Pakistan court asks India to appoint lawyer for Kulbhushan Jadhav by April 13
THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS| International Law: A high court here on Thursday asked India to appoint a lawyer for death-row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav by April 13 to argue his case for a review of his conviction and sentencing by a Pakistani military court. Jadhav, a 51-year-old retired Indian Navy officer, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage and terrorism in April 2017. India approached the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Pakistan for denial of consular access to Jadhav and challenging the death sentence.
Tokyo court gives suspended sentence to former Nissan executive Greg Kelly
THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS|International Law: A Tokyo court gave a suspended sentence to Greg Kelly, a former American executive at Nissan Motor charged with underreporting his boss Carlos Ghosn’s pay. The verdict announced on Thursday of a 6-month sentence suspended for three years will allow Kelly to return to the US even if prosecutors appeal. Kelly was arrested in November 2018 at the same time as Ghosn, a former Nissan chairman and head of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance.
International Criminal Court prosecutor launches Ukraine war crimes investigation
THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS| International Law: The International Criminal Court prosecutor has launched an investigation that could target senior officials believed responsible for war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide amid a rising civilian death toll and widespread destruction of property during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Kerala HC raps passport authorities for compelling single parents to litigation over travel document
THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS| Kerala High Court: The Kerala High Court has come down heavily on the passport authorities for compelling single parents, who are divorced or separated, to resort to litigation for reissuance of the travel document of their children, by saying that the officials concerned should be “pragmatic and reasonable” in their approach.
No protests or processions in Bengaluru except at Freedom Park, orders Karnataka High Court
THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS| Karnataka High Court: In a major development, the Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the state government to ensure forthwith that no protests, processions or meetings are held in Bengaluru by any organisation or group, either political or non-political, except at the Freedom Park, Gandhi Nagar, which is earmarked for agitation, that too in an organised manner, and that traffic in the city does not get adversely affected, especially during rush hours.
