Delhi High Court
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“The case of the prosecution is that News Nation, a TV news channel operation titled ‘Kala Pani’ allegedly showing some of the employees of Delhi Prisons interacting with reporters. Some of the employees allegedly accepting bribe money for extending favours inmates contrary to the Delhi Prisons Rules.”

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Psoriasis is a skin disease which often takes grotesque forms, it can result in deep embarrassment for the afflicted person. A perusal of photographs that the appellant has placed on record shows that a large part of his body was infected. Thus, it would be unwise for anyone to underplay the seriousness of the disease, or the discomfort that it can cause to an afflicted person. Itching is a peculiar feature of the disease, which can lead to extreme discomfort.

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The petition was filed by a transgender individual who had successfully cleared the Teachers’ Eligibility Test (TET) in both 2014 and 2022 but was not called for counseling or interview challenging discriminatory exclusion from the selection process despite meeting the eligibility criteria prompted the petitioner to seek justice through legal recourse.

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Delhi High Court
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Key issues under scrutiny include whether the properties attributed to this formulation of specific strain of Bifidobacterium longum are sufficiently distinct from prior art to merit patent protection and whether the claimed synergistic effects of the formulation demonstrate a significant technical advancement.

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Delhi High Court
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Based on the detailed comparison and the combined teachings along with examples of common general knowledge, it is established that the claimed invention lacks an inventive step. The features of portability, comprehensive monitoring, and anomaly detection are either disclosed in or can be inferred from the prior arts.

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Delhi High Court
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There is a clear distinction between the invalidity and inadmissibility of the document. The document is rendered invalid if the document is not sufficiently stamped and would not be admissible in evidence unless such instrument is duly stamped as provided under Section 35 of the Indian Stamp Act.

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Aap Ki Adalat
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Independent News Service Private Limited was incorporated in the year 1997 by its Chairman and Editor-in-Chief, Rajat Sharma and got the permission from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government to uplink its 24 hours Hindi News channel called INDIA TV.

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Delhi High Court
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If any accused chooses to avail legal remedy and that too in terms of specific judicial pronouncement, he cannot be blamed for causing delay in the matter. Since he continued to be in detention, he was, even otherwise, not going to dig out any advantage at all, by exploring such other possible legal avenues.

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Delhi High Court
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Upon reviewing the photographs, it remained uncertain whether the wife is indeed depicted, as suggested by the husband’s counsel on charges of adultery. Given the prevalence of deepfakes, the husband will need to substantiate this claim with concrete evidence before the Family Court.

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Keeping in view the rules of natural justice, fair trial and criminal jurisprudence, the accused will be entitled to supply of those additional documents which may be filed against the co-accused with whom he has been alleged to have conspired with and as stated above, to additionally address arguments on charge on the basis of such additional material directly involving his role in the conspiracy.

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Delhi High Court
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The clear ineligibility to any unilateral appointment is set out in Section 12 of the Arbitration Act read with the Seventh Schedule of the Act. After the 2015 Amendment to the Act came into effect, any unilateral appointment would be contrary to the law.

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Delhi High Court
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The only personal interest of the Petitioner as stated in the petition is that the Petitioner has a case pending in Rohini District Court, Delhi. This Court is at a loss to understand how the delay in disposal of his case in the District Court is anyway connected to the reliefs sought in the instant writ petition.

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