Legal News – Newsletter for February 9, 2011

Hearing of Musharraf’s extradition, trial pleas put off until February 24

LAHORE – The Lahore High Court has deferred the hearing of two identical petitions seeking the extradition and trial of former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on high treason charges until February 24.

The judge had to postpone the hearing as the counsels for the petitioners and the respondent did not appear before the court, the Daily … Read more >>>.

Border intruders won’t be shot, Delhi tells Dhaka

DHAKA – Delhi has reiterated its assurance to Dhaka that its Border Security Force (BSF) will not shoot at Bangladeshis crossing the border.

Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna gave the assurance to his Bangladeshi counterpart Dipu Moni when they met on the sidelines of a two-day meet of the SAARC foreign …. Original article  : Border intruders won’t be shot, Delhi tells Dhaka.

Videogame sparks controversy

Washington, Feb 9 (IANS/EFE) A videogame that will be in the stores this March, and which invites users to drive a pickup truck full of undocumented immigrants without losing any while trying to get them across the border, has sparked a heated controversy.

“Smuggle Truck: Operation Immigration” is the creation of Boston-based Owlchemy Labs.
The …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Videogame sparks controversy.

Restaurant may be fined $197,000 for violating smoking ban

Malaga (Spain), Feb 9 (IANS/EFE) Authorities Tuesday proposed imposing a fine of 145,000 euros ($197,200) on a restaurant for refusing to comply with the law that bans smoking in non-open-air public establishments in Spain.

The Andalusian administration said that Asador de Guadalmina, a restaurant in the upscale resort city of Marbella, had committed a very … Read : Restaurant may be fined $197,000 for violating smoking ban.

Medha Patkar protests against Adarsh Society

MUMBAI – Social activist Medha Patkar and several others were detained Tuesday evening for forcefully entering the premises of the scam-hit Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society in south Mumbai, police said. They were later released.

Patkar and other activists had forcefully entered Adarsh Society premises to protest the ongoing activities in connection with the society, … Original source on Gaea Times at : Medha Patkar protests against Adarsh Society.

Fraud case: Subrata Roy gets relief in high court

NEW DELHI – The Delhi High Court Tuesday stayed the proceedings against Sahara India group chairman Subrata Roy and four others in a court here on a complaint that they had duped investors in a proposed housing project.

Justice Ajit Bharihoke said: “The proceedings and the execution of the warrants against Roy and four other [..] Read the original article: here.

‘Put Mubarak on trial for human rights violations’

BERLIN – Germany should put Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on trial for human rights breaches if he seeks refuge in a German hospital, Amnesty International said in Berlin Tuesday.

The rights group spoke up amid speculation, so far denied by Berlin, that Mubarak might seek medical care abroad as a face-saving way of leaving Cairo …. Source article  : ‘Put Mubarak on trial for human rights violations’.

Court dismisses plea on irregularities in electoral rolls

GANDHINAGAR – The Gujarat High Court Tuesday disposed as “infructuous” a public suit alleging irregularities in the voters list for the local bodies elections and challenging the e-voting system introduced by the government, noting that the polls had already been held.

A bench of Chief Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya and Justice Anant Dave said elections have …. Original source  : Court dismisses plea on irregularities in electoral rolls.

Apex court laments inaction against child marriages

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Tuesday lamented that thousands of marriages involving minor girls were being solemnised in the country, particularly in Rajasthan, and yet no action was being taken by those in authority.

“Hundreds of marriages take place. Not in hundreds but in thousands. Everyone knows it. Dates of marriages are fixed. Wedding … Original source on Gaea Times at : Apex court laments inaction against child marriages.

CBI gets two more days for questioning Raja

NEW DELHI – A Delhi court Tuesday allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to keep former communications minister A. Raja in its custody and question him for two more days over the 2G spectrum scam.

Raja was brought to the Patiala House courts complex at the end of his five-day CBI custody, and after … Read more >>.