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Supreme Court Dismisses Revenue's Appeal on Classification of Dried Pomegranate Seeds. The court upheld the classification of dried pomegranate seeds as seeds used for sowing under Heading 1209, rejecting the Revenue's claim for a higher duty classification....

The dispute arose from the classification of dried pomegranate seeds, referred to as 'anardana', imported by M/s D.L. Steels from Pakistan. The Commissioner of Customs contended that these seeds shoul...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Illegal Possession of Sandalwood Oil under Kerala Forest Act. The court affirmed that sandalwood oil is forest produce and the appellant failed to prove lawful possession....

The case involved an appeal against the Kerala High Court's judgment which reversed the acquittal of the appellant for illegal possession of sandalwood oil, a forest produce under the Kerala Forest Ac...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Due to Reliable Eyewitness Testimony. Evidence Established Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt Under Section 302 IPC....

The case involved an appeal against the conviction of two appellants for the murder of Mohar Pal, following a violent altercation. The incident occurred on April 25, 1998, when Mohar Pal was attacked ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Auction Sale Under SARFAESI Act — Valid Tender Not Made....

The dispute arose from the auction of mortgaged property under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act). The appellants, ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Temple's Claim Over Donated Jewellery — Endowment Established....

The dispute arose from two civil suits concerning the dedication of 26 items of jewellery to the deity Sri Neelayadhakshi Amman and the exclusive possession of the Kudavarai (safe vaults) of the Templ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Property Dispute Case — Legal Ownership Not Established. The plaintiff failed to prove legal title to the property as required under the Indian Evidence Act, 1872....

The dispute arose from Title Suit No. 66 of 1986 filed by Smriti Debbarma on behalf of Maharani Chandratara Devi, seeking a declaration of ownership over the property known as 'Khosh Mahal'. The suit ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Respondents' Ownership of Land in Land Dispute Case — Validity of Lease and Mutation Proceedings Affirmed....

The dispute involved the ownership of land measuring 183 bigha 8 biswa in Village Haripur, Tehsil Haldwani, District Nainital, with the State of Uttarakhand as the appellant against the respondents, w...

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Supreme Court Upholds Appellant's Rights in Land Ceiling Case — Legal Fiction of Transfer Nullified....

The dispute arose from the application of the Maharashtra Agricultural Lands (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961, concerning the partition of agricultural land among family members. The appellants, repres...

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Supreme Court Upholds State Amendments to Motor Vehicles Taxation Act and Welfare Fund Act — Constitutional Validity Affirmed....

The case involved appeals challenging the constitutional validity of amendments made to the Kerala Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1976 and the Kerala Motor Transport Workers’ Welfare Fund Act, 1985. T...

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Supreme Court Upholds State Legislation on Religious Premises Eviction — Affirms Distinction for Religious Institutions. Citing the need to protect religious institutions from unauthorized occupation, the court upheld the constitutionality of the Punjab Religious Premises and Land (Eviction and Rent Recovery) Act, 1997....

The Supreme Court of India addressed the constitutional validity of the Punjab Religious Premises and Land (Eviction and Rent Recovery) Act, 1997, which was challenged by tenants of a gurudwara in Pun...