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SL CoA | Court holds Urban Development Authority as competent authority to form an opinion about the land to be recovered

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: Mahinda Samayawardhena, J., dismissed an appeal filed seeking to quash by

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SL SC | Sentencing is a sacred right vested with the judicial officer; Court rejects appeal

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Full Bench of Priyantha Jayawardena, L.T.B. Dehideniya and S. Thurairaja, JJ.,

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SL CoA | Writ of Mandamus to be issued only in case of public or statutory duty; Court rejects appeal

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Division Bench of Janak De Silva and N. Bandula Karunarathna,

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SL CoA | Court rejects appeal in case of murder; convicts to be hanged

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Division Bench of K.K. Wickremasinghe and K. Priyantha Fernando, JJ.,

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SL CoA | Conviction for murder set aside for misdirection on the standard of proof directed to the jury

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Division Bench of K.K. Wickremasinghe and K. Priyantha Fernando, JJ.,

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SL CoA | Court should not act on the sole testimony of a prosecutrix if it appears to be unreliable and inconsistent; Court allows appeal

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Division Bench of K. K. Wickremasinghe and K. Priyantha Fernando,

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SL SC | Absence of proof leads to dismissal of petition of violation of Fundamental rights

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Full Bench of Buwaneka Aluwihare, Murdu N. B. Fernando and E.

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Liberia SC | Government’s policy of taking away citizenship on the basis of Aliens and Nationality law declared to be null and void

Supreme Court of Liberia: A Full Bench of Francis S Korkpor, Jamesetta H Wolokolie and Sie-A-Nyene G Yuoh, JJ. allowed a petition

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Canada SC | Obligation to inspect the safety of workplace is limited to the parts which are controlled by the employer

Supreme Court of Canada: A Full Bench of Wagner, CJ. and Abella, Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Gascon, Côté, Brown, Rowe and Martin, JJ. allowed

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SL CoA | Minister may order to take immediate possession of land on ground of urgency; challenge to award of compensation rejected

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

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SL CoA | Judge has discretion to permit the applicant to lead evidence for reaching ends of justice

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Division Bench of K. K. Wickremasinghe and K. Priyantha Fernando,

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SL CoA | Application of writ should be filed without delay; Court dismisses appeal stating delay was without a valid reason

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

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SL CoA | When servitude of right of way becomes attached to a land, it passes to the new owners of the land even if it is not mentioned in the deeds

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: Mahinda Samayawardhena, J., dismissed an appeal filed against the judgment of

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Canada SC | Person born in Canada to a couple who were undercover Russian spies held to be a Canadian citizen

Supreme Court of Canada: A Full Bench of Wagner, CJ. and Moldaver, Grason, Cote, Brown, Rowe and Martin, JJ. is pertaining to

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SL CoA | Sole testimony of prosecutrix found reliable enough for a trial judge to act; Court dismisses appeal against conviction

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Division Bench of K.K. Wickremasinghe and K. Priyantha Fernando, JJ.,

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HK HC | Hong Kong Anti-Government Protests | Face mask ban imposed by government, using colonial-era emergency laws declared unconstitutional

Hong Kong High Court: A Division Bench of Godfrey Lam and Anderson Chow, JJ. was hearing applications of judicial review seeking to

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Foreign Courts

SL CoA | Court holds Urban Development Authority as competent authority to form an opinion about the land to be recovered

SL SC | Sentencing is a sacred right vested with the judicial officer; Court rejects appeal

SL CoA | Writ of Mandamus to be issued only in case of public or statutory duty; Court rejects appeal

SL CoA | Court rejects appeal in case of murder; convicts to be hanged

SL CoA | Conviction for murder set aside for misdirection on the standard of proof directed to the jury

SL CoA | Court should not act on the sole testimony of a prosecutrix if it appears to be unreliable and inconsistent; Court allows appeal

SL SC | Absence of proof leads to dismissal of petition of violation of Fundamental rights

Liberia SC | Government’s policy of taking away citizenship on the basis of Aliens and Nationality law declared to be null and void

Canada SC | Obligation to inspect the safety of workplace is limited to the parts which are controlled by the employer

SL CoA | Minister may order to take immediate possession of land on ground of urgency; challenge to award of compensation rejected

SL CoA | Judge has discretion to permit the applicant to lead evidence for reaching ends of justice

SL CoA | Application of writ should be filed without delay; Court dismisses appeal stating delay was without a valid reason

SL CoA | When servitude of right of way becomes attached to a land, it passes to the new owners of the land even if it is not mentioned in the deeds

Canada SC | Person born in Canada to a couple who were undercover Russian spies held to be a Canadian citizen

SL CoA | Sole testimony of prosecutrix found reliable enough for a trial judge to act; Court dismisses appeal against conviction

SC of Canada | Provisions infringing “Right to Vote” of temporary citizens unconstitutional

Canada SC | Companies are responsible for the cost of complying with environmental orders, not the government

SL SC | Submission based on the conduct of others does not substantiate appellant’s position; Court dismisses appeal

SL SC | Defence of ‘grave and sudden provocation’ not available where provocation emanates from accused himself

HK HC | Hong Kong Anti-Government Protests | Face mask ban imposed by government, using colonial-era emergency laws declared unconstitutional

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