Legal News – Newsletter for February 23, 2011

Bangladesh apex court to have first woman judge

DHAKA – Bangladesh is set to have its first woman judge at the Supreme Court.

Justice Nazmun Ara Sultana is among four senior High Court judges elevated by President Zillur Rahman to the appellate division of the apex court.
Sultana was also the first woman to be made a high court judge in 2000, … Read : Bangladesh apex court to have first woman judge.

Diplomat says civilians attacked in western Libya

NEW YORK – Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi has sent military forces to attacks civilians in the western part of the country, a Libyan diplomat said Tuesday.

Ibrahim Dubbashi, deputy ambassador at the Libyan mission to the UN in New York, told reporters that he had information that “genocide” had started in the western region.
“They … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Diplomat says civilians attacked in western Libya.

Sharjah’s shops for women to have only female workers

SHARJAH – Shops in the emirate of Sharjah that sell items for women now must have only female workers, according to a new law.

All commercial outlets that sell items and commodities for women will have to appoint female workers, the Sharjah Executive Council said.
The meeting was chaired by Shaikh Abdullah Bin Salim Al [..] Read the original article: here.

63 Godhra acquitted by court leave Sabarmati Jail

AHMEDABAD – All the 63 people acquitted by a court in the 2002 Godhra train burning case were released from Sabarmati Central Jail here Tuesday and taken to Godhra in two buses.

The acquitted people belong to Godhra, 160 km away. The two buses were escorted by police vehicles. One bus contained all their belongings, … Read this article on Gaea Times at : 63 Godhra acquitted by court leave Sabarmati Jail.

High Court quashes lower court’s bail order

NEW DELHI – The Delhi High Court Tuesday quashed a lower court’s order granting bail to an accused in September last year and pulled up the judge, since transferred, for his “poor understanding of criminal law”.

“Without going into the merits of the case and looking into the conduct of learned ACMM (additional chief metropolitan …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : High Court quashes lower court’s bail order.

Boy’s father moves court over ‘torture’ by school

NEW DELHI – The Delhi High Court has questioned the central and Delhi governments, Delhi Police and a D.A.V. public school in south Delhi on a man’s complaint that the school authorities tortured his son and did not allow him to attend classes.

Justice A.K. Pathak, in a direction delivered Monday, asked all …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Godhra verdict vindicates government’s stand: Minister

GANDHINAGAR – Jainarayan Vyas, Gujarat’s tourism minister and the government’s official spokesperson, Tuesday termed the judgement in the Godhra train carnage as a vindication of the governments stand.

We have all along maintained that the fire in the coach was not accidental but a pre-planned conspiracy. Now an impartial judicial process has confirmed our point … Read more : Godhra verdict vindicates government’s stand: Minister.

2G spectrum scam: CBI questioned on three accused’s bail pleas

NEW DELHI – The CBI was Tuesday issued a notice by a Delhi Court on the bail pleas of three accused in the 2G spectrum allocation scandal – R.K. Chandolia, Siddharth Behura and Shahid Usman Balwa.

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge O.P. Saini asked the probe agency to respond to the bail …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : 2G spectrum scam: CBI questioned on three accused’s bail pleas.

Godhra verdict travesty of justice: Prashant Bhushan (Second Lead)

NEW DELHI – Prominent Supreme Court lawyer and public interest activist Prashant Bhushan Tuesday said the verdict in the Godhra train carnage case coming nine years after the incident was a “travesty of justice”.

“It is a travesty of justice. I understand most of the 63 persons let off today were denied bail and spent …. Original article  : Godhra verdict travesty of justice: Prashant Bhushan (Second Lead).

31 convicted in Godhra train burning, sentencing Friday (Third Lead)

AHMEDABAD – Nine long years later, a court Tuesday convicted 31 people but acquitted 63 for the 2002 burning of the Sabarmati Express in Godhra town in Gujarat that killed 59 people and triggered one of the worst communal riots in Indian history.

Additional Sessions Judge P.R. Patel delivered the verdict within the Sabarmati Central …. Original source  : 31 convicted in Godhra train burning, sentencing Friday (Third Lead).