This civil appeal arose from a dispute over whether the stamp duty for a limestone mining lease granted by the State of Madhya Pradesh should be calculated based on the “dead rent” or the “anticipated royalty”. The appellant, M/S Birla Corporation Limited, challenged a demand notice requiring them to pay

This civil appeal arose from a dispute regarding the enforcement of a Permanent Alternate Accommodation Agreement (PAAA) executed during the redevelopment of a cessed building under the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Act, 1976 (MHAD Act) and Development Control Regulations for Greater Bombay, 1991 (DC Regulations). The Supreme Court examined

The Supreme Court allowed the civil appeal, setting aside the Division Bench, Single Judge, and State Transport Appellate Tribunal (STAT) orders which had gone against the appellant-transport operator. The Apex Court held that the Division Bench committed a grave error of law by dismissing an intra-court appeal on the ground