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SL CoA | Discrepancies that do not go to the root of the matter and assail the basic version of the witness cannot be given too much importance in deciding cases

Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka: The Bench of M.M.A. Gaffoor and K.K. Wickremasinghe, JJ. dismissed the appeal of the accused-appellant who

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Pak SC | A contract employee is debarred from approaching High Court under constitutional jurisdiction

Pakistan Supreme Court: The Bench of Gulzar Ahmed, Faisal Arab and Ijaz UL Ahsan, JJ., dismissed the petition filed against a Judgment

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SL SC | Appellate Court cannot re-examine or re-appraise evidence analyzed by the Labour Tribunal unless there is a question of law on the face of record

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: The Three-Judge Bench of Vijith K. Malalgoda, M.N.B. Fernando and E.A.G.R. Amarasekara,

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Pak SC | Family Courts Act: Curtailment on right to appeal does not exclude wife’s right of appeal if she is dissatisfied with quantum of dower awarded

Supreme Court of Pakistan: The Three-Judge Bench of Mian Saqib Nisar, CJ and SH. Azmat Saeed and Ijaz-Ul-Ahsan, JJ. dismissed the appeal

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Pak SC | Contractual employee cannot press for reinstatement of service; can only claim damages for unexpired period of his service

Supreme Court of Pakistan: The Three-Judge Bench of Gulzar Ahmed, Faisal Arab And Ijaz Ul Ahsan, JJ., dismissed a petition filed by

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Pak SC | Considerations for grant of bail entirely different from considerations for cancellation of bail

Supreme Court of Pakistan: The Five-Judge Bench of Mian Saqib Nisar, Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, Gulzar Ahmed, Mushir Alam and Mazhar Alam

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Pak SC | Cantonments Rent Restriction Act does not prohibit periodical increase in rent agreed between parties

Supreme Court of Pakistan: The Three-Judge Bench of Mushir Alam, Faisal Arab and Ijaz ul Ahsan allowed an appeal filed by a

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CoA Tanzania | Corroboration of material witness required for the offence of rape

Court of Appeal of Tanzania: The Bench of K.M. Mussa, S.A. Lila and R.K.Mkuye, JJ., decided in an appeal concerning the conviction

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Pak SC | Man convicted of defiling Quran with semen acquitted in the absence of tangible evidence

Supreme Court of Pakistan: The Division Bench of Dost Muhammad Khan and Qazi Faez Isa, JJ. allowed an appeal against order convicting

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Islamabad HC | Petition challenging release of IAF WC Abhinandan Varthaman rejected

“Decisions which are taken by the Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament), particularly during challenging times, are inevitably required to be respected and upheld.” Islamabad High

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Pak SC | A free lady cannot be compelled to give sample for DNA test as it would violate her liberty, dignity and privacy

Supreme Court of Pakistan: The Divison Bench of Mushir Alam and Qazi Faez Isa, JJ. allowed a petition seeking to set aside

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SC of Sri Lanka | Court takes violation of Right to Equality seriously, directs admission of the child

Supreme Court of Sri Lanka: In this appeal violation of Right to Equality was contended which was even upheld by the bench

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Pak SC | National Accountability Ordinance: Special law for combating white-collar crimes – no provision for bail therein

Supreme Court of Pakistan: The Three-Judge Bench of Mian Saqib Nisar, HCJ; Mushir Alam and Ijaz Ul Ahsan, JJ., allowed the petition

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Pak SC | Mother’s poverty not a ground to disentitle her from custody of her child – minor’s welfare is of paramount importance

Supreme Court of Pakistan: The Division Bench of Qazi Faez Isa and Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel, JJ. dismissed a petition challenging assailing

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Pak SC | An appellate adjudicatory authority; cannot challenge Court’s order in purely adversarial proceeding

Supreme Court of Pakistan: The Division Bench of Mushir Alam and Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel, JJ. dismissed a petition filed by Securities

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Pak SC | Pakistani citizen has right to hold citizenship of certain other countries, but such citizen not eligible for election as Member of Parliament

Supreme Court of Pakistan: The Seven-Judge Bench of Mian Saqib Nisar, HCJ and Gulzar Ahmed, Azmat Saeed, Mushir Alam, Umar Ata Bandial,

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SL CoA | Discrepancies that do not go to the root of the matter and assail the basic version of the witness cannot be given too much importance in deciding cases

Pak SC | A contract employee is debarred from approaching High Court under constitutional jurisdiction

SL SC | Appellate Court cannot re-examine or re-appraise evidence analyzed by the Labour Tribunal unless there is a question of law on the face of record

Pak SC | Family Courts Act: Curtailment on right to appeal does not exclude wife’s right of appeal if she is dissatisfied with quantum of dower awarded

Pak SC | Contractual employee cannot press for reinstatement of service; can only claim damages for unexpired period of his service

Pak SC | Considerations for grant of bail entirely different from considerations for cancellation of bail

Pak SC | Cantonments Rent Restriction Act does not prohibit periodical increase in rent agreed between parties

CoA Tanzania | Corroboration of material witness required for the offence of rape

Pak SC | Man convicted of defiling Quran with semen acquitted in the absence of tangible evidence

Islamabad HC | Petition challenging release of IAF WC Abhinandan Varthaman rejected

Pak SC | A free lady cannot be compelled to give sample for DNA test as it would violate her liberty, dignity and privacy

SC of Sri Lanka | Court takes violation of Right to Equality seriously, directs admission of the child

Pak SC | National Accountability Ordinance: Special law for combating white-collar crimes – no provision for bail therein

Pak SC | Mother’s poverty not a ground to disentitle her from custody of her child – minor’s welfare is of paramount importance

Pak SC | An appellate adjudicatory authority; cannot challenge Court’s order in purely adversarial proceeding

Pak SC | Pakistani citizen has right to hold citizenship of certain other countries, but such citizen not eligible for election as Member of Parliament

SA HC | Applicant forced to file urgent writ petition due to disregard of S. 102(2) of the Systems Act by Municipality

SA HC | Settlement deed incorporated in divorce decree, constitute a court order

Pak SC | Law colleges directed to introduce five-year LL.B programme; admission to 3-year LL.B banned

SL CoA | Decision of Provincial High Court reversing order of ejectment by Magistrate’s Court set aside

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