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Mamata Banerjee has scored another political point. She has introduced an inventive way of taking the oath in the name of ‘Allah and Ishwar’ combined, in the place of ‘GOD’ given in the form of oath as mandated by the Constitution. By this stroke of oath politics, she has pleased her two major constituencies. Though the act illustrates her political astuteness, one can foresee the legal challenges ahead. We may also see her lawyers taking shelter under ‘Ishwar Allah Tere Naam’, and wake up Gandhji for this reason.Under any democratic system of governance, the oath of office and oath of secrecy are sacrosanct. It is treated as the proof of your allegiance to the constitution and the principles embodied. It’s more of symbolism rather substance. Ultimately, the Nations are run more on symbolism and braided ceremonies, which worked always as a catalyst for pumping patriotism.The ‘form of oath’ given to us by constitution makers … [Read more...] about Oh, GOD! Ishwar Allah Tere Naam; Nothing Unconstitutional in Mamata’s Oath

Rapping the States for their lackadaisical approach towards the issue of female foeticide, a Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justice Dipak Misra and Justice U.U. Lalit recapitulated the saying, “Awake, Arise, Oh! Parth” and stated, “we say this to the States so that they can really wake up to take the issue of female foeticide with all seriousness and sincere concern.”The Bench noted that some States had filed affidavits in pursuance of an earlier order. However, certain states, namely, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Orissa, Tripura, and UT of Daman and Nagar Haveli and Puducherry, “by adopting a lackadaisical attitude”, had still hadn’t filed an affidavit. They were given two weeks time to file the same.Expressing its dissatisfaction with the documents submitted, the Bench observed, “In our considered opinion, there should be a verification of the documents that form the basis … [Read more...] about “Awake, Arise, Oh! Parth”; take the issue of female foeticide with all seriousness and concern: Supreme Court to States [Read the Order]

Police were called to an apartment complex on May 3 after a dead puppy was discovered in the building trash compactor, according to WKYC.  Michael Sutton, 23, admitted to throwing the puppy out of the window of his 6th floor apartment because the dog went to the bathroom in his bed.After going over a list of Sutton’s past crimes, including punching his mother in the ribs and abusing his pregnant girlfriend, Judge Michael Cicconetti could no longer contain his disgust.“You are just vicious. You are revolting. You are cruel. You are inhuman,” Judge Cicconetti said to Sutton.WKYC had cameras in the courtroom during the sentencing hearing. WATCH:Judge Cicconetti continued: I am sick and tired of people coming in here and blaming this on mental illness. Then we have to get you medication. We have to pay for it, and then you don’t take it. Where does that leave a court? I know what I’d like to do. I’d like to give you one of those creative … [Read more...] about Judge Goes Off on ‘Revolting’ Puppy Killer: ‘Oh, Would I Like to Put You in a Dumpster’

Dr. Seuss Enterprises has filed a trademark and copyright lawsuit over a crowdfunded book that is said to combine elements of Star Trek and Dr. Seuss.The federal suit (PDF), filed last Friday, says webcomics company ComicMix “unabashedly misappropriates” the intellectual property of Dr. Seuss Enterprises with its illustrated book, Oh the Places You’ll Boldly Go. The Hollywood Reporter covered the lawsuit.The book used Dr. Seuss’ illustration style, characters, prose and themes, the suit alleges. ComicMix had raised $30,000 through Kickstarter to produce the book, the suit says.The suit includes several illustrations in the new book that are similar to Dr. Seuss illustrations. It also includes some examples of the comic book’s prose, including these:• “You can get out of trouble, any that’s knotty, because in a pinch you’ll beamed out by Scotty.”• “Oh boldly you’ll go, and you’ll meet all the best, and … [Read more...] about Dr. Seuss Enterprises sues over crowdfunded comic, ‘Oh, the Places You’ll Boldly Go!’

The employer throws a holiday party as a chance for its employees to interact with one another on a more social level, have an opportunity to get to know significant others and reward the team for a year of hard work. Unfortunately, this holiday celebration mixed with alcohol and far less formal interaction between colleagues can lead to both employers and employees doing a collective post-party shout of “Oh No!”For whatever reason, there seems to be a loss of good sense and responsibility when it comes to the company holiday party time. In fact, in a 2010 poll by the human resources firm, Adecco, 40 percent of all employees either witnessed or engaged in inappropriate behavior at a holiday work party. Another poll by Monster.com found that one in 10 workers admitted to behaving in a “somewhat or extremely regrettable way” at a holiday party. Finally, according to survey by the Caron Treatment Centers, nearly half of those attending a company holiday party have … [Read more...] about Avoid Going from Ho! Ho! Ho! To Oh No! No! No! re: Company Holiday Parties