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“The only criteria for minimum qualifying marks have been mentioned in the Bihar City Manager Cadre (Appointment and Service Conditions) Rules, 2014 and the advertisement, which states that 32 % for women is the minimum qualifying marks for the written test (70 marks) and not out of 100 marks as interpreted by BSSC.”

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The Court opined that it may not be proper to look at specific questions and the answers pointed out by the different petitioners and to re-evaluate each of them. Thus, the Court restrained from detailed examination of the objections raised, but for completeness, it dwelled upon specific contentions.

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The Court stayed the order dated 02-07-2024 passed by the Exclusive Magistrate, CBI, Patna, whereby CBI’s application for remand of the 13 accused was rejected.

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The Court observed that the parents of the victims were illiterate and that the appellant’s allegations of false implications and extortion on the victim’s family’s part did not inspire any confidence as per evidence on record.

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The Court opined that given the serious nature of allegations, petitioner(s) did not deserve the privilege of pre-arrest bail.

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The Court noted that after the collection of data for Caste survey, there was a frog leap into the amendment enhancing the reservations beyond 50%, which was on proportionate representation in the services of the State and educational institutions, which was clearly not permissible under Articles 15(4) and 16(4).

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Consumption of alcohol can only be ascertained by way of blood and urine test by a person suspected to have consumed alcohol.

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The Court stated that if the amendment was not allowed it would lead to unnecessary multiplicity of litigation, as the amendments appeared to be necessary to determine the real controversy between the parties.

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The Court opined that both the contract teachers and the guest teachers are discharging same duties as they are teaching students in schools and thus, there is no difference between the contract teachers and the guest teachers.

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This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1953 on partial partition.

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Shariat law permits Muslim to contract more than one marriage, but it must be borne in mind that merely because an act was lawful, it did not per se become justifiable in married life. Contracting a second marriage by a Muslim may be lawful, but it causes enormous cruelty to the first wife.

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Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah is the sitting judge of the Supreme Court of India. He was elevated to the Supreme Court in February 2023. He has formerly served as a Judge in Patna High Court and Andhra Pradesh High Court.

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Police excesses and maltreatment of detainees/undertrial prisoners or suspects, tarnishes the image of any civilised nation, and encourages the men in ‘Khaki’ to consider themselves to be above the law and sometimes even to become law unto themselves.

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The amount of compensation is fixed as a token to remind the Judicial Officers that before taking cognizance and during judicial inquiry and trial, it is the bounden and obligatory duty to go through the complaint carefully and then take cognizance.

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The essential element of dowry is payment or demand of money, property or valuable security given or agreed to be given as “consideration of marriage”.

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The public interest asserted cannot be entertained since dealers registered under earlier VAT regime, now shifted to GST regime, by virtue of Constitution (101st Amendment) Act, 2016 cannot be said to be a marginalized section, who are incapable of agitating their rights before the courts of law.