Delhi High Court
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In the deep fakes, Ankur Warikoo has been falsely shown to recommend his audience to join WhatsApp groups for stock tips.

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20-year rigorous imprisonment under POCSO
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The Trial Court hadn’t given any separate sentence to the convict under Sections 376(3), 377, 506 of the IPC and Section 4 of the POCSO Act in view of Section 42 of the POCSO Act.

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Meghalaya High Court
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Rule 4 provides for formation of a committee comprising of the commissioner/chief of the local authority, who would be the ex-officio Chairman, representatives of Public Health Animal Welfare, District Society for the said Act, Animal Welfare Organisations and humanitarian or a well-known individual.

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Central Administrative Tribunal
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The Railway Board’s 2015 policy required five years of service for inter-railway transfers but applied only to fresh cases of post-issuance. Despite meeting this condition, the applicant was not relieved. Later, a 2022 policy raised the service requirement to ten years, leading SECR to cancel all pending transfers below that threshold, including the applicant’s.

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Gujarat High Court
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“The Government Resolution confers financial benefits as a benevolent resolution acknowledging the contribution of such employees who have expired while performing essential services during the Covid-19 pandemic on behalf of the State Government.”

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Delhi High Court
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The petitioner, though possessing an OBC certificate dated 23-02-2024 and earlier years’ certificates, was unable to obtain a fresh certificate between 1 April and 14-05-2024 due to the prevailing insurgency and unrest in Manipur during that period.

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SCBA elections recount
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“The Secretary General of this Court is directed to deploy adequate Supreme Court Staff to assist the Election Committee for the recounting.”

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maternity leave
Case BriefsSupreme Court

In the instant case, the appellant was denied maternity leave for a third child on account of her re-marriage. The Supreme Court held that the appellant was entitled to grant of maternity leave.

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Punjab and Haryana High Court
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“Such an undisciplined approach is symptomatic of the culture of apathy that has developed on the subject of the rights and well-being of convicts. In denying them their legal right to be considered under a policy duly devised by the State for a specific purpose, the authorities have essentially categorised them as second-class citizens.”

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Delhi High Court
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“When the dignity of any judicial officer is torn by way of use of filthy words proved beyond reasonable doubt, the law must act as the thread that would mend and restore it.”

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Partial Court Working Days
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“Bail Applications, which are pending and have been filed before the Summer Vacations, also deserves to be heard by the summer benches.”

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National Green Tribunal
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“Geo tagging of all trees to be made mandatory so that accurate records of their location, type and number can be maintained. Geo tag data should be published and be made available and reported to the office of Chief Conservator of Forest.”

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Madhya Pradesh High Court
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“A person cannot be a juvenile for one purpose and an adult for other purpose. The Courts lean strongly against any construction which tends to reduce a statute to a futility.”

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Madras High Court
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“The available materials show that there is something wrong in the department. TASMAC is run by the government in order to prevent casualties on account of illicit arrack and it should not allow any corruption in the department. The department has to realise its mistake.”

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Delhi High Court
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The petitioner submitted that since Resolution Plan under the Reserve Bank of India’s Prudential Framework for Resolution of Stressed Assets, 2019 have already been implemented, therefore, the Bank of India ought not to have proceeded against the petitioner.

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Air Force School Article 12 Supreme Court
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“It is not shown how the IAF headquarters has any control over the management of the said school. Although some funds may have originated from the Army Welfare Society, it cannot be said that the State or the IAF has any control, let alone all-pervasive control, over the school. Moreover, the said Society is not governed by any statutory rules.”

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Orissa High Court
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It was contended that construction of vending zone adjacent to the northern side of the boundary wall of the 2nd campus of Madhusudan Law University would cause road congestion leading to traffic problems, water logging, noise and other pollution.

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woman civil judge past govt service
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court emphasised on the necessity of women’s participation in the judiciary and said that country will greatly benefit from a judicial force that is competent, committed and most importantly, diverse.

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Bombay High Court
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The expenses incurred by the applicant, Mumbai Port, relate to the expenses for preservation of the vessels which were assets of the Company, GOL Offshore Ltd., incurred during the winding up proceedings.

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teacher appointment West Bengal Municipal Act
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The West Bengal Municipal Act, 1993 was enacted in order to consolidate the laws relating to urban Municipal Affairs in West Bengal. The West Bengal Municipal Employees’ (Recruitment) Rules, 2005 was introduced by the State Government in exercise of powers conferred under Section 417 read with Section 54(4) of the West Bengal Municipal Act, 1993

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