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‘If Delhi wants to be a world class city — we all must behave like world class citizens and the civic agencies must become more proactive in setting world class ethics.’
‘The Legislature recognized that while strict procedural compliance is fundamental to maintain fairness in assessment process, an inflexible adherence to procedure could inadvertently lead to administrative bottlenecks and a surge in litigation.’
The petitioner claimed to be the Prime Minister of a trans-national government of Tamil Eelam and the impact of allowing such a person to intervene in UAPA proceedings, not being a member of the LTTE or an office bearer of the LTTE, is far reaching.
‘As per the ‘clean slate’ principle — to get a fresh breath, the successful Resolution Applicant is permitted to proceed in resurrecting the ‘on-going concern’ and no surprise claims are flung upon it, lest the effort of revitalizing and restarting the Corporate Debtor are wasted.’
‘The Medical Board Proceedings acknowledged that the posting of the army personnel involved severe/exceptional stress and strain’
‘If the non-signatory’s actions align with the signatories, it could reasonably lead the signatories to believe that the non-signatory was a veritable party to the contract containing the arbitration clause.’
‘The Standing Order issued by the Director General, CRPF makes it evident that medical category SHAPE-I is an essential condition for promotion of all combatised personnel in all groups, ranks, and cadres in the Central Armed Police Forces.’
‘It was undisputed that the respondents would be entitled to the benefit of Note 1 below Rule 7(4) of Schedule II to the Indian Revenue Service Rules, 2015.’
It is not a case where the wife is helpless or there is any endeavour to leave her on the road by taking away the roof from her head. The wife herself is an educated woman, who did her MBA and is also employed.
Any waiver of a bail condition must not compromise the one most important legal requirement that a prisoner must make himself available for trial and for compliance with a sentence imposed.
‘The information concerning law enforcement operations, especially those involving national security considerations, falls under purview of Section 8(1)(a).’
‘The reasoning given for a fresh inquiry was a mere lip service to the requirement of Rule 9(1) and was delightfully left in the realm of conjecture.’
‘Courts, while evaluating a challenge under Section 34, would not be justified in faulting an award merely because an alternative view was possible or that, in their opinion, a more just conclusion could have been reached.’
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
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‘Even though the official language for proceedings and documentation is English, the authority concerned is duty bound to translate contents of such documents to a person not well versed with the language.’
In the present case, a call was made to the police station informing that a person was lying in an unconscious state due to electric shock. The post-mortem report also mentioned the cause of death as ante-mortem electrocution. Therefore, it is an undisputed fact that the deceased died due to electrocution.
‘While determining the issue of negligence, the courts are not subjected to apply the strict principles of evidence to motor vehicle accident cases as the standard of proof required in such cases is one of preponderance of probabilities.’
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.
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.