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Orissa High Court
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“The role of a writ court to interfere with the discretionary power of the appointing authority is necessarily limited. This discretion, however, must be exercised judiciously, with due regard to the principles of fairness, proportionality, and the objectives of public service. The authority retains the prerogative to evaluate a candidate’s fitness/ including instances of prior criminal antecedents or suppression of information.”

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Sikkim High Court
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The Governor’s failure to consult the Commission as envisaged in Rule 10 of Sikkim Government Servants’ (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1985, while passing the order modifying the penalty, alone would not change the nature of the case.

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Delhi High Court
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The continuous acts of infringement by Movie World Visual Media Private Limited are resulting in serious reputational loss and undermining the economic interest of Saregama India Limited vis-a-vis other licensees who have acquired proper license for valuable consideration of Saregama’s copyrighted works.

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Kerala High Court
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‘Pappanji’ typically refers to a large effigy, often constructed as part of local New Year or cultural celebrations in Kerala, particularly in places like Kochi. The effigy, often representing an exaggerated figure or caricature, is burned as a symbolic gesture to mark the end of the old year and to usher in the new one.

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Kerala High Court
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“It merits notice that the phraseology used in Section 273B of the IT Act is such that no penalty can be imposed on an assessee under Section 271B for breach of the provisions, if he proves that there was ‘reasonable cause’ for the said failure.”

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Orissa High Court
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The Court relied on Vidya Drolia v. Durga Trading Corpn., (2019) 20 SCC 406., wherein it was held that a claim for infringement of copyright against a particular person is arbitrable, though in some manner the arbitrator would examine the right to copyright, a right in rem.

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Madras High Court
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“A reading of the complaint does not attract the provisions of Section 75 of BNS or Section 4 of the Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act. Furthermore, as the other offences are bailable, I am inclined to grant bail to the accused with certain conditions.”

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Orissa High Court
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The Scheme requires submission of two co-prisoners’ certificates as incarceration proof, however, the petitioner was able to submit only one affidavit from a co-prisoner. The Court accepted the same as sufficient proof of the petitioner’s claim.

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Calcutta High Court
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The case relates to Joint Forum of Doctors who approached the police authorities for permission to hold peaceful protest raising certain grievances relating to an unfortunate and barbaric incident of R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital at the night of 09-08-2024

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Chhattisgarh High Court
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“There can be no disagreement on the issue that dignity and fair treatment is not only available to a living man but also to his dead body and every dead body is entitled to a respectful treatment.”

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Punjab and Haryana High Court
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“If a soft stand is taken towards such stunts, the roads, which are already unsafe, will become more unsafe for pedestrians and two-wheelers, which account for the maximum number of casualties for pedestrians and two-wheelers in road accidents in this region.”

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