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SP leader files complaint against Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, Sanjay Nishad ove
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The complaint was submitted by Samajwadi Party leader Sumaiya Rana, accompanied by her lawyers, seeking the registration of an FIR and strict legal action against the two leaders.
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"His judgments biased on lines of religion": DMK MP Kanomozhi on impeachme
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
DMK MP Kanomozhi on Wednesday justified the INDIA bloc's move to impeach Madras High Court Judge Justice GR Swaminathan, alleging "biased judgements on lines of religion" and "partiality towards certain lawyers."
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Pakistan: HRFP Observes International Human Rights Day 2025 with Theme "Ou
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The program aimed to reinforce core human rights principles and reconnect people to the understanding that human rights shape daily life often in ways that go unnoticed.
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Detained BYC leader Mahrang Baloch backs human rights lawyers facing charg
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Detained leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), Mahrang Baloch, has voiced her support for human rights attorneys Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha, asserting that the charges against them are indicative of the state's "oppressive tactics" and the application of "colonia
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Lawyers T-10 cricket tournament inaugurated in honour of Late Mohindar Koh
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Lawyers T-10 Tennis Ball Cricket Tournament was inaugurated on Monday in a dignified and spirited ceremony attended by several sitting and retired Judges of the Supreme Court of India, Judges and former Judges of the Delhi High Court, senior advocates, bar leaders, and members of the
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Pakistan: Lawyers' convention rejects "defaced" constitutional amendments,
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A lawyers' convention in Lahore rejected proposed constitutional amendments, condemned a military press conference, demanded the release of political detainees and missing persons, called for biometric bar elections, and opposed a new property ordinance, citing threats to judicial independen
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Pakistan slipping into authoritarian rule, warn country's lawyers
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Pakistan's legal fraternity sounded an alarming warning, declaring that the nation "stands in its darkest hour" amid what they described as systematic attacks on democracy, constitutional freedoms, and the rule of law. The statement came during the All Pakistan Lawyers' Convention (APLC), or
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Pakistan: Lawyers hail judges who quit over 27th Amendment to "preserve co
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Lawyers and citizens praised three Pakistani judges who resigned after the 27th Constitutional Amendment, calling it an act to "preserve their constitutional oath and honour." Statements printed in Dawn said the judges chose principles over "expediency," defending judicial independence and f
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PTI Senator Khurram Zeeshan alleges "complete isolation" of Imran Khan, ca
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"It is extremely unfortunate. He is close to completing one month in isolation. His family, his lawyers and the PTI leadership are not being allowed to meet him. This is a complete human rights violation. They are trying to force him to agree to their terms," he said, arguing that the res
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Pakistan accused of weaponising courts to silence human rights lawyers
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
In a joint appeal, prominent international legal organisations have condemned what they described as Pakistan's "persistent judicial harassment" of human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha, urging authorities to immediately drop all charges and ensure the protecti
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Pak: Karachi Bar Association protests 27th Constitutional Amendment as law
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Lawyers from the Karachi Bar Association protested at the Sindh High Court against the 27th Constitutional Amendment, which created the Federal Constitutional Court. Judges and lawyers criticised the move, and two Supreme Court judges resigned. Protests, clashes and strikes disrupted court p
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SIT to be formed to probe lapses in land acquisition court cases: Karnatak
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday announced that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) will be formed to investigate irregularities in land acquisition cases for the Bengaluru Development and Irrigation departments, and added that officials and lawyers found responsib
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