Legal News – Newsletter for November 3, 2010

Court upholds government ruling on tenure, age for sports officials

NEW DELHI – The chiefs of National Sports Federations (NSFs) received a jolt Tuesday with the Delhi High Court upholding the sports ministry’s guidelines restricting their tenure of office and fixing the upper age limit.

The court ruling makes it clear that all national sports bodies will have to follow a fixed tenure of maximum … Read more : Court upholds government ruling on tenure, age for sports officials.

Sports federation chiefs can’t be over 70 years: Court

NEW DELHI – The Delhi High Court Tuesday directed the central government to implement its national sports policy under which the upper age limit for the heads of sports federations has been fixed at 70 years.

A bench headed by Chief Justice Deepak Misra gave the direction while turning down a plea of five … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Sports federation chiefs can’t be over 70 years: Court.

Manipur’s ‘Iron Lady’ completes 10 years of hunger strike

IMPHAL – Manipur rights activist Irom Sharmila Tuesday completed 10 years of her hunger strike to protest alleged rights violations by security forces, but still refused to break the fast.

Sharmila, who earned the sobriquet ‘Iron Lady of Manipur’, launched an indefinite hunger strike Nov 2, 2000 after she was witness to the killing of …. Original source  : Manipur’s ‘Iron Lady’ completes 10 years of hunger strike.

British prisoners to get voting rights

LONDON – Breaking a 140-year-old convention, Britain has decided to change its law and allow prisoners to vote in the country’s general election, as ruled by a European court six years ago.

Around 70,000 prisoners will be given voting rights for the first time in 140 years after Prime Minister David Cameron conceded there was … Read : British prisoners to get voting rights.

Karnataka HC issues notice to Speaker on independent MLAs’ disqualification

BANGALORE – Karnataka High Court on Tuesday issued notices to Speaker K.G. Bopaiah and other respondents on petitions filed by five independent MLAs challenging their disqualification from the Assembly and posted the matter for further hearing on November 8.

The notices were issued by a full bench comprising Justices Mohan Shantanagoudar, S. Abdul Nazeer … Read more : Karnataka HC issues notice to Speaker on independent MLAs’ disqualification.