Legal News – Newsletter for January 25, 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Steps taken by India to tackle black money
NEW DELHI – Following are the steps spelt out by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, which India has already taken and initiated to tackle the issue of black money abroad, estimated at between Rs.432 billion and $1.4 trillion:
-Constituted multidisciplinary panel to estimate illicit fund generated by Indians
-Vice-chair of Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange … Read more : Steps taken by India to tackle black money.
Black money row: Govt. has nothing to hide, says Mukherjee
NEW DELHI – After being criticized by the Supreme Court and the Opposition for its handling of black money deposited by industrialists and others in foreign bank accounts, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said the government has nothing to hide, and added …. Source : Black money row: Govt. has nothing to hide, says Mukherjee.
No rehabilitation for 95 percent of rescued child labourers
NEW DELHI – Around 95 percent of child labourers rescued from various factory units in Delhi over a year are yet to be rehabilitated, making them more liable to going back into the vicious loop, point out activists who say over 500,000 children work in various industries in the Indian capital.
According to the … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : No rehabilitation for 95 percent of rescued child labourers.
Black money abroad pegged at $500 bn to $1,400 bn: Mukjherjee
NEW DELHI – Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday said $462 billion to $1.4 trillion in black money is estimated to have been stashed abroad by Indians and all steps were being taken to bring it back. But the names of the perpetrators can’t be revealed yet.
Unless legal provisions are in place in other countries, …. Original article : Black money abroad pegged at $500 bn to $1,400 bn: Mukjherjee.
Supreme Court modifies words in Graham Staines murder verdict
NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court on Tuesday modified a portion of its judgment in the Graham Staines murder case.
The apex court bench of Justice P. Sathasivam and Justice B.S. Chauhan, in a suo motu order modifying the judgment, said it was deleting the portion, which read that the guilty, Dara Singh, and his accomplice …. Source : Supreme Court modifies words in Graham Staines murder verdict.
Trial court to give Godhra verdict: Supreme Court
NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Tuesday declined to restrain the trial court in Gujarat from pronouncing its verdict in the Godhra train carnage case slated for Feb 19.
The apex court bench of Justice P. Sathasivam and Justice B.S. Chauhan said that “after asking the trial court to proceed with the trial, how are … Original article on : Trial court to give Godhra verdict: Supreme Court.
Court notice spells fresh trouble for Jagan, his firms
HYDERABAD – The notices issued by Andhra Pradesh High Court to former Congress MP Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy and dozens of companies which invested in his businesses may well be the beginning of troubles for the son of late chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy.
It was the main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP), which had long … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Court notice spells fresh trouble for Jagan, his firms.
Kidney donor sacked for taking too much time off work
Venice, Jan 25 (IANS/AKI) A nursing home in the northern city of Venice sacked a 50-year-old woman carer for “taking too much time off” after she had donated one of her kidneys to save her sick brother, a media report said.
The woman, Francesca Scarpa received a phone-call from her employer telling her that her … Original source on Gaea Times at : Kidney donor sacked for taking too much time off work.
Trucker gets 34 years for deaths of 19 immigrants
Washington, Jan 25 (IANS/EFE) The driver of the truck in which 19 undocumented immigrants died nearly eight years ago from heat stroke and dehydration on a South Texas highway was re-sentenced Monday to almost 34 years in prison.
Federal prosecutors initially sought the death penalty for Tyrone Williams, a 39-year-old Jamaican-born US legal resident, for …. Source : Gaea News Network.
US reviewing immunity for Kamal Nath in 1984 Sikh riots case
WASHINGTON – The United States is still reviewing whether Indian Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath, who has been summoned by a New York court for his alleged role in the1984 anti-Sikh riots, can be given diplomatic immunity.
“The immunity question remains under review here at the State Department, and we have not made any determination … Original source on Gaea Times at : US reviewing immunity for Kamal Nath in 1984 Sikh riots case.