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“The language employed in Section 20(3) of the Lokpal Act is peremptory and admits of no discretion. The legislative intent is that the prima facie satisfaction necessary for directing an investigation under the Act must be reached only after considering the explanation of the concerned public servant.”
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“Education must not be perceived merely as a commercial venture undertaken for profit. It is, and must remain, a noble service to society that carries with it a profound moral and constitutional responsibility.”
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Violence erupted when a Maulana allegedly called upon members of a particular community to assemble at the Islamiya Inter College, and the crowd went awry.
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The Court reiterated that though in a rape and murder case based on circumstantial evidence, the death penalty can be awarded in the ‘rarest of rare’, normally imprisonment for life without any remission may be awarded, unless a death sentence is inevitable.
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In the case at hand, a couple on a motorcycle was hit by another motorcycle driven in a negligent manner, and their compensation claim was denied.
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“Without any documentary evidence, the voters could not be declared as persons of unsound mind, and if such declaration was made even without hearing them, that will not only be an injustice but also an insult to those persons.”
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“Court cannot help such writ petitioner appearing in person on basis of defective writ petition, making prayers contrary to law.”
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“There is nothing in the Passport Act which even remotely suggests that pendency of disciplinary or vigilance proceedings would stand as an absolute bar for grant of passport.”
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“This Court reminds the students that their admission to the University by their parents is fundamentally for the purpose of receiving education and thus the prime focus of all students should remain acquisition of knowledge.”
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“The value of human life does not vary with the category of ticket purchased. Every passenger, irrespective of class, is entitled to the same standard of safety, care, and vigilance from the Railways.”
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“The liberty granted to the accused through bail orders remained illusory as he continued to languish in jail, and the separate bail bonds liable to be executed by the sureties required them to travel to various Magistrate Courts all over the State.”
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“Petitions filed under the Surrogacy Act must not be treated as routine applications, as they concern one of the deepest aspirations of human life, the desire of childless couples to have a child.”
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“Judicial decorum and legal propriety mandates that where a Single Bench or Division Bench does not agree with the decision of the Bench of co-ordinate jurisdiction, the matter should be referred to a Larger Bench.”
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“The consent given by the prosecutrix to sexual intercourse with a person with whom she is deeply in love with, on a promise that he would marry her, cannot be considered to be given under a misconception of fact.”
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“Even after the institution become constituent of Allahabad University, it still remains autonomous, and its finances are taken care by Central Government independently.”
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Defendant 2 was operating a YouTube Channel that used photographs and videos of Anjana Om Kashyap in a manner portraying that the channel was hers. The channel also posted certain deepfake videos including fake news clippings of the plaintiff.
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“The corpus is a bright child and wishes to pursue her studies and even attend civil services examination.”
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“At best, the letter consenting to appointment of sole arbitrator, was a conditional acceptance of the appointment of a sole arbitrator. The condition being that the sole arbitrator would adjudicate the disputes between the petitioner and both the respondents.”
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“The Detaining Authority ought to have examined whether they were sufficient to curb the evil of further indulgence in identical activities which is the very basis of the preventive detention order.”
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“The offences alleged relate to illegal hunting of a protected wildlife species have serious implications for wildlife preservation and ecological balance. Such offences affect public interest at large and must be dealt with sternly.”
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