Legal News – Newsletter for December 23, 2010

US suits against ISI chief in Mumbai massacre case face ’serious legal obstacles’

NEW YORK – The plaintiffs in two US lawsuits, accusing the chief of Pakistan’s main spy agency- the Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)- of nurturing terrorists involved in the 2008 Mumbai attacks, would have to overcome serious legal obstacles, according to lawyers and experts.

A lawyer for the US plaintiff, John Kreindler, expressed the hope of …. Original source  : US suits against ISI chief in Mumbai massacre case face ’serious legal obstacles’.

Australia apologises to Indian-origin doctor

MELBOURNE – The Australian government Thursday issued a formal apology to Indian-origin doctor Mohamed Haneef, who was wrongly detained on terrorism-related charges three years ago, expressing the hope that he can now move on with his life.

Haneef received a substantial compensation payout from the government this week for his detention in July 2007.
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We are starving, say ex-staff of Union Carbide

BHOPAL – They are neither victims nor accused in the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy and yet 632 former permanent employees of the now defunct Union Carbide plant find themselves at the receiving end.

They were employees at the plant, which saw the world’s worst industrial disaster break out on the night of Dec 2-3, 1984, …. Original source  : We are starving, say ex-staff of Union Carbide.

Train services continue to remain disrupted due to Gujjar agitation

PILUPURA – Train services continue to remain disrupted in Rajasthan as Gujjars have stepped up their agitation a day after the High Court kept on hold the state government’s Reservation Act giving five per cent extra quota for Gujjars in government jobs.

About 60 trains, have already been either diverted or cancelled. They have now threatened …. Source  : Train services continue to remain disrupted due to Gujjar agitation.

Verdict on N D Tiwari paternity suit today

NEW DELHI – The Delhi High Court will pronounce its order on whether veteran Congress leader N D Tiwari would have to undergo a DNA test following a claim by Rohit Shekhar, who claims to be his biological son

Justice S Ravindra Bhatt had reserved his order on September 21 after hearing the contention of Shekhar, … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Verdict on N D Tiwari paternity suit today.

Plea against Ketan Desai’s university post rejected

AHMEDABAD/NEW DELHI – The Gujarat High Court Wednesday rejected a public interest litigation (PIL) against the election of tainted former Medical Council of India (MCI) chief Ketan Desai to the Gujarat University senate.

The bench comprising Chief Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya and Justice Akil Kureshi also imposed a cost of Rs.10,000 on the petitioner.
The court, … Read more : Plea against Ketan Desai’s university post rejected.

Obama signs law allowing gays in military

WASHINGTON – A measure that allows homosexuals to serve openly in the US military was signed into law Wednesday by President Barack Obama.

The previous ban on open service — known as don’t ask, don’t tell — was implemented in the 1990s as a compromise measure, but grew increasingly unpopular as homosexuals serving in the … Read more >>.

Gujarat court rejects plea against Ketan Desai

AHMEDABAD/NEW DELHI – The Gujarat High Court Wednesday rejected a public interest litigation (PIL) against the election of tainted former Medical Council of India (MCI) chief Ketan Desai to the Gujarat University senate.

The court also imposed a cost of Rs.10,000 on the petitioner.
I am deeply shocked that the court dismissed our PIL that …. Original source  : Gujarat court rejects plea against Ketan Desai.

Don’t evict ‘unauthorized occupant’ without permission

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court has held that even an unauthorized occupant of a house in a slum is treated as a tenant and permission of competent authorities is needed to initiate eviction proceedings against him.

By no stretch of imagination can a trespasser (unauthorised occupant) be taken out of the definition of occupier …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Don’t evict ‘unauthorized occupant’ without permission.

Child rights panel comes to rescue of jailed Jharkhand girls

NEW DELHI – The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has asked a Jharkhand official to take action in a case in which three arrested school girls were treated as adults and sent to jail, a statement said Wednesday.

According to the commission, the girls should have been tried under the Juvenile Justice …. Original source  : Child rights panel comes to rescue of jailed Jharkhand girls.