suo motu PIL drug near school
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“Young students of an impressionable age are enticed into consumption of such drugs and cigarettes virtually opening the path towards addiction and their physical destruction”.

Bombay High Court
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Clause 11.3 of the UGC Regulations, 2018 castes an obligation on the institution concerned to issue a confirmation order to the incumbent within 45 days of completion of the probation period after following the due process of verification of satisfactory performance.

Bombay High Court
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The freedom to franchise/to contest an election/select from amongst the contesting candidates/to enjoy a term prescribed under the constitution of the Union, etc., cannot be curbed by a circular or Office Memorandum of an Employer.

Bombay High Court
High Courts

While dealing with matters such as the present one, the Court must be conscious of the fact regarding the purpose and object of seeking such a caste certificate based on the mother’s social status, since the mother belongs to the reserved category.

Bombay High Court
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The Court stated that Applicants 5 to 8, being maternal uncles and their wives, are only instrumental in introducing Applicant 1’a marriage proposal to the complainant and it cannot be said that they knew about his condition.

Bombay High Court
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The Sub-Divisional Officer, Miraj passed an order thereby correcting petitioner’s date of birth and therefore, the District Collector, Sangli was directed to issue notice to the Sub-Divisional Officer, Tasgaon, asking for an explanation, as to how he could record the date of birth as 02-06-1972.

Bombay High Court
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The Court referred to Ahmednagar Mahanagar Palika v. Kamgar Union, (2022) 10 SCC 172, and State of West Bengal v. Debabrata Tiwari, 2023 SCC OnLine SC 219, wherein the Supreme Court held that the object of compassionate employment is to tide over a sudden crisis, and the application for grant of appointment on compassionate basis should not be considered after a prolonged delay; the sense of urgency should not be lost.