Petters defense asks federal appeals court for retrial; calls sentence ‘barbaric’

Petters defense asks appeals court for retrial

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Lawyers for Minnesota businessman Tom Petters are asking a federal appeals court to order a new trial for him after he was convicted last December of running a $3.7 billion Ponzi scheme.
In papers sent Friday to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, they say … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Petters defense asks federal appeals court for retrial; calls sentence ‘barbaric’.

LA judge sets trial to determine owner of 840-pound emerald from Brazil

LA trial will determine owner of giant emerald

LOS ANGELES – The case of who really owns the 840-pound Bahia emerald is headed to trial in September after a judge rejected a motion to dismiss a Northern California man’s ownership claim.
Tony Thomas says he paid a Brazilian gem dealer $60,000 for the rock in 2001, only …. Original source  : LA judge sets trial to determine owner of 840-pound emerald from Brazil.

Appointments of senior officials not under RTI: Court

NEW DELHI – The Delhi High Court Friday said that information pertaining to appointment of top bureaucrats cannot be revealed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.

Justice S. Muralidhar passed this order while dismissing the plea of RTI activist and Magsaysay Award winner Arvind Kejriwal, seeking disclosure of the information on the ground that … Read : Appointments of senior officials not under RTI: Court.

Hockey India allowed to go ahead with election

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Friday allowed Hockey India to go ahead with the election of its executive board and complete it by July 31. It was also allowed to announce the results but restrained from acting in pursuance of the outcome of the election.

A bench of Justice Altmas Kabir and Justice A.K. …. Original source  : Hockey India allowed to go ahead with election.

Delete ‘newly added facts’ in paternity suit: Tiwari

NEW DELHI – Former Andhra Pradesh governor N.D. Tiwari Friday asked the Delhi High Court to direct the person claiming to be his biological son delete the newly added facts in the paternity suit.

Tiwari, represented by his counsel Chetan Sharma, raised objections to the additional facts incorporated by Rohit Shekhar in his fresh paternity … Read : Delete ‘newly added facts’ in paternity suit: Tiwari.

Mayawati’s Noida Park hits green roadblock in court

NEW DELHI – The government Friday told the Supreme Court that it could not grant environmental clearance to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati’s Noida Park project unless the state government complies with the environmental conditions laid down even as the apex court said it could stop the construction if it was satisfied the park was … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Mayawati’s Noida Park hits green roadblock in court.

‘Lahore courts on terrorists hit list’, warns police officer

LAHORE – A Lahore police officer, Aslam Tareen, has warned that the city’s courts are on the hit list of terror groups, as miscreants can enter them by wearing the uniform of lawyers and police officials.

Tareen said that the threat could be avoided if the lawyers stop objecting to their physical search by security guards …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : ‘Lahore courts on terrorists hit list’, warns police officer.

Nepal SC sentences ‘bikini killer’Sobhraj to life

KATHMANDU – Nepal’s Supreme Court on Friday slapped a life sentence on Charles Sobhraj, the “bikini killer”, for murdering American tourist Connie Jo Bronzich in 1975.

A division bench comprising Justices Ram Kumar Prasad Shah and Gauri Dhakal upheld the verdict of the Kathmandu District Court and the Patan Appellate Court, which found him guilty of … Read more »».

Cabinet approves Bill to raise HC judges retirement age

NEW DELHI – The Union Cabinet on Friday approved the recommendation of increase in the retirement age of High Court judges from 62 to 65.

The measure will help around 630 judges of the 21 High Courts in the country.

According to sources though the Law Ministry is keen on introducing the legislation in the ongoing Monsoon … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Cabinet approves Bill to raise HC judges retirement age.

Orissa tapped 417 phones from 2006 to 2008

BHUBANESWAR – Orissa tapped 417 telephones in the state from October 2006 to December 2008, a lawyer and right to information activist said Friday.

According to the written information provided by the public information officer of the home department, telephones of three people were intercepted from October to December in 2006, Biswapriya Kanungo told IANS.
Kanungo …. Source article  : Orissa tapped 417 phones from 2006 to 2008.