Legal News – Newsletter for November 12, 2010

Ishrat case: Supreme Court rejects Gujarat Govt plea challenging SIT probe

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a Gujarat Government plea challenging the constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) by the Gujarat High Court to probe the “fake” encounter killing of Ishrat Jahan and three others.

An apex court bench comprising of justices B Sudershan Reddy and S S Nijjar rejected the …. Source article  : Ishrat case: Supreme Court rejects Gujarat Govt plea challenging SIT probe.

US women sues former employers for ordering her ‘to hide too big boobs’

LONDON – A US woman has filed a lawsuit against her former employers for gender discrimination claiming she was ordered to hide her breasts because they were too large.

Amy-Erin Blakely claims she endured six years of harassment about the size of her chest at the Devereux Foundation, a children’s mental health organisation in Orlando, …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : US women sues former employers for ordering her ‘to hide too big boobs’.

Ishrat Jahan case: apex court upholds special probe team

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Friday dismissed an appeal by the Gujarat government challenging the setting up of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the killings of Ishrat Jahan and three others’ in a suspected fake shootout by the state police.

The Gujarat government had moved the Supreme Court challenging the state high … Read : Ishrat Jahan case: apex court upholds special probe team.

Court stops screening of Satyajit Ray’s ‘Sikkim’

KOLKATA – Within minutes of the first public screening of Satyajit Ray’s documentary “Sikkim” at the 16th Kolkata Film Festival, its remaining shows during the event were suspended following a direction by a Sikkim court, an official said.

An order by the district judge court of Gangtok has forced the festival authorities to suspend the … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Court stops screening of Satyajit Ray’s ‘Sikkim’.

Topless Ukraine feminists protest Iranian woman’s death sentence

KIEV – A group of female protesters went topless in Ukraine Thursday at an event promoting Iranian culture, to demonstrate against the death sentence handed down to a woman in Iran for murder and adultery.

Five members of the Ukrainian group Femen tore off their clothing and shouted slogans against what they called court-sanctioned murder … Read more : Topless Ukraine feminists protest Iranian woman’s death sentence.

Eliminate beggary in humane manner, states told

NEW DELHI – All states have been asked to develop a data base on the extent of beggary and to eliminate it rapidly, but in a “humane” manner, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment D. Napolean said Thursday.

In a written reply, Napolean told the Rajya Sabha that union Minister for Social Justice … Read : Eliminate beggary in humane manner, states told.

2G spectrum allocation flawless, government tells apex court

NEW DELHI – The government Thursday told the Supreme Court that the department of telecommunication (DoT) acted in public interest and in pursuance of its policy decision while allocating 2G spectrum licences to telecom operators in 2008.

In an affidavit filed Thursday, the government opposed a plea of petitioner Centre for Public … Original source on Gaea Times at : 2G spectrum allocation flawless, government tells apex court.

No lapses in 2G spectrum allocation, apex court told

NEW DELHI – The central government Thursday told the Supreme Court that the department of telecommunication acted in public interest and on the basis of settled policy in the issuance of licences to telecom operators for 2G spectrum.

An affidavit filed by the government Thursday said no case was made out for an … Read more >>.