Legal News – Newsletter for December 8, 2010

CBI competent to handle alleged 2G scam, no comment: Sibal

NEW DELHI – Communications Minister Kapil Sibal Wednesday declined comment on the raids by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the premises of his predecessor A. Raja and associates over the 2G spectrum allocation saying the matter was sub judice.

“CBI is an independent, competent investigating agency. What it does, it does on its … Read more >>.

Indian women balancing divine feminine with modernity

NEW DELHI – The emerging voice of women in India is one of strength, economic sustainability, positive energy, achievement and erudition – that strikes a fine balance between modernism and tradition.

According to a cross-section of power women in the capital, what sets the contemporary Indian woman apart from the rest of her gender …. Original source  : Indian women balancing divine feminine with modernity.

New Canadian act targets ‘Ghost’ immigration agents

TORONTO – “Ghost” immigration consultants in India, who dupe people desperate to migrate to Canada, will be put out of business with the passing of new legislation by the Canadian parliament.

Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said the legislation to crack down on crooked immigration consultants has received final approval Tuesday in the House of …. Read the original article  : New Canadian act targets ‘Ghost’ immigration agents.

Australian says China stopped trip to Nobel ceremony

SYDNEY – Zhang Heci, an Australian citizen, complained Wednesday that Chinese authorities detained him at Shanghai airport while he was on his way to Oslo to attend the award ceremony of the Nobel Peace Prize to jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo.

Zhang said he was detained for 24 hours on his arrival in Shanghai and … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Australian says China stopped trip to Nobel ceremony.

Wilson Couple Held Without Bond For Killing Two-Year-Old Daughter

WILSON (GaeaTimes.com) — The police said that they received two 911 calls on November 29th and immediately reached the spot. They were reported that the child happened to be suspiciously unresponsive. But, on reaching the situation they found the child to be dead.
Though, the child was later officially pronounced dead at Wilson Medical Center, it …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Wilson Couple Held Without Bond For Killing Two-Year-Old Daughter.

Law Firms May Be the Nex Target of Fake Check Scams

NORTH CAROLINA (GaeaTimes.com) — The North Carolina Attorney General’s Office warned the various law firms of fake check scammers.
According to the Attorney General Roy Cooper, law firms in Gastonia, N.C. and Oxford, N.C. reportedly has received counterfeit checks recently amounting to $85,000 and $295,000 from scammers who asked them to wire the money to …. Read the original article  : Law Firms May Be the Nex Target of Fake Check Scams.

WikiLeaks defiant as Assange held in British custody (Roundup)

LONDON – The international furore over the latest batch of WikiLeaks publications threatened to intensify Tuesday as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was in custody in Britain on unrelated sex assault claims.

While US and British politicians have led the international condemnation of recent releases of top secret US cables by WikiLeaks, suggesting the organisation’s activities … Read more : WikiLeaks defiant as Assange held in British custody (Roundup).

Apex court asks lawyers not to refuse cases

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court has held that Bar Associations could not pass a resolution directing their members not to take up the cases of the accused it is aggrieved with. The court said that such a step would be against the constitution.

“We declare that all such resolutions of Bar Associations in India …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Apex court asks lawyers not to refuse cases.

No sale of gutka, pan masala in pouches from March 2011

NEW DELHI – In a major setback for manufacturers of gutka (chewing tobacco) and pan masala, the Supreme Court Tuesday imposed a ban, from March 2011, on these products’ sale in plastic sachets.

Asking the manufacturers to explore and decide by March, 2011 on the alternative material for packaging them, an apex court bench of … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : No sale of gutka, pan masala in pouches from March 2011.

Women achievers felicitated in Delhi

NEW DELHI – Krishna Poonia, India’s first woman to win a gold medal at Commonwealth Games, scientist Charusita Chakravarty and Sudha Rani Pandey, the first woman vice-chancellor of the Uttarakhand Sanskrit University, were honoured with the Stree Shakti awards here Tuesday.

The function was held at the residence of union Tourism and Urban Poverty Alleviation … Original source on Gaea Times at : Women achievers felicitated in Delhi.