Punjab cops clueless about missing Pakistani prisoner

AMRITSAR – Punjab police remained clueless Friday about the whereabouts a 40-year-old Pakistanti prisoner who disappeared from a jail here Tuesday.

The prisoner, Nayamat Ali, was arrested by the Border Security Force (BSF) an year ago for illegally entering India in the Lopoke area near this Sikh holy city. Police said he was not mentally … Read : Punjab cops clueless about missing Pakistani prisoner.

Malaysian woman wins invasion of privacy case against doctor

KUALA LUMPUR – A Malaysian woman writer has won a legal battle against her doctors who photographed intimate parts of her body prior to a surgery.

Surgeons must obtain the consent of their female patients before taking photographs of their intimate parts, ruled a High Court bench, The Star newspaper reported Friday.
Judicial Commissioner Chew Soo … Read : Malaysian woman wins invasion of privacy case against doctor.

Funk band War tells PepsiCo ‘We can’t be friends,’ and here’s why; sues over song’s use in ad

Funk band War tells PepsiCo they’re not friends

LOS ANGELES – Members of the original funk band War say they can’t be friends with PepsiCo.
They’re suing the soft drink maker for more than $10 million, saying it did not negotiate with them to use their song “Why Can’t We Be Friends” in a new commercial.
Even if …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Funk band War tells PepsiCo ‘We can’t be friends,’ and here’s why; sues over song’s use in ad.

Court won’t order Calif governor, AG to appeal ruling that struck down gay marriage ban

Court won’t force Calif officials to defend Prop 8

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A California court has refused to order Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown to appeal a ruling that overturned the state’s gay marriage ban.
The 3rd District Court of Appeal in Sacramento on Wednesday denied a conservative legal group’s request to force the …. Original article  : Court won’t order Calif governor, AG to appeal ruling that struck down gay marriage ban.

Court of Appeals reverses conviction after man left water bottles in the desert for migrants

Appeals court reverses conviction for littering

TUCSON, Ariz. – A federal appeals court in San Francisco has tossed out the conviction of an Arizona man who left water jugs in the desert for migrants passing through.
Two years ago during a bench trial, a U.S. Magistrate in Tucson found Daniel Millis guilty of littering.
Millis and the faith-based [..] Read the original article: here.

Burkle’s Yucaipa Cos. to appeal dismissal of lawsuit against Barnes & Noble over ‘poison pill’

Burkle to appeal dismissal of Barnes & Noble suit

NEW YORK – Billionaire financier Ron Burkle said Thursday he will appeal the dismissal of his lawsuit against bookseller Barnes & Noble over its shareholder rights plan.
The Delaware Court of Chancery in August rejected Burkle’s claim that the company’s “poison pill” limiting any one shareholder’s stake to …. Source article  : Burkle’s Yucaipa Cos. to appeal dismissal of lawsuit against Barnes & Noble over ‘poison pill’.

Rathore moves administrative tribunal for pension

CHANDIGARH – Tainted Haryana cop S.P.S. Rathore Thursday moved the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) here seeking the release of his pension that was withheld by the union home ministry in June.

Rathore, 69, who has been convicted of molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra, which drove her to commit suicide, has been lodged in the Burail jail …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Rathore moves administrative tribunal for pension.

Govt. to give rotten food grains to poor at BPL price

NEW DELHI – The Central Government on Thursday decided to release an extra 2.5 million tonnes of food grains to the various states for distribution among the poor at a BPL price following the directives of the Supreme Court on the issue of rotten food grains

“As …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Govt. to give rotten food grains to poor at BPL price.

Amit Shah challenges apex court’s handing over of Sohrabbudin case to CBI

NEW DELHI – Gujarat’s former minister of state for home Amit Shah has moved the Supreme Court questioning its Jan 12, 2010, judgment handing over the investigations into the Sohrabuddin Sheikh-Kausar Bi abduction and killing case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Shah, now in judicial custody, has questioned the propriety of the apex court …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Amit Shah challenges apex court’s handing over of Sohrabbudin case to CBI.

Lawyers demand more women courts and judges

NEW DELHI – A group of lawyers has sent a representation to the chief justice of Delhi High Court seeking more women courts as well as judges to deal with cases of marital discord.

The representation, signed by about 150 lawyers led by Rubinder Pal Ghumman, said there were inadequate number of courts and judges …. Original source  : Lawyers demand more women courts and judges.