seats in mop-up round was invalid as it ignored a higher-merit applicant, violating the admission prospectus clauses and merit principles....

The appeal arose from a judgment of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh dated 2 August 2022, which allowed a writ petition filed by the first respondent, a medical student. The dispute centered on admi...

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Supreme Court Refers Conflict on Taxability of Tobacco Products to Constitution Bench for Clarification on Precedent Doctrine. Dispute Involves Whether Pan Masala Containing Tobacco Covered Under Additional Duties of Excise Act, 1957 is Exempt from State Sales Tax Under Various State Enactments....

The Supreme Court considered a batch of appeals concerning the taxability of pan masala containing tobacco and gutka under various State sales tax acts. The central issue was whether such products, co...