Legal News – Newsletter for January 24, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Court asks for revised reports on Sabarimala stampede
KOCHI – A division bench of the Kerala High Court Monday asked the forest department and the devaswom department’s special commissioner in Sabarimala to revise their reports on the Jan 14 stampede that killed 102 people as there were too many discrepancies.
The bench comprising Justices Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan and P.S. Gopinathan had studied … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Court asks for revised reports on Sabarimala stampede.
Supreme Court issues notice to Centre on Radia tapes
NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from the Central Government on a plea for disclosure of the entire contents of corporate lobbyist Niira Radia’s conversation with politicians, journalists and corporate tycoons, which were tapped by the government … Read more >>.
ABVP protests against Jethmalani, EU observers
BILASPUR – Security was beefed up around the Chhattisgarh High Court here Monday after Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) cadres demonstrated against senior lawyer Ram Jethmalani and an eight-member European Union (EU) team which was here to attend rights activist Binayak Sen’s bail plea hearing.
As news spread that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Jethmalani … Read more : ABVP protests against Jethmalani, EU observers.
Apex court to examine mercy killing plea
NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Monday said it would examine whether the right to live granted under Article 21 of the Constitution allows for passive euthanasia (mercy killing). The apex court was hearing a petition seeking mercy killing of a patient who is in coma since the last 36 years.
The apex court bench … Original article on : Apex court to examine mercy killing plea.
Apex court issues notice to centre on Radia-2G scam
NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the central government on a petition related to lobbyist Nira Radia and the 2G spectrum allocation scam.
The apex court bench of Justices G.S. Singhvi and S.S. Nijjar also issued notice to the union home secretary on the petition filed by the Centre for Public … Read more »»».
Chhattisgarh HC to hear Binayak Sen bail plea
RAIPUR – The Chhattisgarh High Court today will hear a petition for the suspension of sentence and grant of bail of Human Rights activist Dr. Binayak Sen on Monday.
Sen was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment on sedition charges by a Additional District and Sessions Court at Raipur last month.
Senior lawyer Ram Jethmalani … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Chhattisgarh HC to hear Binayak Sen bail plea.
Mexican singer appears in court to answer rape charges
Cancun (Mexico), Jan 24 (IANS/EFE) Singer Kalimba, who is being held at a prison in the Mexican Caribbean state of Quintana Roo on rape charges, appeared before a judge and exercised his right not to make a statement during a four-hour hearing.
Judge Daniel Farah confirmed that the defence requested additional time to present evidence … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Mexican singer appears in court to answer rape charges.
Kamal Nath summoned by US court in 1984 Sikh riots case
WASHINGTON – Indian Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath has been summoned by a New York court for a pre-trial conference Feb 9 for his alleged role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
The trial will proceed as the US State Department has declined to intervene in the case due to the seriousness of allegations of human … Read more »».
Problems in NRI voting rights being worked out: Vayalar Ravi
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – Practical problems are being worked out to enroll non-residents Indians (NRIs), specially in the Middle East, on the electoral rolls, Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi said here Sunday.
“Look, there are practical problems in enrolling them because close to 90 percent of NRIs are in the Middle East and it …. Read the original article : here.
PM’s silence on Balakrishnan issue baffling: Krishna Iyer
KOCHI – Retired justice V.R. Krishna Iyer has now turned his guns on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his silence on the allegations linked to former supreme court chief justice K.G. Balakrishnan.
Speaking to reporters at his residence here Sunday, Iyer said that he is baffled by the prime minister’s stoic silence … Read more >>>.