Meghalaya High Court
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Rule 12 of the Rules of Legal Education, 2008 is to be interpreted reasonably. When it is possible for the student to attend classes and he deliberately or negligently does not do so, the rule would apply. In case of impossibility created by illness, act of God etc., this rule is either not to be applied or to be liberally construed.

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Delhi High Court
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PIL raised concerns about regular uploading, updating of the proceedings, information relating to video conferencing links, uploading of daily orders, cause lists, and information relating to the Presiding Officers of various forums under various labour laws who are on leave, on their respective official website or on the website of the government.

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Delhi High Court
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“The fact that the customer may on a closer examination of products and enquiries find that the impugned trade marks are not associated with the appellant’s trade marks would not take away from the fact that the impugned marks bear a similarity with the appellants trade mark, which led to the confusion.”

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Andhra Pradesh High Court
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“In the present day, vulgar, hate filled and abusive posts in social media have become the new age norm. The “trolls” as they are called, attract lightning responses all over and this is all the when the point of reference is a celebrity or a political leader of stature and the following.”

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Punjab and Haryana High Court
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“Both scenarios create a paradox as the petitioner knowingly carrying it or the police falsely planting it are equally vulnerable to speculative reasoning and seem unlikely as an accused carrying contraband openly in a transparent bag defies caution, whereas the police planting evidence in a transparent bag defies strategic thinking.”

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Chhattisgarh High Court
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“It has been reflected that the Disciplinary Authority as well as the Appellate Authority have recorded concurrent findings and found the allegations of misbehaviour with customers and staff and sexual harassment of women employees and valued customers proved against the appellant.”

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UNESCO Chief Justice courtroom
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The modern architectural techniques have progressed by leaps and bounds, the new construction materials and techniques can be employed to construct a verandah in front of Court Room No. 1 exactly identical to the one which is existing in front of Court Room Nos. 2 to 9 without disturbing the aesthetic value of the main structure and without requiring any kind of modification/alteration in the main structure.

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Punjab and Haryana High Court
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The Court held that what was essential was that a candidate must possess knowledge in Elementary Education, for which there were two qualifications, i.e., Diploma in Elementary Education (D. El. Ed.) or Bachelor in Elementary Education (‘B. El. Ed.’).

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Calcutta High Court
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Some of the words used by the Trial Judge are entirely ‘de hors’ the pleadings of both the parties and creates a ‘Deja vu’ in the mind of the court, since the Court have come across the same phrases in other matrimonial judgments as well, authored by the same Judge.

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