The Supreme Court has held that the jurisdiction of civil courts are excluded from landlord-tenant disputes when they are specifically covered by the provisions of the State Rent Acts, which are given an overriding effect over other laws. A Bench comprising Justices Ajay Rastogi and Abhay S. Oka dismissed the appeal and upheld the decision of the Punjab and Haryana …
Privatisation of BPCL will not just shake up the fuel retailing sector long dominated by state-owned firms but also help meet at least a third of the government’s Rs 1.05 lakh crore disinvestment target. Major oil companies in the world have reportedly lined up to bid for the government’s stake in the state-run Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd, said media reports. …
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