Legal News – Newsletter for February 18, 2011

Former Kerala minister sent to prison

KOCHI – Former Kerala power minister R. Balakrishnan Pillai surrendered before a special court and was sent to the Central Prison here Friday, a day after the Supreme Court handed him a one-year jail term in a corruption case.

Special court judge B. Vijayakumar directed police to take both Pillai and another accused, contractor …. Source  : Former Kerala minister sent to prison.

Former Kerala minister sent to jail

KOCHI – Former Kerala power minister R. Balakrishnan Pillai surrendered before a special court and was sent to jail here Friday, a day after the Supreme Court handed him a one-year jail term in a corruption case.

Special court judge B. Vijayakumar directed police to take Pillai and another accused, contractor P.K. Sajeevan, to …. Read the original article  : Former Kerala minister sent to jail.

Court resumes perjury hearings in Jessica Lall case

NEW DELHI – The Delhi High Court Friday resumed perjury proceedings against 19 witnesses who turned hostile in the 1999 murder of model Jessica Lall.

The matter was listed before the division bench of Justices S. Ravindra Bhat and G.P. Mittal.
The court proceedings started with the 19 witnesses, including actor Shyan Munshi, …. Read the original article  : Court resumes perjury hearings in Jessica Lall case.

Apex court seeks status report on K.G. Balakrishnan

DELHI – Supreme Court Friday asked Attorney General G. Vahanvati to submit the status report on the home ministry’s investigation into a complaint alleging former chief justice K.G. Balakrishnan possessed wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income.

An apex court bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice Swatantra Kumar gave …. Source  : Apex court seeks status report on K.G. Balakrishnan.

‘Indian-origin bride’s murder suspects ‘tortured by SA police’ to give statement against husband’

CAPE TOWN – In a new twist to Anni Dewai’s murder case in Cape Town, the lawyers of two men arrested over the Indian-origin bride’s killing have claimed that the accused were tortured by the South African police to give their statements against her husband.

South African police has been insisting that Anni’s Brit-Indian millionaire husband, …. Original article  : ‘Indian-origin bride’s murder suspects ‘tortured by SA police’ to give statement against husband’.

PF scam: court adjourns hearing till March 14

GHAZIABAD – The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here Friday adjourned till March 14 the hearing of the provident fund (PF) scam involving misappropriation of funds in the accounts of class III and IV employees of the Ghaziabad court.

CBI judge A.K. Singh adjourned the hearing in view of the strike called by …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : PF scam: court adjourns hearing till March 14.

Obama proposal for entry fee on Canadians creates uproar

TORONTO – President Barack Obama’s proposal to charge an entry fee from Canadians entering the US has infuriated political and business leaders in this country.

In his proposal in the 2012 draft budget submitted to the US Congress Monday, Obama has proposed a ‘passenger inspection fee’ of $5.50 for Canadian entering the US to raise …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Compulsory education gives poor right to dignity: Court

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court said Thursday provision of free and compulsory education to the disadvantaged sections of society was to afford them a right to live with dignity.

An apex court bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice K.S. Panicker Radhakrishnan and Justice Swatanter Kumar made the observation in the course of the …. Source article  : Compulsory education gives poor right to dignity: Court.

Enhanced penalties mooted for cruelty against animals

NEW DELHI – In order to check animal abuse in the country, the environment ministry has called for higher penalties for cruelty against animals in its proposed draft Animal Welfare Act, 2011.

The ministry Thursday came out with a draft of the legislation and invited comments by March 20. The Animal Welfare Act, 2011, when … Read more : Enhanced penalties mooted for cruelty against animals.

Supreme Court reserves verdict on Mulayam’s plea

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Thursday reserved its verdict on the petitions by Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav and his family members seeking a review of its 2007 verdict directing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe their assets.

An apex court bench of Justice Altamas Kabir and Justice H.L. Dattu reserved …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Supreme Court reserves verdict on Mulayam’s plea.