Personal liberty protected under Article 21 is so sacrosanct and so high in the scale of constitutional values that it is the obligation of the detaining authority to show that the impugned detention meticulously accords with the procedure established by law. Case name: Rekha V/s State Of T. Nadu Tr. Sec. To Govt.& Anr. Case …
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Human life is more valuable and must be preserved at all costs and that every member of the medical profession, may, every human being, is under an obligation to provide such aid to another as may be necessary to help him survive from near-fatal accidents. Case name: Pt. Parmanand Katara Vs. Union of India & Ors. …
Rule 8 of the 1991 Rules, it is plain that 1991 appointees who were selected and appointed in accordance with the service rules cannot be made junior to 1994 appointees even if it is assumed that the selection and appointment of 1994 appointees was for earlier vacancies. Case name: Pawan Pratap Singh & Ors. V/s. …
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The company being a non-statutory body and one incorporated under the Companies Act, there was neither a statutory nor a public duty imposed on it by a statute in respect of which enforcement could be sought by means of a mandamus, nor was there in its workmen any corresponding legal right for enforcement of any …
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It is only for the petitioner to produce evidence to show that Respondent is liable and have no merits in the case. Case Name: M/S Popular Steel V/S Jahangir Alam and Anr. Case Number: W.P. (C) Nos. 7107, 7108 of 2012 Court: Delhi High Court Bench: Justice Ms. Rekha Pillai Decided on: February 5, 2019 …
A Court of justice is a public forum. It is through publicity that the citizens are convinced that the Court renders evenhanded justice, and it is, therefore, necessary that the trial should be open to the public and there should be no restraint on the publication of the report of the Court proceedings Case name: …
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“No individual should be forcibly subjected to any of the techniques in question, whether in the context of investigation in criminal cases or otherwise. Doing so would amount to an unwarranted intrusion into personal liberty.” [Case Brief] Selvi & Ors vs State of Karnataka & Anr. Case name: Selvi & Ors vs State of Karnataka …
There is clear evidence to indicate that the worship by the Hindus in the outer courtyard continued unimpeded in spite of the setting up of a grill-brick wall in 1857. Their possession of the outer courtyard stands established together with the incidents attaching to their control over it. Case name: M Siddiq (D) Thr Lrs …
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A Minister of a State is paid from its public exchequer, and he is paid for doing public duty and a Minister is a ’public officer’ within the meaning of Sec. 80 as defined in Sec. 2 (17) (h) of the Civil Procedure Code Case name: M. Karunanidhi V/S Union of India Citation: 1979 …
If nature of opinions expressed by citizens or individuals pertain to matters of general public interest, it would certainly be within the powers of the House to have a discussion or debate concerning such opinions. Case name: Justice (Retd.) Markandey Katju v. the Lok Sabha & Another Case number: WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO.504 OF 2015 …
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