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..... pdf. and the industry could easily revert back to the substantial noncompliance that existed in 2004, particularly after today s broad ruling reduces the industry s incentive to police itself. the industry also argues for an alternative technological solution, namely filtering at the console level. brief for respondents 53. but it takes only a quick search ..... scientific value. 1746(d)(1)(a)(iii). and it is easier here than in miller or ginsberg to separate the sheep from the goats at the statute s border. that is because here the industry it- self has promulgated standards and created a review process, in which adults who typically have experience with children assess what ..... for juvenile delinquency. see brief for cato institute as amicus curiae 6 7. when motion pictures came along, they became the villains instead. the days when the police looked upon dime novels as the most dangerous of textbooks in the school for crime are drawing to a close . they say that the moving picture machine .....
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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, et al. SYLLABUS OCTOBER TERM, 2010 WAL-MART STORES, INC. V. DUKES SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES WAL-MART STORES, INC. v . DUKES etal. certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the ninth circuit No. 10277.Argued March 29, 2011Decided June 20, 2011 Respondents, current or former employees of petitioner Wal-Mart, sought judgment against the company for injunctive and declaratory relief, punitive damages, and backpay, on behalf of themselves and a nationwide class of some 1.5 million female employees, because of Wal-Marts alleged discrimination against women in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. They claim that local managers exercise their discretion over pay and promotions disproportionately in favor of men, which has an unlawful disparate impact on female employees; and that Wal-Marts refusal to cabin its managers authority amounts to disparate treatment. The District Court certified the class, finding that ...
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..... murdered while working in the area to register african-american voters. see united states v. price, 383 u. s. 787, 790 (1966) . on bloody sunday in 1965, in selma, alabama, police beat and used tear gas against hundreds marching in sup- port of african-american enfranchisement. see northwest austin, supra, at 220, n. 3 (thomas, j., concurring in judgment in part .....
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..... not protect racial minorities from political defeat. but neither does it give the majority free rein to erect selective barriers against racial minorities. the political-process doctrine polices the channels of change to ensure that the majority, when it wins, does so without rigging the rules of the game to ensure its success. today, ..... s decision, protecting the right to meaningful participation in the political process must mean more than simply removing barriers to participation. it must mean vigilantly policing the political process to ensure that the majority does not use other methods to prevent minority groups from partaking in that process on equal footing. why ..... government ). this should come as no surprise. the political process is the channel of change. id., at 103 (describing the importance of the judiciary in policing the channels of political change ). it is the means by which citizens may both obtain desirable legislation and repeal undesirable legislation. of course, we do .....
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRASDATED : 27.6.2013CORAM:THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE V.RAMASUBRAMANIANC.S.Nos.339 of 1999, 995 of 1999 and 551 of 2001andTr.C.S.Nos.2 and 3 of 2003A.Arunagiri.. Plaintiff in CS 339/1999M/s.Ramu & Co.,Represented by its Partner, B.Sudha,91, C.P.Ramasamy Road,Alwarpet, .. Plaintiff in CS 995/99 & 551/01 / Chennai-18. D3 in CS 339/99A.Thayumanaguru.. Plaintiff in Tr.CS 2/03G.Anbazhagan.. Plaintiff in Tr.CS 3/03 Vs.The Egmore Benefit Society Ltd.,No.13, Flowers Road, .. D1 in CS 339/99, 551/01,Chennai-600 084. Tr.CS 2&3/03 / D2 in CS 995/99N.M.R. Investments Pvt. Ltd.,Flat No.A1, Rams Apartments,No.3, 8th Street, Gopalapuram, .. D1 in CS 995/99 /D3 in CS 551/01 Chennai-600 086. & Tr.CS 2&3/2003Sri Raj & Co.,No.14, II Floor,Sunkurama Chetty Street, .. D2 in CS 339/99 & 551/01 &Chennai-1. D3 in CS 995/99 M/s.Ramu & Co.,91, C.P.Ramasamy Road, .. D3 in CS 339/99 / D2 in Tr.CS Alwarpet, Chennai-18. 2 & 3/03 & Plai...
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..... part a of the schedule of the prevention of money-laundering act, 2002 and (2) for offences specified under part c of the schedule viz., having cross border implications etc. 32.indeed, the 'offence of money-laundering' as defined under the prevention of money-laundering act, centres around the 'proceeds of crime'. 33.money ..... of sandavellore, chittoor and papankuzhi villages in and thereby cheated them to the tune of rs.27 crores. after completion of enquiries conducted by the deputy commissioner of police, central crime branch, chennai, a charge sheet was laid before the additional chief metropolitan magistrate, egmore, chennai on 25.11.2010. (iii)it transpired from the ..... the avowed object of gathering evidence during the investigation to ascertain the proceeds of crime be involved in money-laundering. further, the charge sheet laid by the police in c.c.no.88 of 2011 relates to the investigation for predicate offences committed for criminal acts and it does not relate to the 'proceeds of .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal CESTAT Delhi
Reported in : (2000)(121)ELT515TriDel
1. The appellants in this case are manufacturers of Light Commercial Vehicles (LCVs) classifiable under Chapter 87 of the Central Excise Tariff. At the relevant time the appellants had imported various quantities of components for the manufacture of LCV. They were also availing of the benefit of two Customs exemption notifications namely, Notification No. 222/87 and 74/85-Cus. Notification No. 222/87 entitled manufacturers of fuel efficient LCVs, such as the ones manufactured by the appellants; to import components of such LCVs in completely knocked down (CKD) condition at concessional rate of duty. Notification No.74/85 allowed imports of components of fuel efficient LCVs which are intended for purposes of providing warranty coverage or after-sales services by the manufacturer to customers. The concessional rate of Customs duty under this notification was 50% ad valorem.2. By a Show Cause Notice dated 14-9-1992, the appellants were called upon by the Department to show cause why diff...
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THE HONBLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU AND THE HONBLE SMT JUSTICE ANIS CIVIL REVISION PETITION No.3872 OF2014 31-12-2014 S.LakshmiPetitioner M/s Reliance Builders, Hyderabad And others .Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr.M.V.Durga Prasad Counsel for the Respondents : Mr.S.Ravi for R1. Mr.S.Niranjan Reddy, For R2 to 8 and 13 Mr.KVR Chowdary, For R9 to R12 Mr.T.Bala Mohan Reddy, For R15 : ?. Cases referred:1. (1987) 1 SCC2882.(2007) 7 SCC1253.AIR2000CaL.207 4.2010 (1) ALD453(DB) 5.2011 LAW SUIT (MAD) 2685 6.AIR1984AP107.(2010) 13 SCC888. (2010) 2 SCC2739.(2005) 8 SCC61810.(2007) 6 SCC79811.AIR2006SC242212.(2002) 4 SCC10513.(2002) 5 SCC51014.AIR1975SC129715.(2013) 9 SCC37416.AIR1954SC215THE HONBLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU AND THE HONBLE SMT JUSTICE ANIS CIVIL REVISION PETITION NO.3872 OF2014ORDER: (per the HONBLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU) This revision is directed against the order and decree, dated 06-06-2014 in I.A.No.2437 of 2013 in O.P.No.1949 of 2013 on the file of the II Additional Chie...
Tag this Judgment!Court : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ITAT Mumbai
Reported in : (2003)86ITD791(Mum.)
1. The assessee in these appeals is Raymond Ltd., a public limited company engaged in the manufacture of suitings, engineers' steel files and rasps and cement in India. In order to muster funds for the purpose of putting BD facilities for the production of cold-rolled steel products including sillicon products, the Greenfield Textile project and the normal capital expenditure requirements, the company proposed to issue Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) in the international market.Two types of GDRs were contemplated--(1) International GDRs which were offered to investors outside the United States of America (USA) and India restricted to offshore transactions, and (2) GDRs under Rule 144A of the Securities Regulations of the USA, offered in the USA to "qualified institutional buyers" (QIBs). The total number of GDRs issued was 37,68,844. The issue price of each GDR was US $ 15.92. Each GDR represented 2 shares of the company of the face value of Rs. 10 per share. Approximately US $58 mi...
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..... father of the deceased, teg bahadur came to him in the office on that day and told that his son jagannath had been taken away by the police and the police was demanding rs.500/- from him, for the release of his son. teg bahadur demanded rs.300/- from him and he gave the said sum. ..... inter alia, convicted the appellant dsp and asi under section 3and sentenced to life imprisonment; the apex court upheld the conviction observed as under: violative of 86. police atrocities are always the constitutional mandate, particularly, article 21 (protection of life and personal liberty) and article 22 (person arrested must be informed the grounds of detention ..... supra) tell an interesting tale wherein what was described as uncivilized method of interrogation had taken another toll on one nathu banjara; who was brought to the police station rampura for interrogation in a murder case. during the course of interrogation, nathu died and as the postmortem showed after sustaining multiple contusions over his body .....
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