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Allahabad High Court
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“Each resident of such area, which is subject to such notification, is a stakeholder and has a right under the Act, 1916 to make suggestions and objections. Such suggestions and objections, when duly filed, have to be considered by the Governor, and the State Government cannot brush aside an objection by means of a general denial that it was not received within the time provided in the draft notification”.

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Jharkhand High Court
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In the present case, there are concurrent findings that the accused persons abused the informant while he was discharging his duty in his office-cum-chamber and insulted him before public and subordinates. Further, the informant was pressurized to issue death certificate, which he was otherwise not agreeable to issue, after explaining the reasons.

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Allahabad High Court
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“If a married son is eligible for compassionate appointment if he was dependent upon his father at the time of his death unless he had his own means of livelihood, then, there is no reason as to why a married daughter who is similarly placed, i.e., if she was dependent upon her father, should not be eligible for compassionate appointment under the aforesaid scheme.”

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Delhi High Court
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In cases involving Section 376 IPC or the POCSO Act, Courts must exercise caution while quashing FIRs, as these offences impact societal interests. However, Delhi High Court acknowledged the unique circumstances where the petitioner and the prosecutrix, now married with children, had reached a settlement, balancing societal concerns with the realities of the parties’ lives.

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socialist secular 42nd constitutional amendment preamble
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The Court said that addition of ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ to the Preamble have not restricted or impeded legislations or policies pursued by elected governments and the constitutional position remains unambiguous, negating the need for a detailed academic pronouncement.

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Chhattisgarh High Court
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“Considering the nature of job of the deceased, her age, the number of dependents and the various decisions of the Supreme Court, the amount awarded by the Trial Court cannot be termed as excessive or exorbitant, rather it appears to be a just and proper compensation.”

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Delhi High Court
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Even though the applicant/petitioner is an accused in the serious crime money laundering, this Court believes that he has every right to avail the best medical treatment, and no authority can curtail the Fundament Right provided to him by the Constitution of India.

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Delhi High Court
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The appellants are technologically savvy persons who have made use of their educational qualifications to promote terrorism and incite offensive activities against the country. Such cases would have to be dealt with differently than cases involving innocent persons, who may have been pulled into crime without their knowledge.

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