Legal News – Newsletter for December 2, 2010

Spanish woman stakes ownership claim to the sun

LONDON – A woman in Spain has claimed that she is the owner of the sun after she got it registered as her property. She now plans to charge people who benefit from the sun’s energy, it was reported here.

Fortynine-year-old Angeles Duran, a resident of Vigo in Spain’s northwestern region of Galicia, applied for …. Read the original article  : here.

2G scam: Govt. places Radia tapes in sealed cover before Supreme Court

NEW DELHI – The Central Government on Thursday placed before the Supreme Court the recorded tapes containing the conversations between corporate lobbyist Radia and others in connection with the 2G scam. They were in a sealed cover.

Placing the recorded conversation before the bench comprising Justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly, Solicitor General …. Original article  : 2G scam: Govt. places Radia tapes in sealed cover before Supreme Court.

2G scam: Supreme Court to take up Ratan Tata’s petition

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court will on Thursday take up a petition filed by Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata that seek a direction to be given to the government to probe the leakage of tapes containing his private conversation with corporate lobbyist Nira Radia.

The petition is listed for mentioning before a two-judge bench … Original article on : 2G scam: Supreme Court to take up Ratan Tata’s petition.

RIM sues app maker over BlackBerry Messenger patent

TORONTO – After software giant Microsoft which is embroiled in a legal battle over Word patent, now BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) too is entangled in a patent battle.

The Canadian wireless giant has dragged a fast-growing app developer called Kik Interactive Ltd to court here for infringing on its wildly popular BlackBerry Messenger …. Original source  : RIM sues app maker over BlackBerry Messenger patent.

Tariq Aziz’s son pleads for condemned father’s life

Rome, Dec 2 (IANS/AKI) Tariq Aziz’s son Ziad Aziz has pleaded that his father, the condemned former aide to late Iraqi strongman Saddam Hussein, not be put to death. Aziz was for years the “international face” of the regime.

Speaking through a lawyer, Ziad Aziz asked Iraq’s ambassador to Italy Saywan Barzani to transmit … Read more >>.

Court bench refuses to take up Ketan Desai PIL

GANDHINAGAR – A division bench of the Gujarat High Court Wednesday refused to hear a public interest litigation seeking to cancel the candidature of Ketan Desai, former chief of the Medical Council of India (MCI), in the senate elections of Gujarat University (GU).

The bench comprising Justices Jayant Patel and S.R. Brahmbhatt said: “Let … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Court bench refuses to take up Ketan Desai PIL.

Plea for CBI probe against Gujarat ATS officer

GANDHINAGAR – The Gujarat High Court Wednesday issued notice to the state government and police on a petition seeking registration of a complaint and a CBI probe against Indian Police Service (IPS) officer G.L. Singhal over a residential dispute.

A single judge bench of Justice M.R. Shah issued notice following a petition by Vasudev Bhavsar …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

‘Raja should have given serious consideration to PM’s letter’

NEW DELHI – Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium Wednesday said that former telecom minister A. Raja should have given a lot more serious consideration” to Prime Minister Manmohan Singhs letter expressing reservations on the allocation of 2G spectrum on 2001 prices.

He said this after an apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice Ashok …. Read the original article  : here.

Why was TRAI silent for two years: Apex court on 2G

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Wednesday asked why the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) was silent for two years on 85 ineligible firms bagging 2G spectrum and the remaining companies that got the airwaves failing to rollout services in varying degrees.

“Apart from the issues being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation … Read : Why was TRAI silent for two years: Apex court on 2G.

Government told to deposit Radia tapes with apex court (Second Lead)

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Wednesday called for the original taped recordings of the conversations of corporate lobbyist Niira Radia and others relating to 2G spectrum scam to be deposited with the court registry. The government told the court that CVC P.J. Thomas will not supervise the CBI’s probe into the scandal.

The …. Source  : Government told to deposit Radia tapes with apex court (Second Lead).