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“An advocate with over 40 years of legal practice is expected to show greater restraint, if not circumspection, as he is as much an officer of the Court as the Judge presiding over it.”
“The federal structure of our Constitution of India cannot be allowed to be destroyed and it is a duty of the High Court that once such type of matter is brought to the knowledge of the Court, the High Court is required to rise to the occasion.”
“What will happen in other cases where the parents of missing or trafficked children are themselves facing the rigors of trafficking of their own child and are not in a position to approach the Court.”
“She is entitled in law to lead a life in the similar manner as she would have lived in the house of her husband, as that is where the status and strata come into place, and that is where the obligations of the husband, in case of a wife, become prominent.”
“There cannot be any cavil with the legal proposition that the police is under the statutory duty to lodge FIR when the complaint discloses a cognizable offence.”
“This crime has devastating consequences for the physical, cognitive, and socio-emotional development of children, who often suffer lifelong health issues, severe trauma-related disorders, anxiety, depression, difficulties in social integration.”
“The conduct of the wife by concealing the material fact about her age and her conviction of life in a murder case, before contracting marriage, has caused mental agony to the husband to such an extent that it is almost impossible for them to live together.”
“Such intimidation and infliction of emotional and psychological distress using wife’s past history to blackmail itself constitutes mental cruelty.”
“If electricity duty is charged on per cent of ‘net charges’ for energy consumed or sold, then similarly situated persons pay different duty depending on the distribution licensee, since the tariff fixed by the JSERC varies, which would amount to violation of Article 14 of the Constitution.”
“Sanction under section 197 CrPC is only for the acts reasonably connected to official duty, not personal illegal acts even if done by the public servants.”
“If any age of superannuation was to be included or read into the scheme, the same could only be done by a proper amendment and not by any recommendatory letter.”
“However, the Secretary was only called upon to file an affidavit indicating all cases of custodial death, whether in prison or in judicial custody.”
“So far as providing food to the inmates in the different jails is concerned, the Court directed the Chairman, DLSA to visit along with the Secretary on any non-working day to conduct a surprise inspection.”
“The ‘Law and Order’ problems typically affect only individuals or small groups, whereas ‘public order’ disruptions affect the community’s normal functioning.”
“The complete embargo on the appearance of Advocates in Industrial adjudication is confined to conciliation proceedings alone.”
“When the particular policy has been revived, all the persons, who are within the zone are entitled to get the benefit of the policy, no matter whether they have approached the Court or not.”
In the case at hand, criminal proceeding was initiated against the post of ‘Plant Head’ of a company.
“Apology made by the petitioner in person has got no doubt in mind that contemner in the present case has given or tendered a sincere apology and has satisfied the Court of his undertaking to never repeat such an act again.”
“Jharkhand Chowkidar Cadre Rules, 2015 (‘Rules 2015’) itself speaks that the appointment is to be made ‘District-wise’ and as such the petitioners are wrong in contending that the appointment should have been made ‘Beat-wise’. Otherwise also, the cadre of Chowkidar is district level.”
“If he will be allowed to go scot free, message will go in the society that anything can be stopped to be delivered by a Judge for if such type of hooliganism is made in the open Court.”