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Pakistan Court commuted the death sentence of Omar Sheikh
The Sindh High Court of Pakistan commuted the death sentence of Omar Sheikh, a British born militant, known for his role in the murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl. About the Incident American journalist Daniel Pearl was kidnapped from Karachi, Pakistan in January of 2002. He was then working on Pakistan’s terror groups that had ..
Category: Events Current Affairs • International Current Affairs • Persons in News Current Affairs
Topics: Daniel Pearl • judiciary • Pakistan • Terrorism
Press Council of India
The Press Council of India is a statutory body responsible for adjudicating the press in India. It was formed in 1966 by an act of parliament. What is the Press Council of India? The Press Council of India is a self-regulatory body for the press. It operates on a principle similar to that of democracy ..
Topics: Ethics • Journalism • judiciary • Press Council of India
Delhi High Court Observations on Sting Operation
Sting operation can be defined as a deceptive operation designed to catch a person committing a crime. It involves orchestrating an operation against an individual or a group committing illegal acts, gang activities or takedown of an entire multi-national criminal enterprise. Observations made by the Delhi High Court The Delhi High Court has made the ..
Topics: Delhi High Court • High Court • judiciary • Right to Information • Sting Operations • Supreme court
CJI first among equals, power to allocate work: SC
The Supreme Court has reiterated that Chief Justice of India (CJI) is first among equals and has exclusive prerogative to allocate cases and constitute benches. The ruling was given by SC bench led by the CJI Dipak Misra dismissing PIL that sought directions to regulate CJI’s power to form benches and allocate cases. SC Ruling ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Topics: Chief Justice of India • Dipak Misra • judiciary • National • Powers of CJI
Lok Sabha passes Bill to hike salaries of judges
The Lok Sabha passed High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2017 to hike the salaries of judges of the Supreme Court (SC) and High Courts (HCs). The Bill seeks to amend HC Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1954; and SC Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
Topics: Bills and Amendments • CLAT • judiciary • Lok Sabha • National • Salaries