Legal News – Newsletter for January 4, 2011

Break silence, face probe, Iyer tells ex-CJI

KOCHI – Retired Supreme Court judge V.R. Krishna Iyer Tuesday dared former chief justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan to break his silence over allegations of wealth amassment by his relatives and suggested that he face a judicial probe.

Also, the Kerala government’s home department Tuesday launched proceedings for a vigilance probe against Balakrishnan’s son-in-law P.V. … Read more : Break silence, face probe, Iyer tells ex-CJI.

Gujjar leader Bainsla to meet Ashok Gehlot

JAIPUR – Colonel (retd) K.S. Bainsla, leader of Rajasthan’s agitating Gujjar community, will Tuesday hold talks with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, even as the community’s stir for five percent reservation in government jobs entered its 16th day, disrupting some train services.

Bainsla left Piloo Ka Pura near Bayana in Bharatpur district and is expected … Read more >>.

Russia to protect kids from harmful information

MOSCOW – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a law that aims at protecting the country’s children from receiving any “destructive, harmful and vicious” information.

The law also prohibits any release of information on underage children which causes “fear, terror and panic, justifying abuse and unlawful behaviour”, Xinhua reported citing Russia’s RosBusinessConsulting (RBC) news agency.
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US regrets Russia’s arrest of protesters

WASHINGTON – The US has criticised Russia for arresting dozens of political protesters and urged Moscow to do more to embrace freedom of expression.

“We regret that these arrests have taken place both in Moscow and St Petersburg,” State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said Monday.
Russian authorities arrested more than 120 people who were calling … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : US regrets Russia’s arrest of protesters.

Court asks Tata Sky, others to pay tax to Gujarat

GANDHINAGAR – The Gujarat High Court has asked TataSky and other direct-to-home (DTH) satellite TV service providers to deposit entertainment tax for July-September 2010 quarter with the state government.

In the directions made available Monday, the bench comprising Chief Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya and Justice Akil Kureshi directed TataSky Limited, Dish TV India Limited, Bharat Business …. Original source  : Court asks Tata Sky, others to pay tax to Gujarat.

Remove Bangladeshi migrants from Assam electoral rolls: BJP

NEW DELHI – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday urged the Election Commission to delete the names of illegal migrants from Bangladesh from the voters list in Assam and prepare a corrected list ahead of this years assembly polls in the state.

BJP general secretary Vijay Goel, who led a delegation of party leaders …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

80 percent of food adulteration accused walk free in Gujarat

GANDHINAGAR – Over 80 percent of accused in food adulteration cases in Gujarat in the last five years were acquitted due to the state government’s laxity and delay in prosecuting them, according to official data made available Monday.

The data forms part of details furnished by the state government to the Gujarat High Court on …. Read the original article  : here.

Bofors scam returns to haunt the Congress

NEW DELHI – The Bofors ghost is out again to haunt the Congress-led government as an Income Tax tribunal has ruled that Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi and his partner Win Chadha received a commission of over Rs.412 million in the Rs.15 billion Howitzer gun deal in 1987. The opposition BJP has demanded that the “fraud” …. Original source  : Bofors scam returns to haunt the Congress.

Main observations of tax tribunal on Bofors case

NEW DELHI – Following are the main observations by an Income Tax Tribunal on matter pertaining to a taxation case slapped on a heir to one of the co-accused who allegedly received kickbacks in the 155mm Bofors Howitzer guns sale to India in 1986.

– An amount of 242.062 million Swedish kroners (Rs.412.5 million) was …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Main observations of tax tribunal on Bofors case.