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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

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SA HC | If no material misdirection by the Trial Court found, it is to be presumed to be correct

South Africa High Court, Kwazulu-Natal Division: This appeal was filed before a Division Bench of Gorven, J and Ntshulana, AJ preferred against

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SA HC | Child incapable of understanding the consequence of lying is incompetent witness under S. 164(1) of Criminal Procedure Act, 1977

South Africa High Court, Kwazulu–Natal Division: This appeal was preferred before the Bench of Ploos Van Amstel, J., against the order of

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Pak SC | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Buildings Act: Statute aimed at restricting out-of-turn allotment of government residential accommodation

Supreme Court of Pakistan: The Three-Judge Bench of Gulzar Ahmed, Faisal Arab and Ijaz Ul Ahsan, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed seeking

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UK SC | Appeal against stay on proceedings claiming damages until conclusion of inquest allowed considering ‘proportionality principle’

Supreme Court of the United Kingdom: A Bench of Lady Hale, President and Lord Reed, Deputy President and Lord Carnwath, Lord Llyoyd-Jones and

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SL CoA | Order finally disposing dispute is a final order, but an order that allows action to go on is an interlocutory order

Court of Appeal for the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: The Bench of M.M.A. Gaffoor, J. dismissed an appeal against an

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UKSC | Not wise to search a Facebook post for its theoretical or logically deducible meaning, defamation case filed on basis of such post dismissed

Supreme Court of the United Kingdom: “He tried to strangle me.” What would those words convey to an ordinary reasonable reader of

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SA HC | Assessing the quantum of the claim not disabled by the amendment of particulars, objection dismissed

High Court of South Africa, Eastern Cape Local Division: This application was filed before G.J. Gajjar, AJ., under Rule 28(4) of the

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Canada SC | ‘Unauthorised’ screen capturing of online communication by Police in undercover operation forms basis of child lurer’s conviction

Supreme Court of Canada: In a very interesting case, a bench of Wagner, CJ and Abella, Moldaver, Karkatsanis, Gascon, Brown and Martin, JJ.

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SL SC | Interest of child stands paramount while deciding questions of his custody

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: The Three-Judge Bench of Sisira J de Abrew, Vijith Malalgoda PC and

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

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

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

Pak SC | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Buildings Act: Statute aimed at restricting out-of-turn allotment of government residential accommodation

UK SC | Appeal against stay on proceedings claiming damages until conclusion of inquest allowed considering ‘proportionality principle’

SL CoA | Order finally disposing dispute is a final order, but an order that allows action to go on is an interlocutory order

UKSC | Not wise to search a Facebook post for its theoretical or logically deducible meaning, defamation case filed on basis of such post dismissed

SA HC | Assessing the quantum of the claim not disabled by the amendment of particulars, objection dismissed

Canada SC | ‘Unauthorised’ screen capturing of online communication by Police in undercover operation forms basis of child lurer’s conviction

SL SC | Interest of child stands paramount while deciding questions of his custody

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