Legal News – Newsletter for February 21, 2011

BJP apprehensive on execution of Kasab’s sentence

NEW DELHI – Even as Mumbai terror attack convict Mohammed Ajmal Kasab’s death sentence was upheld, the Bhartiya Janata party Monday expressed apprehension over the execution of the sentence.

“The court has sentenced Kasab, but the question is whether he will be hanged because the ruling party will again say that he is in the … Read more >>.

Kasab trial raised prestige of Indian judiciary: Chidambaram

NEW DELHI – Home Minister P. Chidambaram Monday said the trial of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab had raised the prestige of the Indian judiciary and welcomed the Bombay High Court judgement upholding his death sentence.

This is a tribute to our legal system. We should allow our legal system to deal with the case … Read more : Kasab trial raised prestige of Indian judiciary: Chidambaram.

26/11 attacks: Bombay High Court upholds death sentence for Kasab

MUMBAI – The Bombay High Court on Monday upheld the death sentence for Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving militant of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.

A two-judge bench comprising Justices Ranjana Desai and R V More also upheld the acquittal of Faheem Ansari and Sabahuddin Shaikh. Ansari and Shaikh are Indian accused in the case, who …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Bofors deal: court defers order on CBI plea

NEW DELHI – A local court Monday deferred its order till March 4 on a CBI plea seeking to close all criminal cases against Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, one of the alleged recipients of kickbacks in the controversial Bofors gun deal that had led to the fall of the Rajiv Gandhi government.

Chief Metropolitan Magistrate … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Bofors deal: court defers order on CBI plea.

Mirchpur protests: Apex court asks for steps to recover losses

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court Monday asked the central and Haryana governments what steps they were taking to recover the losses they suffered in the course of the 11-day long agitation of the Jats last month to protest the arrests of the community’s members allegedly involved in Mirchpur village attack on Dalits.

The …. Original article  : Mirchpur protests: Apex court asks for steps to recover losses.

Britain to grant 20,000 visas to Indian workers annually

LONDON – Britain is set to welcome 20,000 extra Indian workers annually as part of a secretive trade deal brokered by the European Union (EU), a media report said.

Under the EU-India Free Trade Agreement, European countries will grant India between 35,000 and 50,000 visas in return for four billion pounds worth of trade.
However, …. Original source  : Britain to grant 20,000 visas to Indian workers annually.

Kasab recites Quran in jail ahead of verdict

MUMBAI – Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving militant of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, whose fate will be decided by the Bombay High Court today, offered prayers and recited verses of Quran in his cell at the Arthur Road Jail.

The Bombay High Court will deliver its verdict on the fate of Kasab, nine months … Read more »».

China undertakes judicial reforms to ensure uniformity

BEIJING – China is undertaking judicial reforms to ensure that uniform standards exist across the country for sentencing criminals. It intends to achieve this by enhancing supervision and person-centred care for both convicts and victims.

Wang Hongmei, vice president of a district court in east China’s Shandong Province, remembers an incident in which a defendant … Read more >>>.

Breather for government in apex court this week

NEW DELHI – As the government, hounded by allegations related to scams, prepares for the budget session of parliament starting Monday, it can look forward to a breather in the Supreme Court with some cases that put it in the dock earlier not listed for this week.

However, an apex court bench of Justice G.S. …. Source  : Breather for government in apex court this week.

Rahat thanks Malik for support during detention

ISLAMABAD – Beleaguered singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan telephoned Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik from India Sunday and “thanked him for providing help during the legal troubles over the past week”, state-run PTV said.

Rahat and his 16-member troupe was detained at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport Feb 13 for carrying $142,000 in cash and …. Source article  : Rahat thanks Malik for support during detention.