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Length of service rendered in the cadre

Length of service rendered in the cadre, the criterion for the determination of seniority under the Delhi Rules is the length of service rendered by the candidates

Modesty

must have been used on the woman intending thereby to outrage her modesty. Intention is not the sole criterion of the offence punishable under s. 354 IPC, and it can be committed by a person assaulting or

Poorer sections

Poorer sections, the expression 'poorer sections' de-notes a division among socially and educationally backward classes on economic criterion, Indira Sawhney v. Union of India, AIR 1993 SC 477 (632). [Constitution of India, Art. 16(4)]

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Secularism and secularization

political ideology and strictly may not accept any religion as the basis of State action or as the criterion of dealing with citizens, the Constitution of India seeks to synthesise religion, religious practice or matters of religion

Standard

of sand and sand ballast. 1. A model accepted as correct by custom, consent, or authority, 2. A criterion for measuring accept-ability, quality or accuracy, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1412-13

Test

Test: (1) To bring one to a trial and examination: or to ascertain the truth. (2) A criterion. (3) A declaration preliminary to admission to an office or corporate body. See UNIVERSITY.

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