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‘The functions performed by the Election Commission of India under Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 are essentially quasi-judicial in nature, and any order issued thereunder constitutes a quasi-judicial order.’
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The provision made vide 2024 Amendment Regulations would not apply to associations through a specified digital platform.
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Bridge Policy Think Tank (‘Bridge’) with support from Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (‘GIZ’) in collaboration with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (‘MoHUA’), Government of India, organised the One-Day Consultation on Promoting Private Sector Participation and Capitalisation in Municipal Solid Waste (‘MSW’) Management in India on 30-08-2024
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‘Reputation is an essential attribute of personality, and the violation of this right is actionable both as a tort as well as a crime.’
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The Court directed the Commissioners to conduct a search at the book houses and seize the infringing products bearing EBC’s registered trade marks or containing contents identical or deceptively similar to EBC’s books, books without hologram, packaging, labels, printing material and other material that reflect infringement of copyright and trade mark.
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The petition was requested to be treated as a representation since the Government is in the process of receiving inputs on the new criminal laws from various stakeholders.
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The apprehension of the Detaining Authority was that since the alleged sand smuggler had been allegedly terrifying the community and creating obstacles in public order, he would engage in similar activities in future as well. However, the Court stated that such is not the criteria for a person to be detained as a ‘sand smuggler.’
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Asking the student to continue studying in the MCD school would be tantamount to an onslaught on his constitutional rights and the Constitutional Court would be failing in its duty to secure the fundamental rights of the young citizen.
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‘The language used by the advocate had scandalized the court and such conduct also leads to interference in the administration of justice.’
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The amendments were imperative for the proper and effective adjudication of the dispute; refusal to allow the amendment application would have caused injustice or resulted in multiple litigations; and the amendments did not constitutionally or fundamentally change the nature of the case.
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Transferring the case to CBI would prevent unnecessary delay in the judicial process as well as potential misrepresentation of information which could undermine effective and credible enforcement.
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Despite a delay of three years, not even an Enquiry Officer had been appointed in the department proceedings against Gurjinder Pal Singh.
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“For the attraction of Section 498-A, cruelty shall be inflicted upon the wife either by the husband or a relative of the husband; a paramour in extra-marital affair is not a relative of the husband.”
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Chief Business Strategy Officer was a clearing agent and thus, his job was not that of a stockbroker but merely of acting as a facilitator between the stock exchange and the broker.
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‘In the present case, the victim and his family had suffered at the hands of an insensitive and callous administration and had to approach the Constitutional Courts four times for the redressal of his grievances.’
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A quick review of various High Court cases reported this week
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“The legislative intent through Section 509 is to deter an action capable of shocking the sense of decency of a woman. The manner in which the offender shocks such sense of a woman is not restricted to oral abuse or gesture alone, but also include statements, speeches, exclamations, notes, all of which could be in a text form relayed whether physically or electronically.”
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The Medical Boards will be constituted in addition to the existing PMBs in different hospitals.
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‘Omnibus allegations stating that the news coverage would harm the ex-principal and cause irreparable injury to his reputation would not justify curtailing the right guaranteed to the media houses and intermediaries under Article 19(1)(a).’
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An FIR was registered against Puja Khedkar after she allegedly supplied false information regarding her identity to the Union Public Service Commission.
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