Legal News – Newsletter for December 5, 2010

Indian firm seeks $48,000 from Nepal for aborted passport deal

KATHMANDU – India’s state-owned currency printing firm, the Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India, has asked the Nepalese government to reimburse the $48,000 the company incurred after Kathmandu signed a major passport contract with it but then cancelled it unilaterally because of political pressure.

The New Delhi-based company is seeking from Nepal’s cash-strapped caretaker … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Indian firm seeks $48,000 from Nepal for aborted passport deal.

Indian firm seeks $48,000 for aborted Nepal passport deal

KATHMANDU – India’s state-owned currency printing firm, Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India, has asked Nepal to reimburse the $48,000 the New Delhi-headquartered company incurred after the Nepalese government signed a major passport contract with it but then cancelled it unilaterally due to political pressure.

The Indian company is seeking from Nepal’s cash-strapped caretaker …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

BJP wants government to ratify UN convention against graft

NEW DELHI – Accusing the government of delaying the ratification of the UN Convention against Corruption, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday demanded that steps should be taken to bring back the country’s money illegally parked in banks abroad.

BJP vice-president Shanta Kumar told reporters that India was among 22 of the 148 countries … Read : BJP wants government to ratify UN convention against graft.

Australia to help US bring Assange to justice

SYDNEY – Australia will help the US bring WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to justice, Attorney General Robert McClelland said Saturday.

Assange, an Australian citizen, is wanted by Swedish authorities on rape charges and has been threatened with prosecution by Washington over the posting of over 250,000 US diplomatic memos on the WikiLeaks whistleblower website.
“I’m …. Source article  : Australia to help US bring Assange to justice.