

Current Affairs Weekly: National & International News ( 9 Jan 2023 – 14 Jan 2023)
On January 16, 2023 by Shaik Uzma(09-01-2023)The Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession has decided to confer Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud with the ‘Center on the Legal Profession Award for Global Leadership’.

“Afraid of Losing Democracy”, Thousands of Israelis Protest Against New Government Measures.
On January 16, 2023 by Sahithi ReddyIsraelis protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government’s plans to alter the legal system and undermine the Supreme Court on Saturday night in central Tel Aviv. According to critics, this action will harm the nation’s democratic system of checks and balances.
The rally was seen as an early test by Itamar Ben-Gvir, Netanyahu’s ultranationalist national security minister, who has ordered police to crush activists who block roadways or display Palestinian flags.

Self-Defense Landmark Case:- Amjad Khan vs State (1952 AIR 165)
On January 16, 2023 by Mohd UzairCitation: (1952) AIR 165
Bench: Justice Vivian Bose and Justice Saiyid Fazal Ali
Facts of the Case
A communal riot broke out in a town between Sindhi refugees and the local Muslims. It started in a locality where most of the shopkeepers were Sindhi. The goods in the Muslim shops were scattered and some Muslims died in the riot.

TWO PLANES COLLIDED AT JFK AIRPORT
On January 16, 2023 by Shaik UzmaA close call between two planes at John F Kennedy Airport in New York is under investigation, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has said.
The FAA initiated the investigation after a plane taxied in front of an airliner taking off on Friday night.