Sunday, May 30, 2010

Legal News – Newsletter for May 30, 2010

Sunday, May 30, 2010


Consumer court urges curb on overcharging by mobile operators

NEW DELHI – The Delhi State Consumer Commission has urged the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to curb the practice of overcharging by private mobile operators who include undue charges in bills which are rectified only when pointed out by subscribers.

A commission bench, comprising its president Justice B.A. Zaidi and member Salma Noor, … Read : Consumer court urges curb on overcharging by mobile operators.

Fate of illegal mobile towers to be decided Monday

NEW DELHI – The Delhi High Court is likely to decide Monday the fate of mobile towers in the capital, which are under threat of sealing by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for operating without licence.

Justice Kailash Gambhir, who had reserved his judgment May 24, is likely to pronounce the order Monday. The sealing …. Read the original article  : here.

Man executed for stabbing 29 kindergarten children in China

BEIJING – A man who stabbed 29 children and three teachers last month in east China’s Jiangsu province was executed Sunday morning.

Xu Yuyuan, 47, was executed at 9.39 a.m. by the Intermediate People’s Court of Taizhou City, Xinhua reported.
He attacked the Zhongxin kindergarten in Taixing City April 29. Four of the victims were …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Man executed for stabbing 29 kindergarten children in China.

Russia restricts information availability to public

Moscow, May 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has restricted the availability of information on activities of the country’s judiciary to the common people.

The presidium of the country’s panel of judges has issued regulations under which courts will be guided as to when information on certain cases is published on the internet.
Under the new rules, information … Original source on Gaea Times at : Russia restricts information availability to public.

Lawyers offer to reduce fees in 9/11 health case in attempt to save settlement

Lawyers offer to reduce fees in 9/11 health case

NEW YORK – Lawyers for thousands of ground zero workers suing over their exposure to World Trade Center dust have offered to lower their legal fees in an attempt to save a major settlement in the case.
The law firm Worby Groner Edelman & Napoli Bern was initially …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Lawyers offer to reduce fees in 9/11 health case in attempt to save settlement.

Will abide by Supreme Court decision on narco test: CBI Chief

CHENNAI – Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director shwani Kumar said on Saturday the agency will abide by the Supreme Court’s decision on narco analysis test.

Inaugurating a three-day training module for media persons in Chennai, Kumar said the agency aims to hit at the roots of the corruption system.

He pointed out that till now no …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Will abide by Supreme Court decision on narco test: CBI Chief.

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