Legal News – Newsletter for January 19, 2011

UN envoy arrives in Sri Lanka to assess humanitarian needs

COLOMBO – A senior UN envoy arrived in Sri Lanka Wednesday to assess the humanitarian needs of victims of last week’s floods and of refugees displaced by its civil war, officials said.

Assistant Secretary General Catherine Bragg planned to assess the needs of about 20,000 war refugees still living in government-run camps in the north … Read : UN envoy arrives in Sri Lanka to assess humanitarian needs.

Lalgarh killings: Calcutta High Court refuses to order CBI probe

KOLKATA – The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday refused to order the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the January 7 killings in Lalgarh’s Netai village.

Hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a CBI probe into the Lalgarh killings, the court directed the state CID to continue to probe the matter.

In an interim … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Lalgarh killings: Calcutta High Court refuses to order CBI probe.

Malaysian minister orders probe in Sikh trainee’s hair cut

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian Defence Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has ordered a probe into a claim of a Sikh trainee of the National Service that his hair was cut while he slept during a camp.

National Service Training Department director-general Abdul Hadi Awang Kechil said a team from the department would be sent to conduct … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Malaysian minister orders probe in Sikh trainee’s hair cut.

Hospital to treat 18-year-old heart patient for free

NEW DELHI – The G.B. Pant Hospital Tuesday assured the Delhi High Court that it would provide free treatment to an 18-year-old boy who sought a direction to the hospital not to charge Rs.130,000 for the replacement of his two valves in the heart.

Justice S. Muralidhar disposed of the petition filed by Furkan Ali, …. Original article  : Hospital to treat 18-year-old heart patient for free.

Court orders Hiranandanis to appear before it next month

PUNE – A local court here Tuesday asked three members of the realty major Hiranandani family to appear before it Feb 22 on a complaint alleging the environmental clearance to their power plant in Pune was obtained illegally.

Vadgaon judicial magistrate (first class) asked Niranjan Hirandandani, Darshan Hiranandani and Kamal Hiranandani to appear before …. Original source  : Court orders Hiranandanis to appear before it next month.

Use discretion for poor, apex court tells states

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Tuesday said state governments should exercise their discretionary power for the poor and not for the rich and well-connected people with political clout.

The apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice A.K. Ganguly made the observation while slamming the manner in which the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) [..] Read the original article: here.

High court rejects plea against Delhi minister

NEW DELHI – The Delhi High Court has rejected a plea to invoke an additional charge of cheating against a Delhi minister — and Congress legislator –summoned by a magistrate to stand trial for concealing facts in an affidavit filed by him ahead of the 2008 polls.

The legislator in his affidavit given to the … Read more >>.

You can choose your path, court tells girl in love

NEW DELHI – The Delhi High Court Tuesday allowed an 18-year-old girl to live with a married man with whom she eloped.

Justice S.N. Dhingra said: “She is above 18 years of age. She has chosen a path for herself of living with a married man. It is her own life and this court cannot …. Original source  : You can choose your path, court tells girl in love.

Mahasweta Devi to join mass sit-in for Binayak Sen’s release

KOLKATA – Jnanpith award winning writer Mahasweta Devi and several other intellectuals will stage a mass sit-in demonstration here Thursday to demand the release of rights activist Binayak Sen and Maoist ideologue Narayan Sanyal.

Eminent theatre personality Bivas Chakraborty, writer Tarun Sanyal, pro-Maoist activists and various civil rights groups will take part in the six-hour …. Source article  : Mahasweta Devi to join mass sit-in for Binayak Sen’s release.

Adarsh scam: Maha Governor makes reference to Supreme Court for Tiwari’s suspension

MUMBAI – Maharashtra Governor K Sankaranarayanan on Tuesday made a reference to the Supreme Court for suspension of Information Commissioner Ramanand Tiwari for his alleged role in the Adarsh Housing Society scam in Mumbai.

According to reports, Governor Sankaranarayanan has made the reference under Section 17.1 of the Right To Information (RTI) Act.

With this development, …. Source article  : Adarsh scam: Maha Governor makes reference to Supreme Court for Tiwari’s suspension.