Legal News – Newsletter for January 15, 2011

Goa asked to pay Rs.50,000 compensation to beggar

PANAJI – The National Human Right’s Commission (NHRC) has asked the Goa government to pay Rs.50,000 to a beggar who was literally dumped by police in a garbage dump and left to die.

The commission said the money should be recovered from the guilty policemen’s salaries.
The NHRC in its order dated Jan …. Read the original article  : Goa asked to pay Rs.50,000 compensation to beggar.

Indian journalist defends WikiLeaks at British parliament

LONDON – Whistle-blower website WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange “do not deserve to be treated like common criminals” for upholding “such precious freedom” that does not exist in many countries, a leading Indian journalist said here.

The US athorities want to charge Assange for revealing state secrets after his website published thousands of documents, …. Source article  : Indian journalist defends WikiLeaks at British parliament.

Britons want cuts in immigration level

LONDON – About 80 percent people in Britain want to see cuts in the level of immigration, a survey carried out for the government has revealed.

According to the Daily Mail, more than half the population want to see numbers coming from abroad to live in Britain reduced by “a lot”, the study found.
The … Read : Britons want cuts in immigration level.

Court moved on Delhi’s power tariff

NEW DELHI – North Delhi Power Limited (NDPL) Friday filed a petition before Delhi High Court asking it to direct the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) to determine the tariff for 2010-2011.

In an application before a division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Manmohan, NDPL, a joint venture of Tata … Read more : Court moved on Delhi’s power tariff.

Swamy moves court against Sibal’s attack on CAG

NEW DELHI – Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy Friday moved the Supreme Court against the “intemperate and uncalled for public attack” by Communications Minister Kapil Sibal on the “CAG methodology for calculating the loss in allocating 2G spectrum in 2008 at 2001 prices.

Swamy said that the way Sibal has led the attack on the …. Source article  : Swamy moves court against Sibal’s attack on CAG.

Arrange blood for pregnant HIV-positive woman: Court to hospital

NEW DELHI – The Delhi High Court Friday directed the Lady Hardinge Medical College and Sucheta Kriplani Hospital to immediately arrange blood for a pregnant HIV-affected woman who has been advised a Caesarean delivery.

In an interim order, Justice S. Muralidhar ordered the hospital to arrange the blood as the woman’s husband was HIV positive …. Original source  : Arrange blood for pregnant HIV-positive woman: Court to hospital.

CWG scam: Bail for Darbari, hearing on Jayachandran’s plea Monday (Night Lead)

NEW DELHI – The Delhi High Court Friday granted bail to former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) official T.S. Darbari and slated for Jan 17 the bail plea of another official, M. Jayachandran. Both are facing investigations in the Queen’s Baton Relay scam.

Justice Hima Kohli granted Darbari bail on technical grounds as the CBI …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Plea seeking release of Amar Singh tapes in apex court

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the central government and Rajya Sabha member Amar Singh on a plea seeking vacation of the court’s 2006 order restraining the publication of the tapes of the former Samajwadi Party leader’s telephonic conversations.

An apex court bench of Justice G.S.Singhvi and Justice Asok Kumar Ganguly … Read more : Plea seeking release of Amar Singh tapes in apex court.

New law on disability soon, says Mukul Wasnik

NEW DELHI – The old disability act will soon be replaced by a new legislation that will be suitably aligned with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Mukul Wasnik said here Friday.

“Provisions of the present act do fall short of the provisions … Read : New law on disability soon, says Mukul Wasnik.

CWG scam: Darbari gets bail, Jayachandran hearing continues (Second Lead)

NEW DELHI – The Delhi High Court Friday granted bail to former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee official T.S. Darbari and slated for Jan 17 the bail plea of another official, M. Jayachandran. Both are facing investigations in the Queen’s Baton Relay scam.

Justice Hima Kohli granted Darbari bail on a technical ground as the …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : CWG scam: Darbari gets bail, Jayachandran hearing continues (Second Lead).