Central Administrative Tribunal
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Once some benefit has accrued in favour of an employee, the same cannot be snatched, without providing any opportunity to the employee. Thus, the decision of the respondents to reduce the pay of the applicants is contrary to the settled position of law.

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Delhi High Court
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Such vacancies should be notified to the members of the Bar, providing every eligible lawyer with an equal opportunity to express interest; failure to do so creates an appearance of opacity in the process, potentially leading to an impression of arbitrariness.

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Delhi High Court
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One wonders, however, whether anything meaningful is achieved by testing the ability of candidates in examination such as this, to qualify and obtain recruitment to civil posts, by testing whether they know that the word “OKEY”, is used, rarely, as a vulgarism of “OKAY”.

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Delhi High Court
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The Court observed that once the employee had already suffered dismissal from service on account of unauthorized absence, that sin stood expiated and was no longer a relevant consideration while assessing his case for grant of compassionate allowance.

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Calcutta High Court
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The petitioners sought relief against the refusal by the State to grant permission for a “Droher Carnival” planned for 15-10-2024, intended to bring attention to the alleged rape and murder of an on-duty postgraduate trainee doctor at R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital on 09-08-2024.

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Calcutta High Court
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The purpose of paying maintenance is mainly two folds, first to prevent vagrancy because of strained husband and wife relationships and to guarantee that the poor litigating spouse is not crippled as a result of a lack of funds to live a dignified life.

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Calcutta High Court
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The petition was filed by NCLT Advocates Bar Association, Kolkata challenging the Ministry of Corporate Affairs’ decision to shift the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Kolkata, from its current location at Esplanade Row (East) to a new facility in Rajarhat.

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Calcutta High Court
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The BNSS empowers the Magistrate to oversee key investigation steps such as T.I. Parade, recording statements under Section 183, and supervising specimen signatures, handwriting, fingerprints, and voice samples under Section 349, thus, mirroring oversight throughout the investigation.

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