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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 freedom to franchise/to contest an election/select from amongst the contesting candidates/to enjoy a term prescribed under the constitution of the Union, etc., cannot be curbed by a circular or Office Memorandum of an Employer.

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The Court was sympathetic to the difficulty cast on the petitioner on account of restricted movement due to hostile weather and old age, but the Court did not understand as to what precluded his counsel from acting on his behalf.

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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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“The conviction can be based on the testimony of a single eyewitness and there is no rule of law or evidence which says to the contrary, provided that the said witness passes the test of reliability.

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Under Section 66 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, the State Advisory Board on Disability for differently abled persons has been constituted.

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Honey trap typically involves an individual, often an intelligence agent, who assumes a false identity and cultivates a relationship with the target. Such a relationship is built on the foundation of trust and intimacy exploiting the target’s vulnerability and desires.

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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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Respondent 3 was fully aware of the bond of matrimony existing between her and the petitioner after the civil registration of their marriage and consciously decided to engage in consensual sexual interactions. So, it cannot be said that her consent for sexual relationship is vitiated by a promise to marry based on religious customs.

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The State Government is required to follow the guidelines laid down by National Health Mission Conditionalities Framework 2022-2024 and increase the number of ambulances as per the population norms.

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Crimes affect entire society and thus the legitimate interest of the society in the investigation cannot be easily brushed aside. It is important to strengthen the faith and confidence of the people in law enforcing agency and this institution, lest the faith of the people in administration of justice stands shaken.

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Respondent 3-Deputy Collector (General), Mumbai, disposed of the petitioner’s application holding that she is a stateless national and has given incorrect details regarding the validity of her visa.

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The petitioner was invited to join a forty-five-day course, during which he was given a Mantra to chant and after his daily recitations, he alleged that he ended up experiencing significant mental and physical distress that even a medical professional could not alleviate.

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“If BCI’s rule making power under Section 49(d) of Advocates Act, 1961 is given a restrictive meaning, the same will be contrary to object and purpose of Section 7(1)(h),(i),(l), and (m), which is enacted with the objective to empower BCI to promote legal education and to lay down standards of education.”

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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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It is the duty of the Planning Authority to meet the needs of the people and in the present case, CIDCO has already provided a fully functional cremation ground.

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The applicant is made an accused as it is alleged that he made a speech and because of the said speech, co-accused persons, i.e., his party workers/followers got excited and pelted stones at a bus.

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When the cross-examination was done in respect of attempted suicide by wife, she appeared before the Court by applying Mehandi on her hand to suppress the evidence of attempted suicide.

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It is not every delay which by itself vitiates the detention order, but unexplained and unreasonable delay certainly can be looked into for considering the sustainability of the detention order.

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