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We have started a new series for CLAT & other Law Entrance Exams Aspirants titled "Weekly Legal Updates" which aims to provide important legal events and developments. These updates will help aspirants sitting for Law Entrance Exams.
Weekly Legal Updates
1. Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2019 was passed by the parliament, which was introduced by Minister of Law and Justice Mr. Ravi Shankar Prasad, to increases this number of judges except for the Chief Justice of India (CJI) from 30 to 33.'
2. Supreme Court transfers Unnao rape survivor’s cases to Delhi, it has also directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe the road crash within 2 weeks. The Supreme Court has further directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to pay a sum of Rs 25 Lakhs as compensation to the rape survivor.
3. Supreme Court held that Magistrate has the power to direct an accused to give voice samples during an investigation without his consent.
4. Ayodhya-Babri Dispute: After a panel headed by former Supreme Court judge FMI Kalifulla submitted his report stating that mediation attempts failed, Supreme Court agrees to hear the appeals on merit from August 6.
5. Supreme Court held that recruiting agency cannot be compelled to fill available posts even when persons of the desired merit are not available.
6. Ayodhya-Babri Dispute: Former RSS leader K. N. Govindacharya approaches Supreme Court seeking live streaming of Supreme Court hearing/ proceedings.
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