Court directs Delhi Race Club to deposit entertainment tax
NEW DELHI – The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Race Club to deposit the entertainment tax it collects by selling tickets and by levying additional charges for carrying mobile phones inside the club.

A division bench of Justices B.D. Ahmed and Siddharth Mridul directed the club to deposit Rs.40 lakh with the Delhi … Original article on : Court directs Delhi Race Club to deposit entertainment tax.

Court pulls up government for investors’ plight
NEW DELHI – Coming to the rescue of an elderly couple who were fighting for their investments, Delhi High Court has pulled up the central government for subjecting them to litigation. It also directed the government to pay back their savings, along with the cost of Rs.15,000 each.

Justice S. Muralidhar directed the Commissioner of Payments … Read more >>.

Court frames charges against Congress MP Raj Babbar
NEW DELHI – Pelting stones at a policeman during a protest march proved costly for Bollywood actor and Congress MP Raj Babbar as a city court framed charges against him and others for the incident here.

“I charge you that you along with co-accused on May 9, 2000… in furtherance of your common intention formed an …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Saudi draft law would allow women lawyers to argue cases in court

New Saudi law would allow women lawyers in court

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia’s justice minister says his department is drafting a law that would allow female lawyers to argue legal cases in court for the first time.
Sheik Mohammed al-Issa told reporters Saturday the bill will be issued in the coming days as part of …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Saudi draft law would allow women lawyers to argue cases in court.

Former child labourers kick off awareness campaign
NEW DELHI – A group of seven former child labourers Saturday kicked off a week-long sensitisation drive here against the evil of child labour. The campaign is through the medium of street plays and theatre.

A part of the theatre group, Mukti Caravan, the children are all above the age of 18 and have …. Original article  : Former child labourers kick off awareness campaign.

Himachal high court gets ‘green bench’
SHIMLA – The Himachal Pradesh High Court Saturday announced the setting up of an exclusive ‘green bench’ to deal with cases related to environmental issues.

The high court receives plenty of petitions on various issues ranging from mining to forests to environmental loss. The green bench would now speedily dispose of such cases. It would meet … Read more : Himachal high court gets ‘green bench’.

Respect our law, Malaysia tells US and Australia
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia Saturday asked the United States, Australia and other critics to respect its laws and not criticise the ongoing trial of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim charged with sodomising his former aide.

If Australia and the US are civilised nations, then they should not question our actions, Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said.
The … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Respect our law, Malaysia tells US and Australia.

Reveal reasons behind ’semi-VVIP’ pyres: CIC tells DDA
NEW DELHI – The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has been urged to reveal the reasons behind constructing three “semi-VVIP” pyres at the Nigambodh Ghat cremation ground here.

The Central Information Commission (CIC) posed the question following an appeal by Right to Information (RTI) activist Subhash Chandra Agrawal, who asked the question to the Municipal Corporation of [..] Read the original article: here.