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The court clarified that for an act to constitute an atrocity under this section, there must be a specific intent to humiliate. It is not enough for an insult to occur; the accused must have the knowledge or awareness that the victim belongs to a SC or ST. The court noted that this awareness could be inferred from long-term association or residence in the same locality.
As the said site was declared as protected monument u/s 3 of the Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904, in 1921, do we really bound to carry over such declaration by the British Government under AMASR Act without any value assessment on the grounds of cultural, historical, artistic, national pride, etc.? Before such assessment we should take a note that British people were only here to loot this nation and we should not glorify any of such person in any way.
1. Under Section 2(j) of the AMASR Act, respondents declared the said tomb and circular vault as ancient monument merely on account of its existence for more than 100 years. The said site does not fulfill any criteria of an ancient monument, as it contains only the remains of close person of the then former Governor. This site does not have any historical, archaeological or artistic significance which need to be protected as ancient monument by respondents on government spending.
Services provided by a sub-contractor to a main contractor are exempted if firstly the sub-contractor is providing services through a works contract and secondly the main contractor is also providing exempt works contract services. It is clear that sub-contractor who are providing service by way of works contract are exempted to pay Service Tax but here no such services.
मामले की सामान्य जानकारी: मामले का नाम: श्री रंगा रेड्डी बनाम पी सी सी टी- हैदराबाद- जीएसटी आदेश की तिथि: 5 दिसंबर, 2025 मामला संख्या: अपील संख्या ST/30239/2025 न्यायालय का नाम: सीमा शुल्क, उत्पाद शुल्क और सेवा कर अपीलीय न्यायाधिकरण (CESTAT), हैदराबाद मूल मामला: यह
The Article 49 of the Constitution of India specifies that it shall be the obligation of the State to protect every monument or place or object of artistic or historic interest, declared by or under law made by Parliament to be of national importance, from spoliation, disfigurement, destruction, removal, disposal or export, as the case may be.”
Examine how the Bombay High Court balanced public utility and heritage preservation in the Pataleshwar Caves case, analyzing statutory exclusions under Section 2(dc) and key AMASRA legal precedents.
Explore the Bombay High Court judgment on the Pataleshwar Caves dispute, examining how AMASRA Section 20-A balances essential urban infrastructure with the statutory preservation of nationally protected ancient monuments in Pune.