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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal by Corporation and Allows Employees' Claim for Permanent Status. The Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation was found to be an industrial establishment under the Tamil Nadu Industrial Establishments Act, 1981, entitling workmen to permanent status....

The case involved cross appeals from the Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation Limited and the Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation Employees Welfare Union regarding the applicability of the Tami...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Copyright Infringement Suit — Suit Barred by Limitation Under Article 58 of Limitation Act, 1963. Cause of Action First Arose in 1995 When Plaintiffs Had Knowledge of Defendants' Claims, Not in 2003 When Notice Was Issued....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by the defendant (M/s. Zee Telefilms Ltd., now Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.) against the judgment of the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad, which h...

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Supreme Court Allows State of Goa's Appeal in Forest Land Ownership Dispute — Names of Private Individuals Ordered to be Deleted from Survey Entry. The Court held that the unappealed finding of non-ownership and the 1951 Gazette Notification established the property as forest land belonging to the Forest Department....

The State of Goa appealed against the judgment of the High Court of Bombay at Goa which affirmed the trial court's dismissal of the State's counterclaim in a suit filed by Narayan V. Gaonkar and other...

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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Judicial Officer for Misconduct in Land Acquisition Cases — Gross Judicial Indiscipline and Extraneous Considerations Proven. The court held that deliberate errors in judicial orders amounting to misconduct are not protected by judicial immunity, and dismissal is proportionate for such grave misconduct....

The appellant, Sadhna Chaudhary, was a judicial officer in the Uttar Pradesh Higher Judicial Services. She was dismissed from service following disciplinary proceedings initiated on the basis of a rep...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Legal Heirs in Workmen's Compensation Case: Death of Truck Driver While Fetching Water from Canal Held to Arise Out of Employment. Notional Extension Doctrine Applied to Compensate Under Employee's Compensation Act, 1923....

The appellants, legal heirs of the deceased truck driver, were granted compensation by the Workmen's Compensation Commissioner under the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 (now Employee's Compensation A...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal by Seed Company, Upholds Consumer Status of Small Agriculturist in Buyback Dispute. Cultivation of Safed Musli for Livelihood Held Not Commercial Purpose Under Section 2(d) of Consumer Protection Act, 1986....

The case involves a dispute between M/s Nandan Biomatrix Ltd., a seed company, and S. Ambika Devi, a small landholder. In 2003, the appellant advertised a buyback scheme for safed musli, a medicinal c...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal for Declaration of Adoption and Partition – Failure to Prove Ceremony of Giving and Taking Under Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956. The court held that evidence of being treated as a daughter, without proof of the actual adoption ceremony, is insufficient to establish a valid adoption after the Act of 1956....

The appellant, M. Vanaja, filed a civil suit seeking a declaration that she was the adopted daughter of the respondent, M. Sarla Devi, and her deceased husband, Narasimhulu Naidu, along with partition...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Bank Officers in SARFAESI Act Loan Recovery Dispute. Civil Nature of Transaction Precludes Criminal Prosecution Under Sections 406, 409, 420 IPC....

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by K. Virupaksha and another, who were Deputy General Managers of Canara Bank, against the order of the Karnataka High Court dismissing their petition under ...

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Supreme Court Allows FCI Appeals Against High Court Order on Allocation of Paddy to Lessees of Blacklisted Rice Mills. Unregistered Lease Deeds Cannot Confer Rights to Allocation Unless Liabilities of Defaulting Millers Are Cleared....

The Supreme Court allowed appeals by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) against a Punjab and Haryana High Court order that had directed allocation of paddy to lessees of blacklisted rice mills. The d...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Auction Purchaser Against Income Tax Attachment — Prior Secured Debt Prevails Over Crown Debt. The Court held that a sale by DRT pursuant to a prior mortgage is not void under Rule 16 of Schedule II to the Income Tax Act, 1961, despite a subsequent attachment by the Income Tax Department....

The appellant, M/s. Connectwell Industries Pvt. Ltd., purchased a property in a public auction conducted by the Recovery Officer of the Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) on 28.09.2004. The property had bee...