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Passing off—In the case of a passing off action the similarities rather than the dissimilarities have to be taken note of by the Court and the principle of phonetic “similarity” cannot be ignored.

Apr 19, 2017 sclaw

2007(2) LAW HERALD (SC) 1898 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice B.P. Singh The Hon’ble Mr. Justice H.S. Bedi Civil Appeal No.…

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Allotment of petrol pump—Preference to be given to candidate belonging to the district in which the proposed dealership is advertised.

Apr 19, 2017 sclaw

2007(2) LAW HERALD (SC) 1896 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Honb’le Mr. Justiec S. B. Sinha The Honb’le Mr. Justiec Markandey Katju Civil Appeal No. 7215 of…

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Interpretation of Statutes – Fiscal statute – Liberal interpretation – Subsidies granted by Government as incentive – The amount of subsidies should not be included in actual cost which expression should liberally be construed.

Apr 19, 2017 sclaw

AIR 1994 SC 2727 : (1994) 121 CTR 201 : (1994) 210 ITR 830 : (1994) 6 JT 330 : (1994) 4 SCALE 337 : (1994) 3 SCC 535…

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Income Tax Act, 1963 – Section – 256(2) – Investment – Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case and in law the Tribunal was justified in holding that the purchase and sales by the assessee of shares in the National Rayon Corporation Ltd. and the Kohinoor Mills Ltd. should be considered as regular dealings

Apr 19, 2017 sclaw

(1998) 9 JT 275 : (1997) 11 SCC 557 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (CENTRAL) BOMBAY — Appellant Vs. MAGANLAL CHHAGANLAL (P) LTD. — Respondent ( Before…

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Misuse of the power – Whether two persons are guilty of deliberate and/or intentional misuse/abuse of their power in the matter of the New Bank of India extending bank guarantees to and on behalf of Skipper group of companies and what loss, if any, have they caused to the bank on that account

Apr 19, 2017 sclaw

(1997) 2 JT 426 : (1997) 2 SCALE 9 : (1997) 1 SCALE 532 : (1997) 11 SCC 430 SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY — Appellant Vs. SKIPPER…

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Central Excise Rules, 1944 – Rule 9, 9(1), 49 – Payment of duty – The duty was payable when the single ply yarn was manufactured

Apr 19, 2017 sclaw

(1996) 9 AD 561 : (1997) 68 ECR 5 : (1996) 88 ELT 645 : (1996) 11 JT 729 : (1996) 8 SCALE 586 : (1996) 11 SCC 55 :…

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Medical Negligence—Services rendered by ESI hospital dispensary falls within ambit of ‘Services’ as defined in the Consumer Protection Act and therefore Consumer forum has jurisdiction to adjudicate the matter relating there to. Services— There is a distinction between a ‘contract of service’ and a ‘contract for service’

Apr 14, 2017 sclaw

2007(2) LAW HERALD (SC) 1696 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice B.N. Agrawal The Hon’ble Mr. Justice P.P. Naolekar The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dalveer Bhandari…

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Confiscation of vehicle—Truck used for transportation of wheat—Whether there was any valid paper regarding possession of wheat was not subject matter of confiscation proceeding—Vehicle released.

Apr 14, 2017 sclaw

2007(2) LAW HERALD (SC) 1670 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice S.B. Sinha The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Markandey Katju Criminal Appeal No. 659 of…

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Noise Pollution—Manufacturing of brass utensils in residential area—Permission granted to give concrete proposal as to how would they abide by norms.

Apr 14, 2017 sclaw

2007(2) LAW HERALD (SC) 1638 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Before The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Arijit Pasayat The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Lokeshwar Singh Panta Civil Appeal No. 4533…

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Government Savings Certificates Act, 1959 – Section 8 – Indira Vikas Patra Rules, 1986 – Rule 7(2) – Loss of IVPs – Replacement – An IVP is akin to an ordinary currency note

Apr 9, 2017 sclaw

AIR 2006 SC 1744 : (2006) 131 CompCas 369 : (2006) 2 CTC 668 : (2006) 4 JT 367 : (2006) 4 SCALE 143 : (2006) 4 SCC 275…

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Acquittal

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 374 — Appeal against dismissal of criminal appeal by High Court — Conviction under Section 302 IPC and Section 27 Arms Act — Prosecution case based entirely on circumstantial evidence — No eyewitnesses — Reliability of prosecution witnesses critically examined — Admission by key witness regarding darkness and identification by voice only, materially undermining credibility — Evidence found insufficient to meet standard of proof in criminal law and exclude reasonable hypotheses of innocence — Conviction set aside and appellant acquitted.

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I P C

Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 294(b) — Conviction for uttering obscene words — Held, mere use of the word “bastard” is not sufficient to constitute obscenity, especially in heated conversations during the modern era — Conviction under Section 294(b) IPC is not sustainable and is liable to be set aside.

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Cr P C

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 — Quashing of criminal proceedings — Medical negligence — Consent for surgery — Allegation of interpolation in consent form for Orchidectomy — Medical Board’s opinion that Orchidectomy was an appropriate procedure in cases of undescended testicle and that consent should have been obtained — No evidence of interpolation in consent form (different ink or handwriting) — Consent form indicated both Orchidopexy and Orchidectomy as options. Held, continuance of criminal proceedings would be an abuse of process of court and liable to be quashed. Appeals allowed, impugned High Court judgment set aside, and proceedings quashed

Apr 7, 2026 sclaw

Constitution

Extraordinary Jurisdiction of Supreme Court (Article 136) — Equitable relief — Not granted to litigants whose conduct is callous, lackadaisical, and in clear violation of applicable rules and regulations — Commercial decisions of State Government not substituted by court.

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