Legal News – Newsletter for March 1, 2011

37-billion-rupee Pak NATO containers scam report to be out in one month

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s Supreme Court has given one-month’s time to the Federal Board of Revenue for furnishing a final report in the NATO containers corruption case, which caused a whopping 37-billion-rupee loss to the national exchequer.

A three-member apex court bench has been hearing a suo motu case initiated on a news report about smuggling in …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : 37-billion-rupee Pak NATO containers scam report to be out in one month.

Petition filed in Pak court to make America ‘party’ in Davis immunity case

LAHORE – A petition has been filed in the Lahore High Court to make the United States of America a party in the ongoing Raymond Davis immunity case.

Petitioner Advocate Azhar Siddique filed three different petitions in the LHC on Tuesday in this regard, the Dawn reports.

The petition requested the court to prevent the case of …. Read the original article  : Petition filed in Pak court to make America ‘party’ in Davis immunity case.

Pak court dumps petition seeking ban on Facebook for ‘displaying blasphemous material’

LAHORE – The Lahore High Court has disposed of a petition seeking a ban on social networking website Facebook for displaying blasphemous material.

Chief Justice Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry disposed of the petition after Deputy Attorney General Naveed Inayat Malik assured the court that the government was taking all necessary steps to block objectionable websites and stop … Original source on Gaea Times at : Pak court dumps petition seeking ban on Facebook for ‘displaying blasphemous material’.

Supreme Court rejects reinvestigation in Rizwanur murder case

New Delhi, Mar 1 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside a Calcutta High Court order for a fresh Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the death of Kolkata-based design professional Rizwanur Rahman.

The court also said that no further custody was needed for Rizwanur’s father-in-law Ashok Todi, an industrialist based in Kolkata.

A …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Supreme Court rejects reinvestigation in Rizwanur murder case.

Court issues notice to Pak Govt on application against ’special facilities in jail’ for Davis

LAHORE – The Lahore High Court has issued a notice to the Pakistan Government on an application challenging the facilities being given to double murder-accused CIA contractor Raymond Davis in prison.

LHC Chief Justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry directed Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Naveed Inayat Malik to file the government’s reply until March 14.

Barrister Javed …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Court issues notice to Pak Govt on application against ’special facilities in jail’ for Davis.

Rizwanur case: Supreme Court to decide on CBI probe

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court will pronounce today its verdict on appeals challenging the Calcutta High Court’s order for a fresh CBI probe into the death of Kolkata-based design professional Rizwanur Rahman.

A bench comprising Justices P Sathasivam and B S Chauhan had on February 22 reserved its verdict after concluding the hearing on cross …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Man who came back from ‘dead’ to sue wife

CHANDIGARH – A septuagenarian former Indian Air Force (IAF) official declared dead by a local Punjab court in 1996 on the basis of evidence submitted by his family members, has now decided to file a case against his wife and sons.

Sital Singh Bagi, who retired as warrant officer from the IAF in September 1986, … Read more : Man who came back from ‘dead’ to sue wife.

N D Tiwari moves SC against paternity suit

NEW DELHI – Former Andhra Pradesh Governor and veteran Congress leader N D Tiwari has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court’s order to undergo a DNA test on a paternity suit filed by lawyer Rohit Shekhar, who is claiming to be his biological son.

85-year-old Tiwari pleaded before the apex court that there … Original source on Gaea Times at : N D Tiwari moves SC against paternity suit.

Ex-RAW official, who disrobed in court, suffering from paranoia

NEW DELHI – A former employee of India’s spy agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), who created a stir in the Delhi High Court last month when she partially stripped twice before the judge, has been diagnosed as suffering from a form of paranoia, the court was told Monday.

Submitting its report before …. Original article  : Ex-RAW official, who disrobed in court, suffering from paranoia.

CPCB told to file report on level of pollution in river Yamuna

NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to file a report on the level of pollution in the river Yamuna within two weeks after examining the sample of its water.

An apex court bench headed by Chief Justice S H Kapadia asked the Central Pollution Control Board to …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : CPCB told to file report on level of pollution in river Yamuna.