Supreme Court provides relief to Lalu Yadav in disproportionate assets case

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Government of Bihar has no authority to file an appeal against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Yadav’s 2006 acquittal in a disproportionate assets case.

“The Bihar Government is not a competent authority to file an appeal in … Read more >>.

Two convicted, 10 acquitted in Kandhamal riots cases

BHUBANESWAR – A fast track court in Orissa sentenced two people to two years’ imprisonment and acquitted 10 people in two Kandhamal riots cases, an official said Thursday.

Ratnakar Pradhan and Parsuram Pradhan of Ketemaha village under Raikia police station area were accused of torching Sanu Naik’s house Aug 26, 2008. They were booked under several … Read more >>>.

New regulations allow disabled to drive vehicles in China

BEIJING – Around 28 million partially disabled people are heaving a sigh of relief in China as the government’s new regulations will allow them to drive vehicles from Thursday.

The newly-revised regulations on driver’s licence allow, for the first time, disabled people who are able to sit by themselves despite being paralysed from the waist down … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : New regulations allow disabled to drive vehicles in China.

Warrantless wiretapping illegal, rules US court

WASHINGTON – Ruling that a Bush administration programme continued by President Barack Obama of domestic surveillance without a warrant is illegal, a federal judge has held the government liable for illegally wiretapping an Islamic charity.

Wednesday’s ruling by District Judge Vaughn R. Walker in Northern California District Court reaffirmed an earlier decision that the warrantless wiretaps …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Warrantless wiretapping illegal, rules US court.

Billionaire William Koch uncorks new NY lawsuit against Christie’s alleging wine auction fraud

Billionaire uncorks new lawsuit over rare wine

NEW YORK – The billionaire collector and yachtsman William Koch has uncorked another lawsuit in his 4-year-old battle against fraud in the rare wine business.
Koch sued the auction house Christie’s International in New York on Tuesday, claiming it ignored evidence of fakery in the 1980s when it marketed several …. Source article  : Billionaire William Koch uncorks new NY lawsuit against Christie’s alleging wine auction fraud.

ACLU: 2 mentally disabled immigrants detained for years in Calif. will be freed

ACLU: 2 mentally disabled detainees to be freed

SAN DIEGO – A civil rights group says two mentally disabled immigrants who were ruled incompetent for deportation hearings will be freed after spending up to five years in federal detention.
The American Civil Liberties Union says immigration officials will release Guillermo Gomez-Sanchez and Jose Antonio Franco-Gonzalez to their … Read more »»».

Nirma proposes to give land to break cement plant deadlock

GANDHINAGAR – Nirma Industries Ltd. Wednesday proposed before the Gujarat High Court that it can release 46 hectares of land allotted for its cement plant after petitioners alleged that the land for the proposed project was on a river bed.

The proposal came after a division bench of Chief Justice S.J. Mukhopadhya and Justice Akil …. Read the original article  : here.

‘Bullet-proof jackets can’t protect from powerful weapons’

MUMBAI – The bullet-proof jacket worn by slain ATS chief Hemant Karkare returned to haunt the Maharashtra government Wednesday when the opposition Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party slammed it for purchasing sub-standard jackets.

Senior Sena leader Ramdas Kadam, who raised the issue in the Maharashtra Legislative Council Wednesday evening, alleged that the vests purchased by the government … Read this article on Gaea Times at : ‘Bullet-proof jackets can’t protect from powerful weapons’.

APNewsBreak: Swiss authorities to decide on Polanski extradition after Calif. appeal ruling

Swiss to decide on Polanski after Calif. ruling

GENEVA – Swiss authorities say they will decide on extraditing Roman Polanski after a California court rules whether he can be sentenced in absentia in a 33-year-old sex case.
Justice Ministry spokesman Folco Galli tells The Associated Press that a decision on sending Polanski back to Los Angeles was … Read : APNewsBreak: Swiss authorities to decide on Polanski extradition after Calif. appeal ruling.

Government ticked off for not contesting gay sex ruling

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Wednesday ticked off the Union government for its failure to challenge the Delhi High Court’s verdict legalising homosexual acts between consenting adults in private.

“This court is meant for deciding important questions of constitution and fundamental rights. You do not file appeals on such important issues. You did not file [..] Read the original article: here.