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REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL No.7084 OF2005|M/s Mamta Surgical Cotton | | |Industries, Rajasthan |..Appellant(s) | Versus |Assistant Commissioner | | |(Anti-Evasion), Bhilwara, Rajasthan |..Respondent(s) | WITH CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 7085-7093 of 2005 |M/s Mamta Surgical Cotton | | |Industries, Rajasthan |..Appellant(s) | Versus |Assistant Commissioner | | |(Anti-Evasion), Bhilwara, Rajasthan |..Respondent(s) | WITH CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 7094-7097 OF2005|M/s Mamta Surgical Cotton | | |Industries, Rajasthan |..Appellant(s) | Versus |Assistant Commissioner | | |(Anti-Evasion), Bhilwara, Rajasthan |..Respondent(s) | ORDER1 These appeals are directed against the common judgment and order passed by the High Court of Rajasthan in S.B. Civil Sales Tax Revision No.932 of 2002 and connected matters, dated 23.01.2003. By the impugned judgment and order, the High Court has opined that surgical cotton is a commercially different commodity from cotton an...
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REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELALTE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO.4912 OF2014(Arising out of SLP (Civil) 17701/2012) Jal Mahal Resorts P. Ltd. ..Appellant Versus K.P. Sharma & Ors. ..Respondents With CIVIL APPEAL NO.4913 OF2014(Arising out of SLP (Civil) 19239/2012) AND CIVIL APPEAL NO.4914 OF2014(Arising out of SLP (Civil) 19240/2012) JUDGMENT GYAN SUDHA MISRA, J.1. Leave granted.2. These appeals by way of special leave have been preferred against the common judgment and final order dated 17.5.2012 passed by the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan at Jaipur Bench, Jaipur in three public interest litigation petitions filed by the petitioners K.P. Sharma, Dharohar Bachao Samiti, Rajasthan and Heritage Preservation Society respectively against the State of Rajasthan and the beneficiary of the project who was respondent No.7 in the High Court and is now the petitioner/appellant in Civil Appeal (arising out of SLP(c) No.17701/2012. The three petitions were D.B. C...
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REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No.57 OF2014Subrata Roy Sahara . Petitioner versus Union of India and others . Respondents JUDGMENT Jagdish Singh Khehar, J.I. Should we be hearing this case?. Would it not be better, for another Bench to hear this case?.1. In the present writ petition, the petitioner has made the following prayers:- (a) Declare the order dated 4.3.2014 as void, nullity and non-est in the eyes of law; (b) Declare that the incarceration and the custody of the petitioner are illegal which should be terminated forthwith; (c) Issue such other writ in the nature of Habeas (corpus) or other writs, order or direction for release of the petitioner from the illegal custody. (d) Pass such further orders as this Honble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. A perusal of the prayers made in the writ petition reveals, that in sum and substance the petitioner has assailed the order date...
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL ORIGINAL/APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (C) No.232 OF2005M/S. Kone Elevator India Pvt. Ltd. Petitioner Versus State of Tamil Nadu and Ors. Respondents WITH Writ Petition (Civil) Nos. 298/2005, 487/2005, 528/2005, 67/2006, 511/2006, 75/2007, 519/2008, 531/2008, 548/2008, 569/2008, 186/2009, 23/2010, 62/2010, 232/2010, 279/2010, 377/2010, 112/2011, 137/2011, 181/2011, 207/2011, 278/2011, 243/2011, 372/2011, 398/2011, 381/2011, 468/2011, 547/2011, 107/2012, 125/2012, 196/2012, 263/2012, 404/2012, 567/2012, 145/2013, 241/2013, 454/2013, 404/2013, 723/2013, 440/2012, 441/2012, 156/2013, 533/2013, 403/2012, 824/2013, 428/2009, 1046/2013, 1047/2013, 1048/2013, 1049/2013, 1050/2013, 1051/2013 1052/2013, 1098/2013, WITH Civil Appeal Nos. 5116-5121 of 2014 (Arising out of SLP (C) Nos. 14148-14153/2005) WITH Civil Appeal Nos. 5135-5141 of 2014 (Arising out of SLP (C) Nos. 14961-14967/2005) WITH Civil Appeal Nos. 5142-5147 of 2014 [Arising out of SLP (C)...
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REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION ORIGINAL SUIT No.3 OF2006State of Tamil Nadu Plaintiff Versus State of Kerala & Anr. Defendants JUDGMENT R.M. LODHA, CJI. This Court remains seized of the problem with regard to the water level of Mullaperiyar dam after it had solved on 27.02.2006 (Mullaperiyar Environmental Protection Forum[1].) because the Kerala State Legislature enacted the law immediately thereafter fixing and limiting Full Reservoir Level (FRL) to 136 ft. Mullaperiyar dam :1886. Lease Agreement 2. Mullaperiyar dam a masonry dam was constructed pursuant to the Periyar Lake Lease Agreement dated 29.10.1886 (1886 Lease Agreement) across Periyar river. The construction continued for about eight years and was completed in 1895. The dam is situated at Thekkady District in Kerala and is owned and operated by the Government of Tamil Nadu. By the 1886 Lease Agreement between the Maharaja of Travancore and the Secretary of State for India in Counc...
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REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA ORIGINAL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (CRL.) No.120 OF2012Manohar Lal Sharma Petitioner Vs. The Principal Secretary & Ors. Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION [C]. No.463 OF2012WRIT PETITION [C]. No.515 OF2012WRIT PETITION [C]. No.283 OF2013JUDGMENT R.M. LODHA, CJI. Coal is king and paramount Lord of industry is an old saying in the industrial world. Industrial greatness has been built up on coal by many countries. In India, coal is the most important indigenous energy resource and remains the dominant fuel for power generation and many industrial applications. A number of major industrial sectors including iron and steel production depend on coal as a source of energy. The cement industry is also a major coal user. Coals potential as a feedstock for producing liquid transport fuels is huge in India. Coal can help significant economic growth. Indias energy future and prosperity are integrally dependant upon mining and using its most abundant, aff...
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REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL ORIGINAL/APPELLATE JURISDICTION TRANSFERRED CASE (C) No.150 OF2006Madras Bar Association Petitioner(s) versus Union of India and another Respondents WITH CIVIL APPEAL No.3850 OF2006CIVIL APPEAL No.3862 OF2006CIVIL APPEAL No.3881 OF2006CIVIL APPEAL No.3882 OF2006CIVIL APPEAL No.4051 OF2006CIVIL APPEAL No.4052 OF2006WRIT PETITION (C) NO.621 OF2007TRANSFERRED CASE (C) NO.116 OF2006TRANSFERRED CASE (C) NO.117 OF2006TRANSFERRED CASE (C) NO.118 OF2006WRIT PETITION (C) NO.697 OF2007JUDGMENT Jagdish Singh Khehar, J.The Controversy:1. All the above cases are being disposed of by this common judgment. The issue which arises for consideration before us, in the present bunch of cases, pertains to the constitutional validity of the National Tax Tribunal Act, 2005 (hereinafter referred to as, the NTT Act). Simultaneously, the constitutional validity of the Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976 has been assailed, by asserting, that the same vio...
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REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No.13 OF2015Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record - Association and another Petitioner(s) versus Union of India Respondent(s) With |WRIT PETITION (C) No.14 OF2015| |WRIT PETITION (C) No.18 OF2015| |WRIT PETITION (C) No.23 OF2015| |WRIT PETITION (C) No.24 OF2015| |WRIT PETITION (C) No.70 OF2015| |WRIT PETITION (C) No.83 OF2015| |WRIT PETITION (C) No.108 OF2015| |WRIT PETITION (C) No.124 OF2015| |WRIT PETITION (C) No.209 OF2015| |WRIT PETITION (C) No.309 OF2015| |WRIT PETITION (C) No.310 OF2015| |WRIT PETITION (C) No.323 OF2015| |WRIT PETITION (C) No.341 OF2015| |TRANSFER PETITION(C) No.391 OF2015 |TRANSFER PETITION (C) No.971 OF2015 | | JUDGMENT Jagdish Singh Khehar, J.Index |Sl.No.|Contents |Paragraphs|Pages | |1. |The Recusal Order | 1 - 18| 1 - | | | | |15 | | | | | | |2. |The Reference Order | 1 - 101| 16 - 169| |I |The Challenge | 1 - | 16 - | | | |9 |19 | |II. |The Background to the Challenge ...
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REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL No.13940 OF2015[ARISING OUT OF S.L.P. (C) No.28415 OF2011 LALARAM & OTHERS ..APPELLANTS VERSUS JAIPUR DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY & ANR. ..RESPONDENTS WITH CIVIL APPEAL No.13941 OF2015[ARISING OUT OF S.L.P. (C) No.29515 OF2011 CHOTU RAM ..APPELLANT VERSUS JAIPUR DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY & ANR. ..RESPONDENTS WITH CIVIL APPEAL No.13942 OF2015[ARISING OUT OF S.L.P. (C) No.36111 OF2011 KANA RAM & OTHERS ..APPELLANTS VERSUS JAIPUR DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY & ANR. ..RESPONDENTS WITH CIVIL APPEAL No.13943 OF2015[ARISING OUT OF S.L.P. (C) No.36175 OF2011 MADAN LAL & OTHERS ..APPELLANTS VERSUS JAIPUR DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ..RESPONDENT WITH CIVIL APPEAL No.13944 OF2015[ARISING OUT OF S.L.P. (C) No.36179 OF2011 RUKMANI DEVI & OTHERS ..APPELLANTS VERSUS JAIPUR DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY & ANR. ..RESPONDENTS JUDGMENT AMITAVA ROY,J.Leave granted.2. A procrastinated legal tussle spanning over three decades has spiralled up the judicial ...
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Reportable IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (CRL.) No.48 OF2014Union of India Petitioner VERSUS V. Sriharan @ Murugan & Ors. Respondents With Writ Petition (Crl.) No.185/2014 Writ Petition (Crl.) No.150/2014 Writ Petition (Crl.) No.66/2014 Criminal Appeal No.1215/2011 JUDGMENT FAKKIR MOHAMED IBRAHIM KALIFULLA, J.The Petitioner has challenged the letter dated 19.02.2014 issued by the Chief Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu to the Secretary, Government of India wherein the State of Tamil Nadu proposed to remit the sentence of life imprisonment and to release the respondent Nos. 1 to 7 in the Writ Petition who were convicted in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. As far as respondent Nos. 1 to 3 are concerned, originally they were imposed with the sentence of death. In the judgment reported as V. Sriharan alias Murugan v. Union of India & Ors.-. (2014) 4 SCC242 the sentence of death was commuted by this Court. Immediately thereafter, the impugn...
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