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As Govt Plans to Increase Retirement Age of Judges, Here's an Explainer on the Way Ahead

The Constitution (114th Amendment) Bill, 2010, which provided for increasing the retirement age of high court judges from 62 to 65 years, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on July 25. But it could not be taken up for consideration and passage, and it lapsed....
Debayan Roy-July 18, 2018,11:27 am IST India
Monsoon Session: Triple Talaq, Scrapping of UGC and Other Key Bills to be Taken Up

After the budget session was termed a complete washout, the Centre and opposition are now gearing up for a busy Monsoon session. ...
Debayan Roy-July 18, 2018,7:23 am IST India
Hunger Haunts Jharkhand, But Govt Unable to Digest Bitter Truth of Starvation Deaths

The family in Sevatand village of Jharkhand’s Giridih district is on the brink of starvation. But, god forbid, if any of them does succumb to acute hunger, the death would be marked down to malnutrition, tuberculosis or stomach disorder. ...
Debayan Roy-July 17, 2018,7:51 pm IST India
How to Tackle No Action by States in Cases of Cow Vigilantism? Supreme Court to Rule on it Today

In September last year, the apex court had directed states to appoint senior police officers as nodal officers in every district within a week in order to check cow vigilantes from taking "law unto themselves"....
Debayan Roy-July 17, 2018,7:59 am IST India
AIMPLB to Set up 10 Shariat Courts, Says Nikah Halala is a Quranic Practice Beyond Challenge

The board has also decided that Shariat courts will be opened across 10 cities in India, with the inauguration of the first scheduled in Surat on July 22....
Debayan Roy-July 15, 2018,10:36 pm IST India
Supreme Court To Begin Nikah Halala and Polygamy Hearing From July 20

The bench has asked Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, to file the government's response to the petition. ...
Debayan Roy-July 12, 2018,10:48 am IST India
Attorney General Refuses to Argue in Section 377 Case, Hints Govt Doesn't Support Decriminalisation

KK Venugopal said he appeared for the curative petition challenging the SC order that criminalised homosexuality in 2012. "I'm told the government stand is different," he said. ...
Debayan Roy-July 11, 2018,8:10 am IST India
Review Petition Junked, But Legal Options Still Remain for Nirbhaya's Rapists

The constitution bench verdict came on a batch of petitions seeking that their plea for the recall of verdict upholding their death sentence should be heard in the open court by a three judge-bench....
Debayan Roy-July 9, 2018,5:11 pm IST India
Nirbhaya Rape Case Verdict: Defence Pins Hope on 'Reformation' and 'Evidentiary Flaw'

The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict on Monday on the review pleas of three out of four convicts against death penalty in the 'Nirbhaya' gang-rape and murder case....
Debayan Roy-July 9, 2018,12:04 pm IST India
Parties to Meet Law Commission Today on 'One Nation, One Poll'; Congress and Left to Give It a Miss

Interestingly, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), which had supported the idea of simultaneous polls way back in 2015-2016, are skeptical about the proposal as it may "affect the tenure" of the state government....
Debayan Roy-July 7, 2018,12:35 pm IST India
As Law Commission Bats for Betting in Sports, a Look at Its Past Recommendations and Their Fate

The point that law commission recommendations have only translated into laws when the subject has been of political interest to the ruling party cannot be denied....
Debayan Roy-July 6, 2018,3:55 pm IST India
Law Commission Recommends Legalisation of Betting in Sports, Says Ban Counter-Productive

The panel has proposed that all betting and gambling activities should be linked to the operator’s and participant or player’s Aadhaar Card/PAN Card, to ensure "enhanced transparency and state supervision"....
Debayan Roy-July 6, 2018,8:58 am IST India
Decision of Centre Will Still Override Both L-G and Delhi Govt, Says Jaitley

The Constitution Bench verdict, interestingly, has shifted the burden on the L-G when the latter chooses to interdict the will of the elected government....
Debayan Roy-July 5, 2018,4:15 pm IST Politics
Key Questions Answered in Delhi Govt vs L-G Verdict and the Grey Areas

The Supreme Court constitution bench of five judges headed by CJI Dipak Misra outlined the powers of a Lieutenant Governor stating if “legitimate decisions of legislators is delayed by L-G, collective responsibility of government stands negated”....
Debayan Roy-July 4, 2018,11:27 pm IST India
Supreme Court to Rule Today on 'Classic Case of Federal Dispute' in AAP vs Centre Fight

The Arvind Kejriwal’s recent eight days sit-in at Lt Governor Anil Baijal’s office had marked the ultimate point of animosity between the two. But as the court gears up to deliver the verdict, arguments made by both the Delhi government and the Centre have spanned over several important legal points....
Debayan Roy-July 4, 2018,10:13 am IST India

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20 Jul, 2018 | Pakistan in Zimbabwe

PAK vs ZIM

399/1
50.0 overs
155/10
42.4 overs

Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 244 runs

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18 Jul, 2018 | Pakistan in Zimbabwe

ZIM vs PAK

67/10
25.1 overs
69/1
9.5 overs

Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 9 wickets

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17 Jul, 2018 | India in England

IND vs ENG

256/8
50.0 overs
260/2
44.3 overs

England beat India by 8 wickets

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16 Jul, 2018 | Pakistan in Zimbabwe

ZIM vs PAK

194/10
49.2 overs
195/1
36.0 overs

Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 9 wickets

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14 Jul, 2018 | India in England

ENG vs IND

322/7
50.0 overs
236/10
50.0 overs

England beat India by 86 runs

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22 Jul, 2018 \| Bangladesh in West Indies
WI	vs	BAN

26 Jul, 2018 \| Bangladesh in West Indies
WI	vs	BAN

28 Jul, 2018 \| Bangladesh in West Indies
WI	vs	BAN

29 Jul, 2018 \| South Africa in Sri Lanka
SL	vs	SA

20 Jul, 2018 \| Pakistan in Zimbabwe
PAK	vs	ZIM
399/1 50.0 overs		155/10 42.4 overs

18 Jul, 2018 \| Pakistan in Zimbabwe
ZIM	vs	PAK
67/10 25.1 overs		69/1 9.5 overs

17 Jul, 2018 \| India in England
IND	vs	ENG
256/8 50.0 overs		260/2 44.3 overs

16 Jul, 2018 \| Pakistan in Zimbabwe
ZIM	vs	PAK
194/10 49.2 overs		195/1 36.0 overs

14 Jul, 2018 \| India in England
ENG	vs	IND
322/7 50.0 overs		236/10 50.0 overs