Legal Knowledge Quiz II 14.01.2022

Which High Court has recently observed that even though Muslim Personal Law permits marriage upon attaining the age of puberty, the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 is a secular law and does not make any such distinction on the basis of religion ?

Former Attorney General of India and renowned jurist Soli Sorabjee died of Covid-19 recently. In 2002, he received which prestigious award for his defence of the freedom of expression and the protection of human rights ?

Which country's Apex Court has recently declared that the death penalty is unconstitutional and gave it's remark that the right to life is the mother of all rights ?

The Supreme Court has recently said that media cannot be stopped from reporting the oral observations made by the judges during the hearing of a case. 'Freedom of Press' has been enshrined under ____________.

In a significant judgement, which High Court has recently held that where Motor Accident caused trauma to claimant's heirs and there is a nexus between accident and death, heirs entitled to compensation ?

Delhi High Court has recently issued notice in plea for enacting law, policies to curb child begging, protection of children on streets. According to the recent report, which state/UT has the minimum number of beggers in India ?

Who has recently been appointed as the acting Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) ?

In a significant judgment, which High Court has recently held that Family Courts cannot turn away parties seeking divorce under their customary laws ?

The Supreme Court has recently held that State's regulation of profiteering by education institutions cannot be held to be violating the managements' fundamental right to trade and profession under ________________.

In a first for an Indian jurist, who has recently been conferred with the prestigious Arline Pacht Global Vision Award for 2021 by the International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ) ?