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Indian Judgements

Food Powders Cannot Be Taxed as Beverages Under Commercial Tax Act

The Supreme Court of India dismissed civil appeals filed by the Commercial Tax Department challenging a Madhya Pradesh High Court judgment that classified ‘GRD Powder’ and ‘GRD Mix’ under the residuary entry of Schedule II to the M.P. Commercial Tax Act, 1994. The Revenue sought to tax the products at

Circumstantial Evidence: Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in Spousal Murder Appeal

The Supreme Court of India dismissed a criminal appeal filed by the State of Himachal Pradesh against the High Court of Himachal Pradesh’s judgment acquitting the respondent, Sulender, of the murder of his wife, Smt. Devki. The High Court had set aside the trial court’s conviction under Section 302 of

Protecting Those Who Heal: Canceling Bail for Assailants in a Hospital Attack

In this appeal filed by the State of Maharashtra, the Supreme Court addressed the brazen assault on doctors and medical staff by an elected municipal corporator and his associates inside the Labour Ward of a municipal hospital in Dombivli. The Bombay High Court had initially stayed bail orders granted by

Shadows of Circumstantial Doubt: Upholding Acquittal in a Double Murder Case

In this criminal appeal filed by the State of Himachal Pradesh, the Supreme Court examined whether the High Court was justified in setting aside the trial court’s judgment convicting and sentencing the respondent-accused under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, for the double murder of her stepmother and

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