News Update New Zealand introduces bill to improve Māori representation in local government 2 Feb 2021 As the country prepares for the 2022 local council elections, the New Zealand government declared Sunday that it is implementing a new government bill to increase Māori representation in local…
News Update Samsung Chairman Sentenced to Prison by Seoul High Court 19 Jan 2021 On Monday, the Seoul High Court sentenced Samsung chairman Lee Jae Yong to two and a half years in prison on charges of corruption and bribery. Mr. Lee is the…
News Update South Korea upholds 20-year prison sentence for impeached former President 18 Jan 2021 South Korea's Supreme Court upheld a 20-year prison term on Thursday for former President Park Guen-hye, who was sentenced in 2018 on charges of misuse of influence, bribery and intimidation.…
News Update PIA Held Back in Malaysia Over Legal Dispute in UK Court 16 Jan 2021 A Pakistani International Airplane (PIA) was held back by a Malaysian local court owing to a legal dispute between the airline line company PIA and a company Perigreen pending for…
News Update Stay on Eviction Notice against heirs of Maharaja: Delhi High Court 14 Jan 2021 Chief Justice DN Patel presiding over the Division Judge Bench of the Delhi High Court, ruling on the eviction order of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gaekwad’s heirs for property occupied by…
News Update Access to Drinking Water is a Fundamental Right: Delhi High Court 12 Jan 2021 A Delhi High Court Bench led by Justice Jayant Nath, while ruling in the case of Delhi Sainik Cooperation Housing Building Society Ltd. vs Union of India & Ors. Ruled…
News Update Arrest Should be the Last Option for the Police: Allahabad High Court 9 Jan 20211 Feb 2021 The Allahabad High Court Bench of Hon’ble Justice Siddharth remarked in a recent ruling that indiscriminate and irrational arrests are a gross violation of human rights. According to the Bench,…
News Update CONSORTIUM POSTPONES CLAT 2021 TO JUNE 13 2021 OWING TO CBSE EXAM SCHEDULE 7 Jan 20217 Jan 2021 The CLAT Consortium via a press release on the 6th of January has rescheduled the date for CLAT 2021 to 13th of June, 2021 from the earlier date of 9th…
News Update Lahore High Court Declares the Two-Finger Test on Rape Victims Unconstitutional 5 Jan 20215 Jan 2021 In a recent judgement of the Lahore High Court, Justice Ayesha A. Malik criticised the use of two-finger test and the hymen test on rape victims, and held such tests…
News Update Identity Proof of Applicant only in Rarest of Rare Cases in RTI Application 2 Jan 20212 Jan 2021 According to an order passed by the Central Information Commission (CIC), lack of identity proof of the RTI Applicant is not a valid ground for the rejection of an RTI…
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