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Supreme Court Allows Appeal: Stranger to Compromise Decree Can Challenge It by Separate Suit — Order 23 Rule 3A CPC Does Not Bar Such Suit...

The appeal arose from a suit filed by the appellant, Triloki Nath Singh, seeking a declaration that a compromise decree dated 15 September 1994 passed by the Patna High Court in Second Appeal No. 495/...

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Supreme Court Restores Murder Conviction in Land Dispute Case. High Court's Conversion to Grievous Hurt Set Aside as Accused Was Aggressor, Not Acting in Private Defence....

The case arises from a land dispute in village Gowa Khurd, Nagaur, Rajasthan. On 14.8.1981, an altercation occurred between the complainant party and the accused party over the use of an unrecorded pa...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Urban Land Ceiling Case — Possession Validly Taken Under Section 10(5) of ULC Act Before Repeal. Application Under Section 21 Was Barred by Limitation, and Repeal Did Not Affect Lands Where Possession Was Already Taken....

The appeal arose from a dispute concerning surplus land under the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976. The appellants, legal representatives of the original owner Parsottambhai Patel, challe...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Contempt Petition for Alleged Wilful Disobedience of Order to Vacate Premises — Failure to File Undertaking and Pay Dues Not Contempt as Substantive Compliance Achieved....

The contempt petition was filed by Hukum Chand Deswal (petitioner) against Satish Raj Deswal (respondent) alleging wilful disobedience of the Supreme Court's order dated 22.2.2019. The background invo...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals of Generating Company and State Utility in Electricity Tariff Dispute. Deemed Generation Incentive Not Payable After 1995 Notification; Supplementary Agreement Bars Retrospective Interest on Deemed Loan....

The Supreme Court dismissed two appeals arising from a common order of the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) concerning a power purchase agreement (PPA) between CLP India Pvt. Ltd. (a generat...

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Supreme Court Partially Allows Appeals in Bihar Staff Selection Commission Examination Dispute — Expert Committee Report Accepted for Correcting Answers. The Court upheld the validity of increased vacancies and candidates, and directed revision of results based on expert opinion while protecting existing appointees....

The case pertains to a dispute arising from the Graduate Level Combined Examination-2010 conducted by the Bihar Staff Selection Commission (BSSC) for 1569 vacancies, later increased to 3285. After pre...

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Supreme Court Quashes High Court's Order in Tax Assessment Writ Petition Due to Statutory Remedy Foreclosure. High Court Exceeded Jurisdiction by Entertaining Writ Petition After Statutory Appeal Was Dismissed as Time-Barred Under Section 31 of the Andhra Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2005....

The dispute arose from a tax assessment order dated 21.6.2017 passed by the Assistant Commissioner of Commercial Taxes against the respondent, a registered dealer under the Andhra Pradesh Value Added ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Revenue's Appeal, Classifies Car Matting as Carpet Under Chapter 57 of Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985. HSN Explanatory Notes and Specific Description Principle Applied to Hold That Car Matting Is More Specifically Described as Carpet Than as Motor Vehicle Accessory....

The case involved two appeals by the Commissioner of Central Excise, Delhi-III against a common decision of the Customs Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) dated 16th July 2008. The respo...

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Supreme Court Upholds Tax Deduction at Source on Guarantee Money Paid to Non-Resident Cricket Boards for Matches Played in India. Income from matches held in India is deemed to accrue in India under Section 9(1)(i) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, attracting TDS under Section 194E....

The case concerns an appeal by PILCOM (PAK-INDO-LANKA JOINT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE), a committee formed by the cricket boards of Pakistan, India, and Sri Lanka to conduct the 1996 World Cup Cricket tour...

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Supreme Court Allows Employer's Appeal in Gratuity Dispute — Trust Deed and Scheme Capped Gratuity at Statutory Limit Under Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. Employer's Gratuity Scheme Did Not Abandon Statutory Ceiling; Employee Entitled Only to Statutory Maximum....

The appeal arose from a dispute between BCH Electric Limited (appellant-employer) and Pradeep Mehra (respondent-employee) regarding the quantum of gratuity payable. The respondent was appointed as Chi...