Foreign Courts Archives

Pak SC | Dying Declaration: Exception to direct rule of evidence – requires demonstration of no extraneous prompting by anyone to declarant

Supreme Court of Pakistan: A Full Bench of Manzoor Ahmad Malik, Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and Qazi Muhammad Amin Ahmed, JJ. set

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UK | Libel action against a newspaper filed only on the basis of an article’s headline – not maintainable: ‘Bane and antidote’ must be taken together

High Court of Justice Queen’s Bench Division Media and Communications List: Warby, J. dismissed a claim for initiating action for libel against

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SL CoA | Public authority vested with discretion cannot act in total disregard of the purpose for which such discretion is vested in it

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: M.M.A. Gaffoor, J. allowed a land owner’s application seeking mandamus for

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SL CoA | Prerogative writs not to be issued as a matter of routine or right; party entitled to relief not granted any, as Court’s discretion is subjective

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: Mahinda Samayawardhena, J. contemplated an application which was contended to be

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SL CoA | Mere allotment of parking area by competent authority of Railways is a private affair; Held, mandamus lies to secure performance of a public duty

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: Mahinda Samayawardhena, J. entertained a writ petition where the petitioner sought,

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Australia | No illegality in order cancelling higher education visa of a student where all circumstances taken into consideration by the Authority

Federal Court of Australia: Collier, J. allowed an appeal against the decision of the Federal Circuit Court in which the primary Judge

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SA HC | Discernment of a trial court not to be altered unless justified

South Africa High Court, Free State Division, Bloemfontein: A Division Bench of Mathebula and Chesiwe, JJ. dismissed the present appeal against convictions

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Botswana HC | Colonial-era law criminalizing homosexuality struck down for being ultra vires the Constitution – Reliance placed on SC of India’s judgment in Navtej Singh Johar

“Criminalising consensual same sex in private, between adults is not in the public interest. Such criminalization….disproportionally impacts on the lives and dignity

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Pak SC | Non-compliance with elements of Rule 6 of Narcotic Substances Act, diminishes the reliability and evidentiary value of forensic agency’s report

Pakistan Supreme Court: A Full Bench of Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, CJ, Mushir Alam and Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, JJ. extended benefit

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Canada SC | Detained immigrant’s application for habeas corpus may be allowed where remedy under Immigration Act is less advantageous to detainee

“Habeas corpus is a fundamental and historic remedy which allows individuals to seek a determination as to the legality of their detention…….

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SA HC | Lesser Sentence from the minimum can be imposed if “substantial and compelling reasons” exist

South Africa High Court, Free State Division, Bloemfontein: The petition for Leave to Appeal was filed before a Division Bench of C.J.

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SL SC | Candidate must be unmarried for the selection of Asst. Superintendent of Police: Condition not violative of Fundamental Rights

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Full Bench of L.T.B. Dehideniya, S. Thurairaja and E.A.G.R. Amarasekara, JJ.

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Pak SC | No consequential impact of examining merits of a narcotics case when contraband destroyed, and accused not within the Court’s jurisdiction

Pakistan Supreme Court: A Full Bench comprising of Manzoor Ahmad Malik, Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and Qazi Muhammad Amin Ahmed, JJ. dismissed

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Pak SC | Anticipatory bail: An extraordinary remedy in criminal law – Person seeking pre-arrest bail must demonstrate malafide intention in arrest

Pakistan Supreme Court: A Full Bench of Manzoor Ahmad Malik, Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and Qazi Muhammad Amin Ahmed, JJ. set aside

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Kenya HC | Conviction on basis of circumstantial evidence can be found only if events form close-knit chain without any breakage or interruption

Kenya High Court, Nyahururu: R.P.V. Wendoh, J. passed a judgment directing acquittal of an accused in the absence of sound circumstantial evidence.

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SL CoA | Appeal of rape convict, based upon ‘mistaken identity’ dismissed while applying ‘Turnbull Principles’

Court of Appeal for the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Division Bench of Deepali Wijesundera and Achala Wengappuli, JJ. dismissed

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SL CoA | Restitutio integrum can only be filed by a party to the action and the person must act in utmost promptness while seeking it

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: Mahinda Samayawardhena, J. dismissed the petition application by the petitioner. In

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Uganda SC | Constitutional Amendment removing age-limit for the President does not violate the Basic Structure

Supreme Court of Uganda: The Full Bench of Katureebe, CJ., Arach-Amoko, Mwangusya, Opio-Aweri, Tibatemwa-Ekirikubinza, and Mugamba, JJ SC; and Tumwesigye, AG JSC

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Pak SC | Interim order of a Tribunal passed without hearing the same on merits, would be believed to have never existed, if the petitioner withdraws the petition

Supreme Court of Pakistan: A Full Bench of Manzoor Ahmad Malik, Sardar Tariq Masood and Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, JJ. allowed a

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SL CoA | Official Liquidator held to have no locus standi in any claim once the company is voluntary wound up

Court of Appeal for the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: The petition of a liquidator was entertained by Samayawardhena, J. and