1984 anti-Sikh riots: Hearing against Sajjan from March 27

NEW DELHI – A city court Saturday sent two 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases involving Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and nine others to a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) judge for hearing March 27.

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Lokesh Kumar shifted the cases to the sessions court while refusing to take up a plea filed …. Source article  : 1984 anti-Sikh riots: Hearing against Sajjan from March 27.

Will torch myself if not given a home, says poor Dalit

PATNA – Many rural poor are upset over alleged corruption in getting houses under a central government scheme and a 30-year-old Dalit woman has threatened to set herself on fire if she does not get a home due to her.

Ramvati Devi, a resident of Begusarai district, has threatened to set herself on fire April 1 …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Will torch myself if not given a home, says poor Dalit.

Lady Gaga fires back at music producer in NY court, files response challenging $30M lawsuit

Lady Gaga fires back in NY court at music producer

NEW YORK – Lady Gaga is firing back at a music producer who claims he launched her career and is suing her for $30.5 million
Her lawyer says in a court filing made public Friday that the agreement at the heart of the suit was “unlawful.”
Song writer …. Read the original article  : Lady Gaga fires back at music producer in NY court, files response challenging $30M lawsuit.

Estate of Anna Nichole Smith loses $300 mn court fight

SAN FRANCISCO – The estate of Anna Nichole Smith is not entitled to the $300 million that the late reality TV star was claiming from the heir of her oil-tycoon ex-husband, a federal

appeals court in San Francisco ruled Friday.
The ruling follows a 10-year battle between the late Smith and the son of J. Howard …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Court: Anna Nicole Smith estate to get none of $300M-plus she said late oil baron promised her

Court: Anna Nicole Smith gets none of oil fortune

SAN FRANCISCO – A federal appeals court says Anna Nicole Smith’s estate will receive none of the more than $300 million that she claimed her late billionaire husband had promised her.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is the latest stop in the 15-year legal battle over …. Original source  : Court: Anna Nicole Smith estate to get none of $300M-plus she said late oil baron promised her.

Attorney General Holder defends lawyers who work for unpopular clients like terror detainees

Holder defends lawyers for terror detainees

WASHINGTON – Attorney General Eric Holder is defending lawyers who represent unpopular clients like terror suspects. Holder says such attorneys are patriots who deserve respect.
Holder was answering critics who questioned the values of lawyers who once worked on behalf of detainees and are now at the Justice Department. He spoke … Read more »».

Defense lawyers say alleged NY terror plot was hatched, directed by federal informant

Defense says NY synagogue-bomb plot was feds’ idea

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Four men accused of trying to bomb synagogues in New York last spring and shoot down planes are asking a court to dismiss the case against them, saying they did little more than go along with a fake plot proposed, directed and funded by …. Original source  : Defense lawyers say alleged NY terror plot was hatched, directed by federal informant.

Jail inmates to be brought before courts – virtually

GHAZIABAD – Now jail inmates in Uttar Pradesh need not be taken physically to the courts, they will be presented virtually – through video conferencing.

The state government has planned to introduce video conferencing system in seven prisons in June.
“The new technology is being introduced in jails taking into account the heavy rush of inmates, … Original source on Gaea Times at : Jail inmates to be brought before courts – virtually.

Rework contract of auto scrap dealer: CIC

NEW DELHI – The Central Information Commission (CIC) has asked the Delhi government to relook at the contract of a man who has been given the monopoly to scrap old auto rickshaws.

The decision came on an application filed by Om Prakash Tiwari, who had sought to know from the Delhi government how auto rickshaws …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Rework contract of auto scrap dealer: CIC.

Woman ordered to pay $9M to lover’s wife in affair case will appeal judgment by NC court

Woman to appeal $9M judgment in NC affair case

GREENSBORO, N.C. – A New York woman ordered to pay $9 million to her lover’s wife in North Carolina says she plans to appeal the judgment.
The News & Record of Greensboro reports that 49-year-old Anne Lundquist of Aurora, N.Y., didn’t attend the two-day trial in Greensboro earlier … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Woman ordered to pay $9M to lover’s wife in affair case will appeal judgment by NC court.