RG Kar Rape and Murder civic volunteers recruitment
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The Court directed West Bengal Govt. to submit an affidavit to disclose the selection process which is followed for the recruitment of the Civic Volunteers and the steps which have been taken to ensure that such Civic Volunteers do not operate in sensitive establishments.

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KMC (Regularisation of Building) Regulations
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Supreme Court clarified that till the date of communication of the order on the regularisation application, the limited interim relief granted on 6-08-2024 will continue to operate.

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Delhi High Court
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The Court observed that once the employee had already suffered dismissal from service on account of unauthorized absence, that sin stood expiated and was no longer a relevant consideration while assessing his case for grant of compassionate allowance.

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Calcutta High Court
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The petitioners sought relief against the refusal by the State to grant permission for a “Droher Carnival” planned for 15-10-2024, intended to bring attention to the alleged rape and murder of an on-duty postgraduate trainee doctor at R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital on 09-08-2024.

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Bombay High Court
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In cases of late surrender with no element of escape but only element of delay in surrendering they can be examined on the facts and circumstances and merits of each case.

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Quantified disability
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“It should be borne in mind that the RPwD Act which was enacted to give effect to the United Nations Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities – was with the objective of granting persons with disabilities full and effective participation and inclusion in society, grant them equal opportunity and to show respect for their inherent dignity, individual autonomy including the freedom to make their own choices.”

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Chhattisgarh High Court
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In the present case, the woman has clearly stated that she was not aware about her partner’s marriage and his children. Further, the Trial Court as well as the Appellate Court has also stated that the relationship between them, fell under the category of domestic relationship.

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FIR alleges dishonest conduct quashed
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The Court also reiterated that FIR is not an encyclopedia of all imputations. Therefore, to test whether an FIR discloses commission of a cognizable offence, what is to be looked at is not any omission in the accusations, but the gravamen of the accusations contained therein to find out whether, prima facie, some cognizable offence has been committed or not.

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Karnataka High Court
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The Court said that it is not understandable that how if someone shouts ‘Jai Sriram’ it would outrage the religious feeling of any class especially when the complainant himself states that Hindu — Muslims are living in harmony in the area the incident by no stretch of imagination can result in antimony.

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stranger to suit dispossession decree holder redelivery
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Order XXI Rule 99, CPC is lucid that where any person other than the judgment debtor is dispossessed of immovable property by the holder of a decree for the possession of such property, he may make an application to the Court complaining of such dispossession.

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Allahabad High Court
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“Each promise of marriage would not be considered as a fact of misconception for the purpose of consensual sexual intercourse unless it is established that such promise of marriage was a false promise of marriage on the part of the accused since the beginning of such a relationship.”

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Rajasthan High Court
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The Court advised the State of Rajasthan to amend the Motor Driving School Registration Scheme, 2018 to include provisions for license transfer to legal heirs.

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Delhi High Court
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Mere fact that the mother may be physically unwell, does not compel her to accept the presence of those who, in her perception, have contributed to her distress. The Court cannot impose on the senior citizen a forced living arrangement against her will, especially when it has been found to be a source of her suffering.

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Bombay High Court
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Applicant materially contributed to the complainant’s accident and there is a degree of want of care and caution which has contributed to the negligence of applicant in his act of riding his two-wheeler too close in proximity to the complainant’s two-wheeler along with his headphones on while listening to music.

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Limitation for adverse possession
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“The evidence on the part of the appellants would reveal that instead of establishing ‘animus possidendi’ under hostile colour of title, they have tendered evidence indicating only permissive possession and at the same time failed to establish the time from which it was converted to adverse to the title of the respondent which is open and continuous for the prescriptive period.”

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Delhi High Court
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‘Teams and players respond to challenges presented at different stages of a match by adapting themselves to the requirement at a particular time, based on the situation that reflects on the scoreboard.’

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Madras High Court
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“PMLA, being a special and standalone statute, the trial proceedings under this Act do not have any bearing on the trial proceedings or the outcome of the trial proceedings of the scheduled offence.”

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Delhi High Court
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The complainant, who is a foreign national, wishes to give complete quietus to all cases which are pending before the Courts in Delhi arising from the present FIR to live her life in peace in the USA.

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Calcutta High Court
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The purpose of paying maintenance is mainly two folds, first to prevent vagrancy because of strained husband and wife relationships and to guarantee that the poor litigating spouse is not crippled as a result of a lack of funds to live a dignified life.

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Allahabad High Court
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“The provisions of the Revenue Code will apply to the whole of Uttar Pradesh, except: (i) Chapter VIII which deals with management of land and other properties of Gram Panchayat or other local authorities, and (ii) Chapter IX which deals with tenures.”

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