Fighting the Khan-terror link – for real

NEW DELHI – His name is Khan. And he, like the protagonist of a recent blockbuster, is also fighting the system to establish his innocence after he was dismissed from the Indian Army, which alleged that his late father had links with Osama bin Laden. He is afraid the army may challenge his reinstatement.

The Armed …. Read the original article  : Fighting the Khan-terror link – for real.

Thousands of tribals protest government neglect

RAIPUR – Thousands of tribals from the interior areas of Chhattisgarh Saturday held a rally in this state capital to protest their “neglect” by the central and state governments.

Tribal men and women marched through the main streets of the capital to the rally at the sports complex ground, where over a dozen tribal leaders …. Original article  : Thousands of tribals protest government neglect.

Plea to cancel Shiromani Akali Dal’s registration

NEW DELHI – The Delhi High Court has sought the response of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Election Commission of India on a plea seeking the party’s de-registration as it was allegedly violating the principles of secularism.

The notices, returnable by April 17, were issued by a division bench of acting Chief Justice Madan … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Plea to cancel Shiromani Akali Dal’s registration.

Brown ‘appalled and saddened’ by Burma’s verdict on Suu Kyi

LONDON – British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said that he is “appalled and saddened” that Burma’s Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi to be freed from house arrest.

Reacting over the verdict, which comes ahead of Burma’s elections that have raised deep suspicions …. Read the original article  : Brown ‘appalled and saddened’ by Burma’s verdict on Suu Kyi.

Teachers approach court for revised salaries

NEW DELHI – Twenty one teachers of the Guru Nanak Public School, West Punjabi Bagh here, approached the Delhi High Court saying the school was not implementing the sixth pay commission recommendations.

The teachers filed their petition through advocates Ashok Agarwal and Kusum Sharma and pleaded that why their salaries were not revised according to …. Original article  : Teachers approach court for revised salaries.

Court stays Delhi municipality engineer’s imprisonment

NEW DELHI – An engineer of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), ordered to spend seven days in jail for contempt of court, has got reprieve after the Delhi High Court stayed his sentence.

A division bench of Justice Vikramjit Sen and Justice Manmohan Singh Friday stayed the contempt proceedings against B.B. Bajaj, an executive engineer …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Court stays Delhi municipality engineer’s imprisonment.

McDonald’s back in court after judges reinstate $2 million lawsuit over hot chicken sandwich

Appeals court reinstates lawsuit over hot sandwich

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – It’s been nearly five years since carnival operator Frank Sutton bit into a chicken sandwich at a McDonald’s at a truck stop in the far corner of southwest Virginia. The legal world is still dealing with the ramifications.
Earlier this month, a federal appeals court in Richmond …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : McDonald’s back in court after judges reinstate $2 million lawsuit over hot chicken sandwich.

Singer Prince agrees to pay undisclosed damages to Irish promoters for canceling Dublin gig

Singer Prince settles lawsuit over axed Dublin gig

DUBLIN – Lawyers for U.S. pop singer Prince agreed Friday to pay substantial damages for his unexplained cancellation of a 2008 concert in Ireland’s largest stadium.
Prince, 51, did not appear during the four-day hearing in Dublin High Court.
But evidence presented by Dublin concert promoters MCD Productions Ltd. – …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Trial date set in lawsuit that accuses ex-Rankin supervisor of improperly blocking development

Lawsuit: Ex-Rankin supervisor blocked development

JACKSON, Miss. – A federal lawsuit that claims former Rankin County Supervisor Ken Martin and others reneged on a deal to support the development of a new subdivision has been scheduled for trial in January 2011.
Martin denied the allegations in court records, saying he acted in good faith.
Diamond Fields LLC sued …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Trial date set in lawsuit that accuses ex-Rankin supervisor of improperly blocking development.

High court allows Mayawati government to chop over 200 trees

LUCKNOW – The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has allowed the Uttar Pradesh government to chop down 213 trees to make way for a boundary wall around a 120-acre eco park, named after the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party’s (BSP) founder Kanshi Ram here.

A division bench of acting Chief Justice Amitava Lala and Justice …. Source  : High court allows Mayawati government to chop over 200 trees.