Legal News – Newsletter for December 15, 2010

Supreme Court stays counsel’s suspension

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Wednesday stayed the Madras High Court order suspending senior counsel R.K. Chandramohan from the membership of the Tamil Nadu Bar Council and as its chairman.

The apex court bench headed by D.K. Jain stayed the order on the mentioning of the petition by senior counsel Mukul Rohtagi.
Chandramohan allegedly …. Source  : Supreme Court stays counsel’s suspension.

Don’t remove night shelters, apex court tells states

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Wednesday asked state governments not to remove any night shelters for the homeless till the biting cold abates.

The court said that the night shelters should be retained till the end of February.
The apex court bench of Justices Dalveer Bhandari and Deepak Verma said the state governments …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

US Air Force internal computers block WikiLeaks websites

WASHINGTON – US Air Force personnel who try to view leaked WikiLeaks diplomatic cables or stories about them are finding the websites blocked by management, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Citing people familiar with the matter, the Journal reported late Tuesday that
Air Force users who try to view the websites of the New …. Read the original article  : US Air Force internal computers block WikiLeaks websites.

Raja phone call case: ‘It is a judicial matter’, says Moily

BANGALORE – Union Law and Justice Minister M. Veerappa Moily commenting on the fresh controversy that former Telecom Minister A Raja had tried to influence a Madras High Court judge in a criminal case on Tuesday said it is a judicial … Read : Raja phone call case: ‘It is a judicial matter’, says Moily.

Julian Assange freed on bail in Britain

LONDON – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was Tuesday freed on bail by a court in London after a week in custody pending extradition proceedings to Sweden, a judge ruled.

A number of human rights campaigners and celebrities put up a cash sum of 200,000 pounds ($315,000) to secure bail for the 39-year-old Australian.
Assange was …. Source  : Julian Assange freed on bail in Britain.

Court paves way for Rajasthan Royals to bid in IPL auction

MUMBAI – The Bombay High Court Tuesday upheld a stay order on the termination of Rajasthan Royals contract by the Board of Cricket Control of India, granted by an independent arbitrator, and dismissed the cricket governing bodys appeal against it.

The ruling by Justice S.J. Vazifdar now paves the way for Rajasthan Royals to take …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Court paves way for Rajasthan Royals to bid in IPL auction.

15 percent calls to consumer helpline linked to telecom

NEW DELHI – The telecom sector accounted for over 15 percent of the total complaints received by the national consumer helpline (NCH) during November, the ministry of consumers affairs said Tuesday.

“The major problems reported by the callers included excess billing, network problem, non-refund of security deposits and delay in resolving problems,” said the …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

26/11 case: Bombay High Court dismisses Kasab’s juvenile plea

MUMBAI – The Bombay High Court on Tuesday dismissed the plea of Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, to order an enquiry to determine whether he was a juvenile even as prosecution sought confirmation of death penalty awarded to him.

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SC slams Maharashtra Govt. for shielding MLA’s money-lending father

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday slammed former Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh for preventing police from registering a criminal case against Congress MLA Dilipkumar Sanandas’s father Gokulchand Sananda, a private money-lender, and also imposed a fine …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

JD-S moves court against land deals probe panel

BANGALORE – The Janata Dal-Secular has moved the high court for axing the one-man panel set up by Karnataka’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government to probe land scams.

The JD-S has appealed to the court to direct the government to allow the Lok Ayukta (ombudsman) to conduct the probe into the scams which allegedly involve …. Read the original article  : here.