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Washington Vs. Glucksberg

Court : US Supreme Court

Washington v. Glucksberg - 521 U.S. 702 (1997) OCTOBER TERM, 1996 Syllabus WASHINGTON ET AL. v. GLUCKSBERG ET AL. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT No. 96-110. Argued January 8, 1997-Decided June 26,1997 It has always been a crime to assist a suicide in the State of Washington. The State's present law makes "[p]romoting a suicide attempt" a felony, and provides: "A person is guilty of [that crime] when he knowingly causes or aids another person to attempt suicide." Respondents, four Washington physicians who occasionally treat terminally ill, suffering patients, declare that they would assist these patients in ending their lives if not for the State's assisted-suicide ban. They, along with three gravely ill plaintiffs who have since died and a nonprofit organization that counsels people considering physician-assisted suicide, filed this suit against petitioners, the State and its Attorney General, seeking a declaration that the ban is, on ...

Mohta Electro Steel Limited and anr. Vs. the State of Haryana and ors.

Court : Punjab and Haryana

Reported in : (1997)117PLR431

G.S. Singhvi, J.1. In view of the identical issues raised in these Petitions, we are deciding them by a common order.Brief statement of facts :C.W.P. No. 2263 of 1989Petitioner-M/s Mohta Electro Steel Limited, Bhiwani is a company engaged in the manufacture of stainless steel strips and Cold Rolled Annesling from S.S. Strips and small pieces of coils. It is registered as a dealer under the Haryana General Sales tax Act, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as 'the State Act' and also under the Central Sales tax Act, 1956 (for short, 'the Central Act')- The raw material is purchased by the petitioner No.1 from within the State of Haryana. It also imports some raw material from outside the State of Haryana. For the year 1983-84, the assessing authority initiated proceedings Under Section 28(2) of the State Act and passed order dated Sept. 30, 1987 whereby it levied purchase tax on the petitioner No. 1. After the expiry of about one year, the assessing authority issued notice dated 24.8.1988. An...

Rajkot Municipal Corporation Vs. Manjulben Jayantilal Nakum and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : II(1997)ACC1; 1997ACJ721; JT1997(1)SC580; (1997)115PLR785; (1997)9SCC552; [1997]1SCR304

..... human conduct'. the standard of scrutiny by courts and applications of the negligence, proximity and remoteness would be much more rigorously examined in public law tortious liability.50. in london passenger transport board v. upson it anr. (1941) ac 155, lord wright in his speech had stated that a claim for damages for breach of statutory duty intended to protect a ..... by myself in governors of the peabody donation fund v. sir lindsay parkinson & co. ltd. (1985) ac 210, by lord brandon of oakbrook in leight and sillavan ltd. v. aliakmon shipping co. ltd. (1986) ac 785 and by lord bridge of harwich in curran v. northern ireland co-ownership housing association ltd. (1987) ac 718.' in council of the shire of .....

Food Corporation of India, Etc. Etc. Vs. State of Kerala

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR1997SC1252; JT1997(2)SC243; 1997(1)SCALE720; (1997)3SCC410; [1997]1SCR24; [1997]105STC4(SC)

..... in support of the common judgment under appeal and other judgments submitted that the transactions under levy orders are definitely 'sales' and there was no compulsory acquisition of property as contended by the learned senior counsel for the appellants. according to them, there is an area of consensual arrangement between the parties ..... the authorities to seize and confiscate the goods and impose penalties as prescribed under the control orders. therefore, it cannot be contended that a compulsory acquisition of foodgrains by government in exercise of its sovereign powers should constitute a sale so as to attract the liability under the sales tax act. the ..... the learned senior counsel, chitter mai's : [1971]1scr671 , has rightly laid down the law when it held that the levy procurement is a compulsory acquisition and not a sale. after referring to the transactions under regulatory orders and transactions under levy control orders, the learned senior counsel has summarised his submissions on .....

Comex Co. Vs. Collector of Customs, Madras-i

Court : Chennai

Reported in : 1997(96)ELT526(Mad); (1998)IMLJ581

..... date. in the light of the above, declaration under section 46(4) of the customs act (hereinafter referred to as 'the act') which purported to show that the goods were shipped within the validity period of the o.g.l., the goods were allowed clearance by the proper officer under section 47 of the act under the authority of the above ..... and after issue of show cause notice, it was held that the bill of lading could not possibly have borne a genuine date prior to 24-12-1978 since the ship which carried the said cargo called at the loading port of kelang only on 24-12-1978 and concluded that the importer had arranged to have the bill of lading .....

Comex and Co. Vs. Collector of Customs

Court : Chennai

Reported in : (1998)1MLJ581

..... date. in the light of the above, declaration under section 46(4) of the customs act (hereinafter referred to as 'the act') which purported to show that the goods were shipped within the validity period of the o.g.l., the goods were allowed clearance by the proper officer under section 47 of the act under the authority of the above ..... applicant and after issue of showcause notice, it was held that the bill of lading could not possibly have borne a genuine date prior to 24.12.1978 since the ship which carried the said cargo called at the loading port of kelang only on 24.12.1978 and concluded that the importer had arranged to have the bill of lading .....

international Computers India Vs. Deputy Commissioner of

Court : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ITAT Mumbai

Reported in : (1997)63ITD195(Mum.)

..... the assessment year 1959-60." the crucial question, therefore, is whether the appellant is the owner of the machinery and plant in the relevant assessment year 1962-63.acquisition of ownership is a condition precedent for availing of the development rebate under section 33(1) of the act. it is now fairly clear from the statement of ..... engaged in the business of manufacture or production of any article or thing. it was accordingly observed that the law makers had clearly given two different descriptions to ship or aircraft and machinery or plant and it was concluded that because, the intention of the law makers had to be carried to its logical conclusion and ..... shall be allowed only if the following conditions are fulfilled, namely :- (i) the particulars prescribed in this behalf have been furnished by the assessee in respect of the ship or aircraft or machinery or plant; (ii) an amount equal to seventy-five per cent of the investment allowance to be actually allowed is debited to the profit .....

Devinder Singh Grover Vs. the Food Corporation of India and anr.

Court : Punjab and Haryana

Reported in : (1997)116PLR296

R.S. Mongia and M.L. Singhal, JJ.1. This order shall dispose of CWP Nos. 7841 and 9161 of 1996. In CWP No. 7841 of 1996 the petitioner was working as Assistant Manager (General) in the Food Corporation of India (in short FCI) whereas in other writ petition, the petitioner was working as Assistant Grade-II in the FCI. A joint domestic enquiry on certain allegations against both the petitioners alongwith 11 other officials was held. It is not necessary to observe anything regarding other 11 officials. Suffice it to say, that the petitioner were exonerated by the Enquiry Officer of the charges levelled against them. The enquiry report as submitted by the Enquiry Officer was furnished to the petitioners and since they had been exonerated by the Enquiry Officer, they wrote to the Disciplinary Authority that they had noting to say against the enquiry report as no findings had been recorded against them by the Enquiry Officer and the enquiry report should be accepted qua them as it is. Howeve...

Sardar Prahlad Singh Vs. Syed Ali Musa Raza and ors.

Court : Andhra Pradesh

Reported in : 1997(3)ALT562

B.K. Somasekhara, J.1. The Appellant who is the Defendant No. 1 in O.S. No. 331/80 (old 54/78) has challenged the Judgment and decree of the learned Addl. Chief Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad dt. 15-1-1983 passed in favour of respondents 1 to 3 who were the plaintiffs in the suit for recovery of the possession of the suit property after demolishing the structure thereon and by evicting the defendants therefrom. The respondent No. 4 herein is the defendant No. 2 in the suit. The suit property is a portion of S. No. 129/55 (old) New Sy. No. 165 to an extent of 2125 sq. yards out of 3500 sq. yards and Ac.3-26 guntas situated at Kancha Tattikhana Sivar, Shaikpet village, Banjara Hills, (Jubilee Hills) Hyderabad described in the plaint schedule. One Saraf-e-Khas Mubarak, its original pattadar transferred it in the name of the plaintiffs' father Syed Shah Abdul Khader on 25-Azur 1340 Fasli (30-10-1930) and he in turn transferred it to his wife Fathima Soghra under a settlement deed dt. 1...

Commissioner of Income-tax Vs. Suman Tea and Plywood Industries (P.) L ...

Court : Kolkata

Reported in : [1997]226ITR34(Cal)

..... years that the route permits acquired some value because of various factors, namely, development of roads, passenger traffic, frequency of buses, etc. the value of the permit could not be evaluated as on the date of acquisition. in such circumstances, the consideration in terms of money as realised on its transfer could not be ..... permitting the revenue to alter its stand taken before the tribunal and the lower authorities, that is not permissible. the assessing officer considered the cost of acquisition of the subject trees at nil, that was not disputed before the commissioner of income-tax (appeals) and was not controverted before the tribunal when the ..... . the word 'spontaneous' means unaided ; voluntary ; growing naturally without cultivation ; occurring without external cause ; which presupposes, that there was neither any cost of acquisition nor any cost of growing. this aspect of the matter was accepted by the assessing officer despite the deed of purchase of the year, 1978 being in the .....