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  Contempt court can pass consequential sequestration orders to secure properties which the contemnor had put beyond the reach of the court or which were acquired for himself or for any other person or entity by his wrongful acts. Supreme Court.

  • 23-September-2022
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  Conversion of granted land for non-agricultural purposes and construction of residential building in industrial zone cannot be a ground to cancel the grant. Karnataka High Court.

  • 23-September-2022
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  Gram Panchayat preventing licensed persons from carrying on business by introducing public auction without authority of law violates fundamental right under Article 19. Karnataka High Court.

  • 23-September-2022
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  Collision in high seas. Provisions of the IPC apply even when the ship is flagged outside India and the flag ship does not come within the territory of India so long as the accident takes place within Exclusive Economic Zone. Karnataka High Court.

  • 22-September-2022
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  Karnataka Grama Swaraj and Panchayat Raj Act. Chief Executive Officer cannot terminate employees of the Grama Panchayat since the competent authority is the Gram Panchayat. Karnataka High Court.

  • 22-September-2022
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  Factories Act. Manufacture being per se hazardous does not make the establishment hazardous. The process of manufacture being hazardous for workmen of a particular age group is the relevant test. Karnataka High Court.

  • 23-September-2022
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  Creation of a separate juristic entity for the management of historical Gurdwaras does not violate Article 25 or 26 of the Constitution of India. Supreme Court.

  • 22-September-2022
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  When there is alternative remedy, the question is not about the maintainability of the writ petition, but the question is about the entertainability of the writ petition by-passing the statutory remedy. Supreme Court.

  • 22-September-2022
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  Exclusion of women from inheriting agricultural lands under Section 50(a) of the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954 is not unconstitutional. Supreme Court.

  • 22-September-2022
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  Transfer of immovable property prior to assessment proceedings cannot be branded as transactions aimed at defrauding tax or other dues. Supreme Court.

  • 21-September-2022
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  Insider Trading. If a person enters into a transaction which is surely likely to result in loss, he cannot be accused of insider trading. The actual gain or loss is immaterial, but the motive for making a gain is essential. Supreme Court.

  • 21-September-2022
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  Procedure. There is no hard and fast rule that an application made earlier in point of time must be heard before an application made later in point of time. Supreme Court.

  • 21-September-2022
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