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SC Explains When Shares Received After Company Amalgamation are Taxable as Business Income || SC: Excavators, Dumpers Etc Used Within Factories aren’t Motor Vehicles For Road Tax Purposes || SC: Complaints Alleging Fraud under Companies Act Can Be Filed Only By SFIO, Not By Private Parties || SC: Preventive Detention Cannot Override Bail and Requires Proof of a Threat to Public Order || Supreme Court: Multiple Complaints Are Valid For Dishonour of Several Cheques in One Transaction || SC: Bail Should Not be Refused Mechanically Nor Granted Based on Irrelevant Considerations || Gujarat HC: Motor Accident Compensation Doesn’t Cover Medical Expenses Paid by Charity || HP High Court: Panchayati Raj Elections Cannot Be Postponed Beyond Five-Year Term || Ker HC: Victim Cannot File Second Appeal Seeking Special Leave Against Acquittal Under S.419(4) BNSS || Delhi HC: Right to Higher or Professional Education is Fundamental and Cannot be Curtailed Lightly

SC: Truth is a Valid Defence in Contempt Proceedings Only If It is Bonafide and in Public Interest - (01 Sep 2020)