Bina Murlidhar Hemdev and Others v Kanhaiyalal Lokram Hemdev and Others Supreme Court of India 14 May 1999 Appeal (civil) 3141 of 1999 The Judgment was delivered by : M. Jagannadha Rao‚ J. 1. Leave granted. 2. This appeal is filed by the four plaintiffs‚ the widow and children of late Murlidhar Lokram Hemdev who died intestate on or about 8.5.1976. The appeal is directed against the order of the High Court of Bombay in Appeal No. 1019 of 1997 dated 12.9.97 confirming the order of the learned
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The Magistrates’ court is an important part of the criminal justice system and almost 95% of cases are completed there. Moreover magistrates’ courts deal with many civil cases e.g. family matters‚ liquor licensing and betting and gaming. For over 600 years Justices of the Peace have held courts in order to punish law breakers resolve local disputes and keep order in the community. Cases in the magistrates’ courts are usually heard by a panel of three magistrates (Justices of the Peace) supported
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Moreover‚ the United States court system is composed of a litigation process that allows the person in accusation to deliver their case in an unbiased manner. In America each state has its own court system. As a part of this system the offender is innocent until proven guilty. They also have the right to plea-bargain and a quick jury trial. The courts are the foremost authority where verdicts are made and where the defense attorney‚ prosecuting attorney‚ and judge advocate gather (Stevenson‚ 1966
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Small Claims Courts Small Claims courts are a crucial aspect of the Canadian Legal system that could even be relevant to you one day. Small Claims courts are were created to try and give the average Joe a cheap‚ simple way to settle any type of arguments involving property or finances‚ without necessarily having to know a whole lot about law. You do not need to know many legal terms and the case usually consists of you telling your story for the judge to make a decision. It is a court that was
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1. This story is about the Supreme Court’s decision. What process did this case have to go through to get to the Supreme Court? Before cases reach the state of transitioning into a lawsuit‚ a dispute most likely has transpired between parties that had some sort of business or contractual relationship. In this case‚ Betty Dukes was an employee of Wal-Mart‚ Inc. who complained about the disparities she encountered as a female employee opposed to the male co-workers. Usually‚ lawsuits can be avoided
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------------------------------------------------- Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Kimberly Leed 2Y / History The CCJ is the first proposed court of final jurisdiction for the Anglophone Caribbean‚ all other courts had to answer to the English court. The supremacy of the English courts was laid down in the Colonial Laws Validity Act of 1865‚ which formally conferred the power to make laws on colonial legislatures‚ but at the same time it declared that colonial laws inconsistent
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Date(s) of Court Observation: October 6‚ 2016 Court: 89th District Court – Judge Charles Barnard Case (Parties/Attorneys): The State of Texas vs. Courtney Nicole Lee State representative Starla Jones and defense attorney Rebecca Ruddy Motion to find bond insufficient due to incompetence Observations/Impressions: Courtney Lee‚ a 20-year-old woman‚ the defendant in this case‚ was charged with first degree felony for two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a 13-year-old boy
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Is the Court System Fair? Lynette Price CJA-224 9/03/2012 Professor John Pierce Throughout generations‚ the public joke of how attorneys are like sharks‚ they “circle around their prey before they head in for the kill” has been proven through ruthlessness and relentlessness to acquire and win a court case‚ especially if the possible case is high-profile (a Hollywood star‚ a nationally known football player‚ singer‚ a television show icon and etc.) The stigma of working in one of the top
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Karan Puri Miranda vs. Arizona (1966) In Miranda v. Arizona (1966)‚ the Supreme Court ruled that detained criminal suspects‚ prior to police questioning‚ must be informed of their constitutional right to an attorney and against self-incrimination. The case began with the 1963 arrest of Phoenix resident Ernesto Miranda‚ who was charged with rape‚ kidnapping‚ and robbery. Miranda was not informed of his rights prior to the police interrogation. During the two-hour interrogation‚ Miranda allegedly
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Week 3 IW “Discretion & Court Cases” Discretion & Court Cases Discretion varies in each profession just as it does in each jurisdiction. It is how a person in an authoritative position conducts themselves and what they do in accordance with their profession and with ethical obligations as well as the law. Disparity is a major player in the terms of discretion which includes Race‚ Ethnicity‚ Gender‚ and Age. First and foremost society has set the mind frame for this which
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