Legal News – Newsletter for December 25, 2010

BCCI panel’s proceedings against Lalit Modi stayed

MUMBAI – The Bombay High Court Saturday stayed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) disciplinary committees proceedings against suspended Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi, saying that the panel did not have the BCCI general bodys mandate.

Modis counsel Mehmood Abdi had earlier challenged the legality of the three-member disciplinary committee …. Original article  : BCCI panel’s proceedings against Lalit Modi stayed.

Chhattisgarh lawyers, politicians silent on Sen verdict

RAIPUR – A day has passed since life imprisonment has been pronounced to rights activist Binayak Sen along with Maoist ideologue Narayan Sanyal and businessman Piyush Guha, but Chhattisgarh’s lawyers and politicians are silent on the subject.

Leading figures from social work, media and even advocates have so far refused to make any public …. Source  : Chhattisgarh lawyers, politicians silent on Sen verdict.

Goa governor gets X-mas gift – copy of RTI Act

PANAJI – A ribbon-wrapped copy of the Right To Information Act (RTI) Act – that’s one Christmas gift Goa Governor S.S. Sidhu might not forget for a long while.

Sidhu, who was summoned Wednesday by the Goa State Information Commission (GSIC) for denying information sought under the RTI to social activist Aires Rodrigues, …. Read the original article  : Goa governor gets X-mas gift – copy of RTI Act.

Himachal all set to empower rural women

SHIMLA – Himachal Pradesh is all set to empower women at the grassroots level by electing only women to around 13,000 seats in panchayati raj institutions (PRIs), the village-level third tier of governance.

The Himachal Pradesh government, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party, in 2008 raised reservation of seats for women in all rural … Read more : Himachal all set to empower rural women.

Activist’s in Mumbai protest Binayak Sen verdict

Dec 23, Mumbai (IANS) Activists and the public gathered outside Mumbais busy Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Friday to protest a Chhattisgarh court’s verdict sentencing rights campaigner Binayak Sen to life imprisonment for sedition and links with Maoists.

Its a tragic day for our country, said documentary-filmmaker Anand Patwardhan who was part of the demonstration.
… Original article on : Activist’s in Mumbai protest Binayak Sen verdict.

Smiling faces turn red after Sen verdict

RAIPUR – It was a huge gathering of right activists and mediapersons outside at the district and sessions court Friday here as judge B.P. Varma prepared to rule in a case involving rights activist Binayak Sen.

Activists, mainly of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), of which Sen a national vice president, reached the … Read more »».

Samjhauta blasts: Hindu leader sent to police custody till Jan 3

PANCHKULA – Hindu religious leader Swami Aseemanand was Friday sent to police custody till Jan 3 by the National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) special court here in connection with the 2007 Samjhauta train blasts in Haryana that killed 68 people.

Aseemanand was brought to NIA special judge Ritu Garg’s court under tight security, from where he … Read more : Samjhauta blasts: Hindu leader sent to police custody till Jan 3.

Case against Sen fraudulent, says Maoist MP from Nepal

KATHMANDU – Reacting in stunned disbelief to the news that Indian rights activist Binayak Sen had been slapped with life imprisonment by an Indian court Friday for “sedition” and “conspiracy”, a Maoist lawmaker with long links with India said it was a “fraudulent case”.

“Binayak Sen is a rights activist and should not be dragged …. Source article  : Case against Sen fraudulent, says Maoist MP from Nepal.

Binayak Sen case timeline

NEW DELHI – The following is the timeline of the prosecution of Binayak Sen, a doctor and human rights activist convicted for sedition and conspiracy by a Chhattisgarh court and awarded a life term Friday.

May 14, 2007: Binayak Sen arrested in Bilaspur on charges of carrying messages between Piyush Guha, a businessman, and Narayan … Read more >>.

Nepal’s new ‘crown prince’ gets a Christmas reprieve

KATHMANDU – Nepal’s Deputy Prime Minister Sujata Koirala’s son-in-law, who became embroiled in a long and increasingly acrimonious controversy after locking horns with deposed crown prince Paras Bir Bikram Shah, was granted a Christmas reprieve by the Supreme Court Friday.

Rubel Chowdhury, a Bangladeshi national married to Koirala’s daughter Melanie, faces mounting negative publicity ever … Original source on Gaea Times at : Nepal’s new ‘crown prince’ gets a Christmas reprieve.