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The Government and its public officer; from which it must be inferred that the terms Government and public officer cannot be conflated to be one-and-the-same. Thus, the description of the defendant as “Rajya Sabha Secretariat, through its Secretary General” cannot be taken to mean that the Rajya Sabha Secretariat and the Secretary General are one and-the-same thing or that relief has been sought against the Secretary General.

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The issue under consideration is whether the result of a polygraph test can become ground of discharge of an accused at stage of charge and could the learned Judge while passing order on application for grant of anticipatory bail, pass an order suggesting to the IO to conduct polygraph test of accused and victim to ascertain the truth of the matter without there being a prayer by accused or prosecution.

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“An act of discrimination is not only a denial of promise of equal protection before the law. Rather, every act of exclusion is an assault on the dignity of a person. Instead of providing an equal space to grow, we have been compelling the persons with disabilities to prove, time and again, that they are capable of a lot more than we think.”

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The present suit relates to the idea of a storytelling platform, there can be no monopoly over the running of such a platform. However, all such platforms that share stories about various individuals/subjects would be attaching/incorporating their own creative ways to communicate and disseminate the said stories, which constitute the expression. Such expression is protectable under Copyright law.

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“Primary aim of refresher course is to strengthen knowledge of old photographer in the light of advancement that has occurred in field of photography, equipment and related techniques, digital mode, etc. The refresher course is intended to upgrade all old school photographers and enhance their knowledge and skill, as digital technology has modified entire process of camera and photographs.”

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“The Family Courts Act, 1984 was enacted pursuant to the 59th Report of the Law Commission wherein it was stressed that in dealing with the disputes concerning the family, the family court should adopt an approach radically different from that adopted in ordinary civil proceedings.”

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LADLI Scheme, Delhi Pension Scheme for Women in Distress, National Family Benefit Scheme and Delhi Pension Schemes for Women in Distress and National Family Benefit Scheme are few schemes for orphaned children who lost either one or both parent(s) on account of COVID-19.

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“The issuance of a direction to release such royalty sum would involve not only a conclusive and final adjudication on the petitioner’s right to receive such sum but also framing of an interim award and that cannot be said to fall within the ambit of Section 9 of the A&C Act.”

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“The present petition is filed for the benefit of students studying in Delhi government schools, who are deprived of the playground facility for outdoor sports as provided under Section 19 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 and its Schedule thereunder.”

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“Viewed from the perspective of initial impression conveyed by defendant’s mark on the mind of consumer of average intelligence and imperfect recollection, if a court crosses such consumer’s mind as to whether market is not the same as, or associated with, the mark of plaintiff, which is seen earlier in point of time, “likelihood of confusion” and “likelihood of association”, within the meaning of Section 29(2)(b) of the Trade Marks Act, 1999 necessarily exists.”

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“If Tata can sell its Himalayan Pink Salt by advertising it as natural, free of chemicals, additives, and as being neither processed nor bleached and, therefore, a healthy alternative to common salt, then why Puro cannot do so. Tata cannot seek any injunction against Puro using the very same expressions for its own Puro Healthy Salt, vis-à-vis white salt.”