madras high court
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“Politicians play an influential role in the life of a common man. The words and actions of a politician has an impact on his followers, party men and public at large. It is imperative that this power is not to be misused for illegal and personal gains”

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amnesty scheme
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Supreme Court said that, since the appeal is a statutory remedy, the appellant had availed it and withdrawn the same, only as a pre-condition for availing the benefit under the Amnesty Scheme.

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engerix-b vaccine
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court said that the burden was on the appellant more particularly in a circumstance when all the family members had got administered the same vaccination from the same source and the appellant himself did not undergo any difficulty when the first two doses were administered.

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madras high court
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Madras High Court remarked that Senthil Balaji’s continuation in the cabinet without portfolio will serve no purpose and do not augur well with the Principles of Constitutional ethos on goodness, good governance and purity in administration.

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rape and murder of 10 year old
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“Truth is the soul of justice. The sole idea of the criminal justice system is to see that justice is done. Justice will be said to be done when no innocent person is punished, and the guilty person is not allowed to go scot free.”

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“Since the territorial jurisdiction of the present case is in Chennai only, therefore Chennai being one of the jurisdictional area under the notification issued by the Central Government, which comes under the jurisdiction of the PDSJ, Chennai, naturally the said case has to be tried in the said Court”

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guidelines on deceptive design patterns
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As ASCI’s ambit is limited to self-regulation of advertising content, these guidelines cover only advertising in digital media including e-commerce, airline, food delivery etc.

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allahabad high court
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“The respondents being “State” under Article 12 of the Constitution of India, its officers are public functionaries. Under our Constitution, sovereignty vests in the people. Every limb of constitutional machinery, therefore, is obliged to be people oriented. Public authorities acting in violation of constitutional or statutory provisions oppressively are accountable for their behavior”

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proclaimed offender
Case BriefsSupreme Court

There was a declaration of the accused as a proclaimed offender, and such declaration was subsisting on the date of the impugned order, thus, the Supreme Court disagreed with the High Court that the accused was entitled to ‘reform and course correct’.

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allahabad high court
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The DM as an appellate authority can ensure that no one should make any hindrance to a senior citizen to enjoy the property as per his ‘need’, and the right to eviction is the last step.

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madras high court
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Madras High Court said that the false indigent certificate was issued when the petitioner was 30 years old, thus, he should be aware of the consequences of suppression of vital fact and obtaining a certificate based on such suppression. He cannot not claim ignorance. He cannot claim innocence and he cannot seek indulgence from the Court.

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S.498A
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“The fact that wife confessed making a vicious complaint against her brother-in-law to the High Court clearly shows that her motives were not clean insofar as her brother-in-law is concerned, and she clearly wanted to wreak vengeance against her in-laws”

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allahabad high court
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To interpret ‘proceeding decided’ as entire proceedings and not a part of a proceeding would amount to restricting the exercise of revisional jurisdiction which is not as contemplated under Section 210 of UP Revenue Code.

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allahabad high court
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“The british concept of changing partner in every season cannot be considered to be hallmark of a stable and healthy society. The security and stability which the institution of marriage provides to an individual’s life cannot be expected from live-in-relationship.”

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madras high court
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“Whatever besides you leave unguarded, guard your tongue; otherwise, errors of speech and the consequent misery will ensue” – Thiruvalluvar

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attempt to murder
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Supreme Court opined that the Trial Court, as well as, the Bombay High Court have rightly appreciated the evidence and convicted the convict for the offence punishable under Sections 307 and 332 of the IPC

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madras high court
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The Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972 provides with paternity leave. But such a welfare measure is not provided by the various states in India, including the state of Tamil Nadu. This case marks the need for paternity leave legislation in India.

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extended age of retirement
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“The Doctrine of Legitimate Expectation does not have any role to play in matters that are strictly governed by the service regulations. This is an exercise that is undertaken by the State in discharge of its public duties and should not brook undue interference by the Court.”

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maternity benefits
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The expression “discharge” is of wide import, and it would include “discharge on conclusion of the contractual period”.”

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dying declaration
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“It is just not enough for the court to say that the dying declaration is reliable, as the accused is named in the dying declaration as the assailant.”

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