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The High Court closed contempt proceedings against Cooperative Housing Society upholding the residents’ right to feed the stray dogs and directed removal of bouncers preventing the same.

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In the modern age, mobile phones are no longer a luxury but an inevitable necessity, even in the remotest part of the country. Therefore, before adverting to the drastic action of cancelling NOC, an independent scrutiny of the complaint that mobile tower causes health hazard, is legally mandated.

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“A heart transplant is a serious ailment, and its surgery is critically important, and cannot be postponed, thus, is a special circumstance. Such surgeries are expedited in the interest of human life without an embargo of an expenditure which is secondary to human life.”

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When the health and life of the patient itself is rendered delicate and worrisome, any procedure for the basic requirement of registration needs to be of absolute ease and comfort.

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The bar associations are either societies registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, or trusts; are governed by their own byelaws or rules and there is no pervasive control of the Government or even of the Bar Council on the bar associations.

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The Committee constituted by this Court, will purely have a recommendatory role; to be discharged in the larger interest of the air travellers with special needs and it is for the Director General of Civil Aviation ultimately to consider the recommendations and take an appropriate call on the issue, as may be permissible in law.

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The report of the Medical Board as constituted by the Dean of Sassoon General Hospital, Pune, concluded that as per history, past medical records, clinical examination, and psychological assessment, the petitioners’ mother was suffering from Dementia.

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There is nothing wrong if the parents are looking for a new hope and optimism with their ability of receiving an additional member in their family and by doing so, achieve a mutual fulfillment to make life more meaningful towards fulfillment of the dream they cherish.

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In Mumbai, open spaces are not available and is a major constraint, so, parking/dumping of seized vehicles cannot be resorted causing serious inconvenience to the public at large.

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“In contemporary times, the concept of 24×7 shops of such nature is popular worldwide as it brings convenience, ease, and flexibility to the consumers to make purchases, particularly for the people with non-standard working hours.”

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“Prima facie it appears to be a matter of policy, if the petitioner is of the opinion that the policy is arbitrary or in any manner illegal or it is prejudicially affecting the petitioner and/or society at large, it is for the State Government to take a decision.”

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The present case is a gross case wherein for six years, the contemnor in every possible manner avoided complying with the orders of the Court.

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The Maharashtra Casinos (Control and Tax) Act, 1976 Act is “still born” and thus, when the 1976 Act itself is a dead letter, no legal rights can accrue to the petitioner to maintain the present petition.

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A party to the proceedings being not informed of the jurisdictional authority which decides the complaint itself is fatal to all norms of fairness.

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Once the mind of a spouse is corrupted to resort to a false prosecution against a spouse, it is certain that the spouse has lost all reasonableness and rationality to maintain solemnity of the marriage.

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The right to travel is required to be not only recognized but made more meaningful, which can be achieved and supported by authorities implementing the provisions of the Passport Act, 1967 by effectively recognizing contemporary needs in dealing with passport applications.

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Respondents cannot have an approach that the orders passed by this Court issuing specific directions are rendered meaningless and the proceedings are to be listed only to be adjourned.

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Respondents have not shown any active role of petitioner in the capacity of the promoter, in the management of the company, Shrenuj, and any role and obligation factually fastened on petitioner in the various compliance which are required to be undertaken under SEBI (LODR) Regulations, at the time of freezing of his demat accounts.

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The Act grants 10 percent reservation to the Maratha community under the Socially and Educationally Backward Class (SEBC) category. A report of MSBCC cited ‘exceptional circumstances and extraordinary situations’ for surpassing the total reservation limit of 50 percent.