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Supreme Court Allows State Appeal in U.P. Excise Act Interest Dispute, Holding Licensee Liable for Interest Despite Interim Stay. Interest on Arrears of Excise Revenue is Payable Under Section 38A of U.P. Excise Act, 1910, as Interim Stay Only Suspended Recovery Without Nullifying Statutory Obligation....

The dispute arose from the respondent's license for retail sale of country liquor in Uttar Pradesh for the year 2002-03. The respondent applied for surrender in December 2002 but was liable for the fu...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Eyewitnesses and Extra-Judicial Confession. Conviction under Section 302 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The present criminal appeal challenges the final judgment and order dated 17th July, 2014, passed by the Orissa High Court, Cuttack, in Jail Criminal Appeal No. 213 of 2000, whereby the High Court aff...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Union of India's Appeals in Service Law Dispute Over Career Progression Schemes. Employees Governed by Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme, 2009 Retrospectively as Eligibility Under Assured Career Progression Scheme, 1999 Does Not Create Vested Right....

The dispute arose between the Union of India and its employees regarding the applicable career progression scheme. The employees, working as Junior Engineers/Lower Division Clerks, had completed 24 ye...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals in Stamp Duty Valuation Case, Upholding Company Court's Authority. Stamp Duty Calculation Based on Court-Fixed Valuation of Rs. 1.4 Crores for Immovable Property Sold Under Judicial Supervision, Not on Higher Auction Bid of Rs. 1.935 Crores....

The Supreme Court considered appeals concerning the calculation of stamp duty on immovable property sold through auction under the supervision of the Company Court. The factual background involved a s...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in University Lecturer Appointment Case - Quashes Chancellor's Order Rejecting Selection Committee Recommendation. Chancellor's order found unsustainable due to exceeding scope of remand, absence of specific qualifications in statutes, and violation of natural justice under U.P. State Universities Act, 1973....

The dispute arose from the appellant's challenge to the dismissal of his writ petition seeking to quash the Chancellor's order rejecting his appointment as Lecturer (Karm Kand) at Mahatma Gandhi Kashi...

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Supreme Court Modifies Orders on Ex Gratia Compensation for COVID-19 Deaths, Setting Time Limits and Ordering Sample Scrutiny. The Court fixed outer time limits for filing claims and permitted random scrutiny of 5% of applications in select states to verify claims under Section 52 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005....

The Supreme Court heard an application by the Union of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, seeking modification of its previous orders dated 30.06.2021 and 29.11.2021 regarding ex gratia compensation for...

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Supreme Court Quashes Calcutta High Court's Order Appointing Arbitrator Due to Lack of Territorial Jurisdiction. Territorial Jurisdiction for Section 11 Application Under Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Depends on Court as Defined in Section 2(1)(e), Not Merely on Seat Designation in Arbitration Clause....

The appeals arose from orders of the Calcutta High Court dated 13 August 2021 and 4 October 2021. The appellant and respondent had entered into a development agreement dated 15 June 2015 for property ...

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Supreme Court Considers Appeal in Human Trafficking Case Involving Cross-Border Offence and Age Determination. The court examines the requirement of sanction under Section 188 CrPC for offences partly committed in India and evaluates medical evidence on victim's age under the POCSO Act....

The appeal arose from a conviction by the High Court of Uttarakhand in a human trafficking case. The appellant, an Indian citizen, was accused of enticing a 15-year-old girl from Nepal to India for ex...

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Supreme Court Allows State's Appeal Against High Court Direction for Regularisation of Contractual Employees. Contractual Appointments in Temporary Project Units Do Not Confer Right to Absorption, and Service Period Under Interim Orders Must Be Excluded from Regularisation Claims....

The dispute arose from the State of Gujarat's appeal against a High Court judgment directing consideration of contractual employees for regularisation. The respondents were appointed in 2004 as driver...