Supreme Court’s special team verifies malnutrition complaint in UP village

ALLAHABAD – A special team of the Supreme Court has verified reports of malnourishment in Ganne village of Uttar Pradesh’s Allahabad District.

The conditions have been found to be very poor, as the villagers have no employment and no source of income.
The committee has called for providing means of livelihood to the villagers.
“The budget of the … Read : Supreme Court’s special team verifies malnutrition complaint in UP village.

Nepal’s passport deal with India taken to court

KATHMANDU – The growing controversy in Nepal following the government’s decision to award a sensitive passport contract to an Indian company continued to snowball with two individuals now challenging the decision in court.

Lawyer Hem Mani Subedi and law student Nar Bahadur KC filed separate public interest litigation applications in Nepal’s Supreme Court Tuesday, asking it …. Source  : Nepal’s passport deal with India taken to court.

Court gives Tiwari time to reply in paternity suit

NEW DELHI – The Delhi High Court Wednesday gave former Andhra Pradesh governor N.D. Tiwari a last chance for filing his response in a paternity suit filed by a 34-year-old man who claims the Congress leader is his biological father.

The court directed Tiwari, 86, to file a written reply to a plea by Rohit Shekhar …. Source  : Court gives Tiwari time to reply in paternity suit.

Nepal’s decision to give MRP printing contract to India challenged in court

KATHMANDU – A writ petition was filed before Nepal’s Supreme Court on Tuesday against a government decision to award the contract for the printing of Machine Readable Passports (MRP) to an Indian government-owned firm.

Advocate Hem Mani Subedi filed the petition, stating that the decision to award the contract to India without bidding was illegal.
He said …. Read the original article  : Nepal’s decision to give MRP printing contract to India challenged in court.

UAW sues GM, saying automaker owes union $450M for retiree health care as part of settlement

UAW sues GM over retiree health care payment

DETROIT – The United Auto Workers union has sued General Motors Corp., saying the automaker owes it $450 million for retiree health care.
In the lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court in Detroit, the UAW said that in 2007, GM agreed to pay $450 million to settle a UAW … Read more »».

375 gm of oil sparks 27-year legal ordeal

NEW DELHI – Twenty seven years after a grocer was held guilty of selling adulterated oil and set about to prove his innocence, the Supreme Court has rejected his plea in a case that exposes the huge backlog of cases in Indian courts.

A bench of Justice Altamas Kabir and Justice Cyriac Joseph held Roorkee shopkeeper …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

KC and the Sunshine Band member Finch pleads not guilty in Ohio of having sex with teen boys

KC and Sunshine Band member pleads in Ohio case

NEWARK, Ohio – A music producer and member of KC and the Sunshine Band has pleaded not guilty in Ohio to charges he had sexual contact with teenage boys.
Richard R. Finch appeared in Licking County Common Pleas Court on Tuesday. He was arrested last month and faced … Read : KC and the Sunshine Band member Finch pleads not guilty in Ohio of having sex with teen boys.

NKorea sentences US man to 8 years’ hard labor for illegally entering country and hostile acts

NKorea sentences US man to 8 years of hard labor

SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea says it has sentenced an American man to eight years’ hard labor for entering the country illegally and unspecified hostile acts.
The North’s official Korean Central News Agency said in a brief dispatch Wednesday that Aijalon Mahli Gomes acknowledged his wrongdoing …. Source article  : NKorea sentences US man to 8 years’ hard labor for illegally entering country and hostile acts.

OJ Simpson’s acquittal suit acquired by Newseum for display with other trial items

Simpson acquittal suit goes to Newseum for display

LOS ANGELES – The suit, tie and shirt that O.J. Simpson wore on the day he was acquitted of murder have been acquired by the Newseum in Washington, D.C.
The clothing donation was announced Tuesday, ending a dispute involving the former football star, Fred Goldman, whose son was killed, … Original source on Gaea Times at : OJ Simpson’s acquittal suit acquired by Newseum for display with other trial items.

Correction: Britain-Pope story

Correction: Britain-Pope story
LONDON – In an April 4 story about lawyers examining papal immunity, The Associated Press erroneously described Liberia… Original source on Gaea Times at : Correction: Britain-Pope story.