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In a recent and significant move, President Emmerson Mnangagwa of the Republic of Zimbabwe has taken direct control over 13 critical Acts (laws). These Acts, including the Anti-Corruption Commission Act, Interception of Communications Act, and the Sovereign Wealth Fund Act, have been placed under the personal administration of the President. https://twitter.com/ZimEye/status/1715564460490813657?t=oH1KWwwXONRiPmkdgYfmLg&s=19 This development is outlined…

The National Honours and Awards Act was brought into effect on July 18, 1969. According to the Government of Jamaica, “it was to recognise those who, by their service and contribution, have had a meaningful and significant impact on national life...

Lennon Carl Henry, who has worked at the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) for 42 years, is among 126 persons being recognised at today's National Honours and Awards Ceremony at King’s House in St Andrew.

The Jamaican government will recognize over 120 individuals at the 2023 National Honors and Awards Ceremony on October 16, 2023, which has been designated National Heroes Day. 

The Kerala High Court has held that a mother can validly execute a document on behalf of her minor children as their natural guardian even during the lifetime of the father, if he is not involved in...

The Allahabad High Court has invoked the doctrine of ‘Parens Patriae’ to appoint petitioner-wife as the guardian of her husband who is in permanent vegetative state, to meet the ends of justice.A...

Nominal IndexARG Outlier Media Private Limited v. Rayadu Vision Media Limited 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 400Commissioner, Kolhapur Mahanagarpalika v. Shashikala Vijay Bhore 2023 LiveLaw (Bom) 401Sanjay Katkar...

SUPREME COURTCriminal Proceedings For Dowry Demand Cannot Be Quashed Merely Because Divorce Petition Is PendingCase Title: X vs State of Uttar Pradesh Case Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 26The Supreme...

The Calcutta High Court urged the Central and the State governments to consider bringing in a law to deal with the appointment of guardians to protect comatose patients or people in a vegetative state and their property.

The Supreme Court recently emphasised that child custody cases under the Guardians and Wards Act cannot be transferred merely on the apprehensions of parties to the dispute.