Civil Suit – Jurisdiction – Territorial jurisdiction of the court – Whether the Court at Patiala had territorial jurisdiction in a suit involving immovable property situated in Gurugram, Haryana – Provisions of Section 16 and Section 20 of the CPC considered – The suit property was situated in Gurugram, Haryana, and as per Section 16 CPC, suits in relation to immovabl...
Civil Appeal – Partition of coparcenary property – Plaintiff claiming a share in a property through a partition – Property originally owned by the plaintiff’s grandfather – Plaintiff contending to be a coparcener under Section 29A of the Hindu Succession Act – Partial partition deed Exhibit-A3 – Plaintiff accepting a portion of the property as hers –...
Civil Appeal – Compensation for Land Acquisition – Appellants challenging the judgment and order of the Gujarat High Court – Lands acquired for the Vadodara Branch Canal of Narmada Project – Reduction of compensation by High Court – Equal treatment principle – Appeal filed by the affected landowners – Special leave granted. [Para 1]
Compensati...
Land Acquisition – Compensation – Acquisition of lands for a project – Appeals by landowners challenging the judgment and order of the Gujarat High Court – Compensation awarded by the Reference Court enhanced by High Court, and then reduced – Issue of reliance on previous acquisitions for determining compensation – Appellants’ lands acquired for Vadodara B...
Civil Appeal arising out of Special Leave Petition (Civil) No. 3543 of 2019 – Appellant: Y.P. Lele – Respondents: Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. & Others – Appellant aggrieved by the Bombay High Court’s judgment dated 27.06.2018 in Civil Writ Petition No. 1488 of 2015 – Order passed under Order IX Rule 13 CPC setting aside an ex parte decr...
Civil Appeal – Validity of Election Petition – Relief sought for re-counting of votes without seeking the specific reliefs as prescribed by the Rules – Appellant aggrieved by the Division Bench’s decision setting aside Single Bench’s order – Examination of legality and maintainability of the Election Petition under Section 122 and the Rules of 1995. [Para 1]
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Tax Dispute – Classification of service tax – Appeals arising from service tax demands – Four Show Cause Notices issued – Adjudication challenged before Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) – CESTAT passes remand order – Commissioner re-adjudicates based on remand order – Classification, liability, and valuation issues considered &nd...
Writ Petition - Challenge to Rejection of Representation for Reopening of IMFL "ON" Shop - Petitioner sought quashing of orders rejecting representation and a direction to grant permit for reopening - Shop had been closed due to Supreme Court's ban on liquor sale along highways.
Apex Court's Relaxations - Subsequent orders by Supreme Court provided relaxations based on proximi...
Civil Jurisdiction - Territorial Jurisdiction - Arbitration Agreement - Interpretation of seat of arbitration - Dispute over territorial jurisdiction - Whether the court has territorial jurisdiction to entertain the present petition - Examination of arbitration agreement's clauses - Determination of the "seat" of arbitration - Analysis of relevant precedents regarding seat of arbitra...
Civil Suit for Injunction – Rejection of Plaint – Jurisdiction under Order VII Rule 11(a) and (d) of CPC – Defendants sought rejection of plaint on various grounds – Challenge to maintainability of a simpliciter suit for injunction without seeking relief of declaration of title – Applicability of principles of estoppel – Challenge to plaintiff’s claim base...