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India: Sedition: Will India Ever Be Different, Law Commission Wonders

The Indian Law Commission on Thursday wondered whether sedition would ever be different in India. In a consultation paper, the commission observed that berating the country or a particular aspect of it cannot be treated as “sedition” and the charge can only be invoked in cases where the intention is to overthrow the government with violence and illegal means.
The Commission also noted that in order to study revision of section 124 A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) that deals with sedition, it should be taken into consideration that the  United Kingdom, which introduced the section in the IPC, abolished the sedition laws ten years ago.

 

India: Gujarat Riot Cases: Supreme Court Stops The Monitoring Of Its 2002 Cases

The Apex Court on Thursday ruled that it will stop monitoring the Gujarat riot cases filed by the NHRC 15 years ago seeking transfer of the cases outside the state, apart from other directions, on the grounds of faulty investigations. The petition had led to the 2008 order directing the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe nine major post-Godhra riot cases under the Supreme Court’s close supervision and monitoring. The latest order, issued on July 23, was received by the special riot court hearing the last of the nine cases — the Naroda Gam case — two weeks ago. It said the apex court would no longer monitor the cases, and asked the SIT to take them to their logical end.

 

India: Police Brutality On Lawyers: Litigants Kick As Lawyers Continues Protest

Lawyers on Thursday down tools in continuation of a protest resulting in a stalemate at the Orissa High Court. The protest may likely continue till Monday with lawyers hardening their stand on the issue of “brutal police assault” on one of their colleagues. The police has suspended three policemen for “misconduct” and initiated departmental action against a home guard in connection with the incident. The lawyers have been boycotting court work since Wednesday to protest against alleged police atrocities on lawyer Debi Prasad Pattnaik. The lawyer-police fracas took place on Tuesday when Pattnaik’s car accidentally hit two motorbikes near Nuabazar.

 

Singapore: Legal Education Takes New Shape In Singapore

The Singapore Ministry of Law (MinLaw) on Thursday announced that it will be strengthening the professional training regime for lawyers. In a press statement, MinLaw said it will work with stakeholders, including the Law Society of Singapore and the Singapore Institute of Legal Education, to implement these changes over the next five years. The majority of students currently in law school will not be affected. The changes include uncoupling admission to the Bar from the completion of a practice training contract, lengthening the practice training period from six months to one year, and raising the standard and stringency of Part B of the Singapore Bar Examinations.

India: MBBS Admission: High Court Orders The Admission Of Disabled Students

A High Court sitting in Delhi on Thursday ordered the admission of candidates with hearing impairments, specific learning disabilities and blood disorder-related disabilities into MBBS this year. This ruling is sequel to the Supreme Court order allowing medical aspirants suffering from low vision to get admission. All of these were canceled earlier on the basis of Medical Council of India (MCI) guidelines and faulty medical boards. A bench of Justice S Ravindra Bhat and Justice A K Chawla confirmed the admission of a hearing-impaired student to Vardhman Mahavir Safdarjung Medical College under the physically handicapped category. Coming to the student’s rescue, Justice Siddharth Mridul had directed the Centre and the MCI to allow her to participate in the admission counseling process to enroll for MBBS/BDS courses.

 

India: Trademark Infringement: High Court Fines Galpha Laboratories

A High Court sitting in Bombay on Thursday imposed a cost of Rs. 1.5 crore on Galpha Laboratories Ltd. in a trademark infringement case, noting that the company is a habitual infringer.
The said sum of Rs 1.5 crore shall be contributed towards Kerala Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund. The Court acknowledged that it is generally lenient in cases of intellectual property rights infringement cases if the defendant is willing to submit to a decree. The present case, however, was “not one of those cases”, it remarked.

 

India: Allege Cattle Theft: Mob Kills A Dubai-based Expat

A Dubai-based Indian was beaten to death by a mob in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, early on Thursday on suspicion of stealing their cattle, police said. Superintendent of Police Abhinandan Singh said three persons have been arrested. The victim was identified as Shahrukh Khan, 20, who worked as a tailor in Dubai and had come home for Eid Al Adha.

Australia: We Reject Your Laws On Child Abuse, Catholic Church Tells Government

Catholic church in Australia on Friday told the government that it has rejected its laws forcing priests to report child abuse when they learn about it in the confessional, setting the stage for a showdown between the country’s biggest religion and the government.
The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC), the country’s top Catholic body, said it did not accept a recommendation from an official inquiry into church abuse which would force priests by law to report abuse to the police when they hear about it in confession.

 

UK: Supreme Court Orders Government To Start Paying Widow’s Allowance

 

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that denying the unmarried mother of four children a widowed parent’s allowance is illegal, in a decision that significantly extends the rights of unmarried couples. By a majority of four to one, the court’s justices declared the government’s refusal to pay up to £117 a week in benefits breached the family’s human rights. It will put pressure on ministers to consider making urgent changes to the law. The judgment follows a hearing earlier this year in Belfast where the court was told that withholding the allowance from Siobhan McLaughlin amounted to discrimination against all children born out of wedlock.

 

Canada: Excessive Intoxication As A Defence Is Legal, Judge Declares

A judge has declared that people accused of sexual assault in Ontario are once again allowed to use excessive intoxication as a defense against criminal charges, finding that a federal law preventing such an argument is unconstitutional. Superior Court Justice Nancy Spies’ ruling relates to a Supreme Court decision established in the early 1990s that drew so much ire that Ottawa introduced a law to limit its perceived impact.

 

US: China And US Seek To Regulate Big Tech Companies, Hessel Says

A political economy analyst, Michael Hessel, on Thursday, said that the U.S. and China may be at odds on trade, but both are lining up to crack down on big tech companies. The analyst made this remark at the CNBC “Squawk Box Europe” on Thursday. The analyst added that there’s a growing push both within China and the U.S. to regulate some of these companies increasingly like national security companies, which could have huge implications for their business model. President Donald Trump on Tuesday made Google his latest target in a tirade against big tech, saying the firm’s search service is “rigged” against conservatives in favor of left-leaning media.

 

 

US: California Becomes The First State To Adopt Legislation Against Cash Bail System

California became the first state to adopt legislation designed to reduce the tragic injustices of its cash bail system. New California law reflects problematic trend. It exchanges cash bail for system that may still target poor, minorities in pretrial detention. Unfortunately, its well-intentioned effort will exacerbate rather than alleviate the very injustices it was designed to cure. Central to every American’s understanding of justice is that people are presumed to be innocent, and that holding innocent people in jail before they’ve been tried (or found guilty of any crime) is a bad idea.

 

Malaysia: Asian International Arbitration Centre, A Hallmark Of Malaysia’s ADR Identity

This year, Malaysia celebrates its 61st year of independence, taking further strides in becoming a leader in social, economic and technological advancement not only in Asia, but globally. To these accomplishments of Malaysia as a nation, AIAC has contributed to become a hallmark for Malaysia, a trusted provider of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and dispute avoidance services in the region.

Formed pursuant to the host country agreement between Malaysia and the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organisation (AALCO).

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