Allahabad HC to take up petition seeking Ayodhya verdict postponement

NEW DELHI – The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court will take up a petition for postponing the Ayodhya verdict on Friday.

A three-judge special bench of the Lucknow court will take a final call on whether the judgment that has already been written, should be deferred.

The bench has received three petitions seeking postponement of … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Allahabad HC to take up petition seeking Ayodhya verdict postponement.

Two more judges recuse themselves from Virbhadra case

SHIMLA – Two more judges of the Himachal Pradesh High Court Friday recused themselves from hearing Union Steel Minister Virbhadra Singh’s plea to transfer the alleged corruption case against him to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), a day after another judge refused to hear the case.

A division bench of Justice R.B. Misra and …. Source  : Two more judges recuse themselves from Virbhadra case.

Andhra High Court still tense, fasting lawyers removed

HYDERABAD – The situation continued to be tense at the Andhra Pradesh High Court Friday after police forcibly removed three lawyers from Telangana who had been on fast for the last four days while a judge withdrew his resignation, submitted to protest the attitude of lawyers.

Over 2,000 policemen were deployed around the court complex … Original article on : Andhra High Court still tense, fasting lawyers removed.

Official: NYC doorman says he found missing painting at center of federal inquiry

Official: Missing painting found by NYC doorman

NEW YORK – A missing painting that spurred lawsuits over who was responsible for its disappearance has been turned in by a New York City doorman.
A law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Thursday that the doorman took the 19th-century “Portrait of a Girl” last week to a …. Original article  : Official: NYC doorman says he found missing painting at center of federal inquiry.

Mich. Supreme Court wants to know why lower court dismissed lawsuit over child-care union

Critics of child-care union get favorable ruling

LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Supreme Court wants a lower court to explain why it dismissed a lawsuit challenging the unionization of 40,000 at-home child-care workers.
It sent the case back on Thursday to the state appeals court, which had ruled against three women with a six-word sentence in December.
The … Read more : Mich. Supreme Court wants to know why lower court dismissed lawsuit over child-care union.

Delhi’s new juvenile court to begin work in a month

NEW DELHI – The Delhi government Thursday informed the Delhi High Court that its third juvenile justice board (JJB) to decide cases involving delinquents will start functioning within a month.

It also submitted that the building for the board is complete and other requirements like recruitment of staff and installation of equipment would be complete …. Original source  : Delhi’s new juvenile court to begin work in a month.

Cricket board secretary faces court query on dual role

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Thursday suggested to Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary N. Srinivasan to either contest election for the post of the cricket body’s president or retain his interest in Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise of Chennai Super Kings.

The court was hearing a petition alleging conflict of interest …. Read the original article  : Cricket board secretary faces court query on dual role.

Defence lawyer points finger at Congress ‘aligned’ newspaper

PANAJI – A newspaper “close” to the Congress party is trying to influence the Goa blast trial in which 11 people linked to right wing Hindu group Sanatan Sanstha were investigated, a local court was told Thursday.

Defence advocate Sanjiv Punalekar in a written submission told the Sessions Court in Margao that Raju Nayak, resident … Read more »»».

Burgeoning voters list in Assam evokes controversy

GUWAHATI – Assam has witnessed an increase of about 600,000 voters in the final electoral rolls 2010 published by the state election commission, triggering doubts that names of illegal Bangladeshis could have entered the rolls.

There has been an increase of 3.29 percent in the number of voters compared to the draft rolls for the 2009 … Read more >>>.

Court questions cricket board’s secretary on dual role

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Thursday suggested to Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary N. Srinivasan to either contest election for the presidentship of the cricket body or retain his interest in Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise of Chennai Super Kings.

The court was hearing a petition alleging conflict of …. Source article  : Court questions cricket board’s secretary on dual role.