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SL CoA | Writ Court cannot monitor criminal investigations as a Magistrate; Court dismisses appeal in the Easter Sunday Terror Attack case hinting re-arrest in case of discovery of new evidence

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Division Bench of Mahinda Samayawardhena and Arjuna Obeyesekere, JJ., while

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SL SC | Translation of judgment can’t be obtained if you are not a party or Attorney-at-Law to the related case under Art. 24(3) of Constitution; Court rejects motion

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Full Judge Bench of Priyantha Jayawardena, Vijith K. Malalgoda and Murdu

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SCOTUS | Providing dissimilar treatment for men and women who are similarly situated cannot stand in the face of Fourteenth Amendment and the Equal Protection Clause: Court while construing provisions of Idaho Code

Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS): A Full Judge Bench of Warren E. Burger, C.J. and Lewis F. Powell, Jr., Harry

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SCOTUS | Obergefell v. Hodges Ruling credited with the creation of ‘Right to Same-Sex Marriage’ in USA, heavily criticized for its “ruinous consequence for religious liberty”

Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS): While denying the issuance of the writ of certiorari as prayed by Kim Davis, a

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SCOTUS | South Carolina’s witness signature rule for absentee ballots temporarily reinstated

Supreme Court of The United States (SCOTUS): In a crucial decision before the upcoming Presidential Elections in the USA, the SCOTUS temporarily

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SL SC | S. 31 B (5) of Industrial Disputes Act does not debar from maintaining application to Labour Tribunal against termination of services and to file fundamental rights application to SC simultaneously

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Full Bench of Jayantha Jayasuriya, CJ and Murdu N.B. Fernando and

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Mother cannot be deprived of her child’s custody on the ground of difference in faith; Court embarks on rights of guardian in nurture in absence of father

Lord Campbell, CJ., while deciding the custody of child allowed the Writ of Habeas Corpus, marking significant observations on ‘guardian of nurture’

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SL SC | Preliminary objection overruled, no provision requiring the filing of objections in an appeal; Court allows appeal

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Full Bench of Priyantha Jayawardena, PC, Murdu N.B. Fernando, PC, and

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[Manslaughter v. Murder] English Law on Envy, Malice and Hatred

Lord Kelyng, J., while distinguishing the offence of manslaughter from murder, held the accused guilty for the offence of murder acknowledging the

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SL CoA | Court dismisses the appeal stating “He who invokes the writ jurisdiction of this Court shall come with clean hands and act in utmost good faith”; Court affirms the ex-parte order of Consumer Affairs Authority

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Division Bench of Mahinda Samayawardhena and Arjuna Obeyesekere, JJ., dismissed

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SL SC | Court modifies and reduces sentence considering health reasons of accused punishable under S. 391 of Penal code; partly allows appeal

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Full Bench of Buwaneka Aluwihare PC, Preethi Padman Surasena and E.

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“Fair trial is the foundation of the rule of law and criminal justice system”: Islamabad HC rules in favour of extending another chance to the Govt. of India to appoint a counsel for Kulbhushan Jadhav

Islamabad High Court: The Bench of Athar Minallah, C.J., Aamer Farooq and Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb, JJ., while observing that the right to

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SL CoA | Punishment of Rape convict increased in appeal considering the previous sentence inadequate in the grave crime; Court allows Revision Application

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Division Bench of K.K. Wickremasinghe and Devika Abeyratne, JJ., allowed

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UK SC | Whether a court in the United Kingdom has jurisdiction to grant an injunction to restrain the infringement of a UK patent? [Detailed Report]

Supreme Court of the United Kingdom: While deciding the instant appeal raising questions important to the international market in telecommunications such as

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SL SC | Accused of S. 314 Penal Code acquitted by the magistrate to be retried; Court dismisses appeal

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Bench of Buwaneka Aluwihare, LTB Dehideniya and P Padman Surasena, JJ.,

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Bangladesh SC | Period of limitation in filing petitions/applications/suits/appeals/revisions and all other proceedings under general or special laws extended till 31st August

Supreme Court of Bangladesh: Full Bench of Syed Mahmud Hossain, CJ and Muhammad Imman Ali, Hasan Foez Siddique, Mirza Hussain Haider, Abu

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Pak SC | Terms like “disabled,” “physically handicapped” & “mentally retarded” deeply bruise and offend human dignity of persons with different abilities; Court directs govt. to replace use of such words

Supreme Court of Pakistan: While deciding the instant issue concerning the manner of allocation of 2% Disability Quota for employment under the

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SL SC | Negligence at the time of producing documents at the time of interview for admission; Court dismisses application in relation to violation of Fundamental Rights

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Full Bench of Jayantha Jayasuriya, PC, CJ., L.T.B.Dehideniya and P. Padman

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Court of Appeal, Ireland upholds rejection of family reunification appeal by an Afghan refugee’s third wife, holds polygamous marriages contrary to Irish law

Court of Appeal, Ireland: Donnelly, Ní Raifeartaigh and Binchy JJ rejected an application for family reunification sought by an Afghan couple who

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SL SC | Court states no jurisdiction to hear other issues when preliminary objection on time bar upheld; Dismisses application of violation of fundamental rights

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