Source:-bbc The legislation has been widely criticised since it was imposed by Beijing in June after months of huge pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong last year.In the letter made public on Friday, experts said the law breached international legal obligations.They also voiced concerns it could be used to prosecute political activists.The law, which criminalises secession,

Source:-india New Delhi: In a major development, the Supreme Court on Friday (September 4, 2020) refused to entertain the review petition filed by ministers of six Opposition-ruled states who were seeking a review of the top court’s August 17 order to conduct NEET-UG and JEE (Mains) examinations. The ministers in their plea had claimed that

Source:-freepressjournal Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, has filed a fresh petition in the Bombay High Court seeking that the charges against him be quashed. Purohit was doing his job as a military intelligence officer and was “framed” in the case, his lawyer and former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi

Source:-indianexpress Eight former top police officers of Maharashtra, including the ex Director General of Police (DGP) of Maharashtra and former commissioners of Mumbai Police have moved a public interest litigation (PIL) before the Bombay High Court seeking restraining orders against ‘media trial’ in the Sushant Singh Rajput Death case. The petitioners include former DGPs P

Source:-republicworld Ex-Delhi law minister Jitender Singh Tomar Friday told the Delhi High Court that a fake degree case lodged against him cannot be heard by the special court set up to deal with matters of elected MPs and MLAs as his election to the legislative assembly in 2015 polls has been set aside. Tomar said

Source:-indialegallive New Delhi: The Orissa High Court has acquitted two people of murder charge, 32 years after they had appealed against the trial court verdict. The single bench of Justice S. K. Sahoo passed this judgment while disposing an appeal filed by Nityananda Behera and Madhaba Behera, who were charged with murder during a clash

source:-telegraphindia Six minority schools in Calcutta can approach Calcutta High Court for a “recall/modification” of the court’s order asking a two-member committee to go through their income and expenditure details, the Supreme Court said on Thursday. Until an order is passed on the application of the petitioners, the high court order will be kept in

source:-tribune ISLAMABAD:A three-member bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) will take up the government’s appeal to appoint a lawyer for Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav in order to implement the decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday (today). Jadhav — a serving commander of the Indian Navy associated with Indian spy agency

Source:-hindustantimes The provisions under Special Marriage Act (SMA) requiring parties to an intended marriage to publish their private details for public scrutiny 30 days prior to the intended marriage violates the right to privacy of the parties, a petition filed before the Supreme Court said. The petition filed on August 31 by one Nandini Praveen,

source:-barandbench The Madras High Court recently urged the Bar Council of India to consider introducing necessary changes in its rules so that candidates who do not pursue regular courses in their higher secondary or UG levels are not eligible for pursuing law. “The Bar Council of India can take a cue from this judgment and