Dr (Adv.) Neel Mani Tripathi

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Babus and their innovation 🔥

This is the contactess littler picking machine demo'ed in Hyderabad. It requires a man to hold that huge pipe and direct it towards the litter, and it picks up slower than a home vaccum.

[arun v @unraveaero]

A civilised country that prioritises the safety of its people and visitors over the sensibilities of jobless activists

[Kakul Misra @KakulMisra]

This Kannadiga madness is now getting out of hand. Language fanatic s in Karnataka will defend this too.

[Dr (Adv.) Neel Mani Tripathi @DrNMTripathi]

@DeadlyLaw Res ipsa loquitur ("the thing speaks for itself")

[Dr (Adv.) Neel Mani Tripathi @DrNMTripathi]

𝗔𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟭𝟴𝟱𝟴 𝗺𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺 “𝗗𝘂𝗳𝗳” 𝗔𝗿𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴- 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼l𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘁- '𝗝𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲'

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱
𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘁: William “Duff” Armstrong, the son of Jack Armstrong (a friend of Lincoln from New Salem).
𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲: Murder. Duff Armstrong was accused of killing a man named James Metzker during a fight.
𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀’𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺: A key prosecution witness testified that he saw Armstrong strike Metzker by the light of the moon.

𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗻’𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆
𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗰:
Lincoln is said to have produced an almanac for the month and year in question—some accounts say from his pocket, others that he borrowed it—and showed that the moon would have been at such a low position that the witness could not possibly have seen what he claimed to see.

𝗝𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗰’𝘀 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀:
While the formal doctrine of judicial notice was not as clearly spelled out in 1858 Illinois law as it is today, Lincoln effectively asked the court to accept the almanac’s data (the phases and position of the moon) as an indisputable fact. By doing so, he did not need to bring in an astronomer or other technical witnesses. The court and jury could readily accept the almanac’s printed information as credible and authoritative.

𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀’𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆:
Once the almanac showed the moon to have been almost nonexistent in the sky at the critical time, the credibility of the witness’s entire testimony was undermined. Lincoln argued that the witness either lied or was honestly mistaken about what he saw.

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁:
Largely thanks to this contradiction, the jury found Duff Armstrong not guilty. The dramatic almanac demonstration became legendary, reflecting Lincoln’s ingenuity in court.

𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆
Use of Publicly Available Facts:
Lincoln’s approach foreshadowed the modern practice of courts taking judicial notice of widely recognized facts or official publications (such as calendars, almanacs, and other government documents).

𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀:
By relying on a commonly accepted source for astronomical data, Lincoln minimized the need for expert testimony, simplified his argument, and created a memorable moment that swayed the jury.

H𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲:
Though this story is widely told, some historians question small details—such as whether Lincoln really surprised the courtroom with the almanac. Even so, the core lesson remains: Lincoln’s tactical use of an indisputable public fact (akin to judicial notice) was both novel and highly effective for its time.

Abraham Lincoln’s introduction of the almanac in the Armstrong trial illustrates how he leveraged a principle similar to 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻-𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲—presenting a fact so readily verifiable and indisputable that the court and jury could accept it without extensive formal proof. That simple yet powerful demonstration helped him discredit the prosecution’s star witness and secure an acquittal for his client.

[Dr (Adv.) Neel Mani Tripathi @DrNMTripathi]

@prtpncl Kyuki SC apne Ghar me ghusane se pahle ye batata hai hai ki vo ghusane dega ki nahi aur HCs sabhi ko ghusa to leta hai par ghar dikhane ke bad kuch logo ko bhaga deta hai.

[Dr (Adv.) Neel Mani Tripathi @DrNMTripathi]

@coldbrewfiend I was there too.

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@indiankanoon Congratulations! You’ve been a great help to me over the years.

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𝗔𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟭𝟴𝟱𝟴 𝗺𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺 “𝗗𝘂𝗳𝗳” 𝗔𝗿𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴- 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼l𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘁- '𝗝𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲'

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱
𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘁: William “Duff” Armstrong, the son of Jack Armstrong (a friend of Lincoln from New Salem).
𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲: Murder. Duff Armstrong was accused of killing a man named James Metzker during a fight.
𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀’𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺: A key prosecution witness testified that he saw Armstrong strike Metzker by the light of the moon.

𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗻’𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆
𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗰:
Lincoln is said to have produced an almanac for the month and year in question—some accounts say from his pocket, others that he borrowed it—and showed that the moon would have been at such a low position that the witness could not possibly have seen what he claimed to see.

𝗝𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗰’𝘀 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀:
While the formal doctrine of judicial notice was not as clearly spelled out in 1858 Illinois law as it is today, Lincoln effectively asked the court to accept the almanac’s data (the phases and position of the moon) as an indisputable fact. By doing so, he did not need to bring in an astronomer or other technical witnesses. The court and jury could readily accept the almanac’s printed information as credible and authoritative.

𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀’𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆:
Once the almanac showed the moon to have been almost nonexistent in the sky at the critical time, the credibility of the witness’s entire testimony was undermined. Lincoln argued that the witness either lied or was honestly mistaken about what he saw.

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁:
Largely thanks to this contradiction, the jury found Duff Armstrong not guilty. The dramatic almanac demonstration became legendary, reflecting Lincoln’s ingenuity in court.

𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆
Use of Publicly Available Facts:
Lincoln’s approach foreshadowed the modern practice of courts taking judicial notice of widely recognized facts or official publications (such as calendars, almanacs, and other government documents).

𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀:
By relying on a commonly accepted source for astronomical data, Lincoln minimized the need for expert testimony, simplified his argument, and created a memorable moment that swayed the jury.

H𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲:
Though this story is widely told, some historians question small details—such as whether Lincoln really surprised the courtroom with the almanac. Even so, the core lesson remains: Lincoln’s tactical use of an indisputable public fact (akin to judicial notice) was both novel and highly effective for its time.

Abraham Lincoln’s introduction of the almanac in the Armstrong trial illustrates how he leveraged a principle similar to 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻-𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲—presenting a fact so readily verifiable and indisputable that the court and jury could accept it without extensive formal proof. That simple yet powerful demonstration helped him discredit the prosecution’s star witness and secure an acquittal for his client.

[Dr (Adv.) Neel Mani Tripathi @DrNMTripathi]

@apurv_shaurya Absolutely agree — and it’s ironic that most of these colleges charge over ₹2 lakh per year in fees, yet fail to equip students with even the most practical legal skills.

[Dr (Adv.) Neel Mani Tripathi @DrNMTripathi]

Students!!!!!!! Even the most senior faculty members of a college would struggle to draft an application to the SHO for filing an FIR at a police station. If asked to describe the cognizable offences accurately and apply the correct legal sections, they would likely fall short. In contrast, an ordinary constable at the police station could draft a far better application with more precision.

[Dr (Adv.) Neel Mani Tripathi @DrNMTripathi]

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀?

𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Stare decisis is a fundamental doctrine in common law legal systems that requires courts to follow the precedents (prior decisions) set by higher courts in the same jurisdiction. The term comes from a Latin phrase meaning “to stand by things decided.”

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗜𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀

𝗛𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝘀: Lower courts must abide by the rulings of higher courts on similar legal issues. This keeps the law consistent across the judicial system.

𝗕𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘃𝘀. 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘂𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁:

𝗕𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁: A lower court is obligated to follow the decisions of a higher court in the same jurisdiction.
𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘂𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁: Decisions from other jurisdictions or parallel courts may guide but do not strictly bind the court.
𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: While courts typically follow stare decisis, they may deviate if a prior decision is deemed outdated or incorrectly decided.

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗜𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: Stare decisis ensures that people and businesses can rely on existing judicial interpretations of the law when planning their activities.
𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆: It reduces the time and expense required to litigate the same legal issues repeatedly.
𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Courts aim to respect and uphold established legal principles, fostering stability in the legal system.

Overall, stare decisis is crucial for maintaining a stable and orderly system of justice. It balances the need for consistency in the law with the flexibility to overturn outmoded precedents when necessary.

[Dr (Adv.) Neel Mani Tripathi @DrNMTripathi]

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀?

𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Stare decisis is a fundamental doctrine in common law legal systems that requires courts to follow the precedents (prior decisions) set by higher courts in the same jurisdiction. The term comes from a Latin phrase meaning “to stand by things decided.”

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗜𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀

𝗛𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝘀: Lower courts must abide by the rulings of higher courts on similar legal issues. This keeps the law consistent across the judicial system.

𝗕𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘃𝘀. 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘂𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁:

𝗕𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁: A lower court is obligated to follow the decisions of a higher court in the same jurisdiction.
𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘂𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁: Decisions from other jurisdictions or parallel courts may guide but do not strictly bind the court.
𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: While courts typically follow stare decisis, they may deviate if a prior decision is deemed outdated or incorrectly decided.

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗜𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: Stare decisis ensures that people and businesses can rely on existing judicial interpretations of the law when planning their activities.
𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆: It reduces the time and expense required to litigate the same legal issues repeatedly.
𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Courts aim to respect and uphold established legal principles, fostering stability in the legal system.

Overall, stare decisis is crucial for maintaining a stable and orderly system of justice. It balances the need for consistency in the law with the flexibility to overturn outmoded precedents when necessary.

[Dr (Adv.) Neel Mani Tripathi @DrNMTripathi]

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