Court dismisses Babloo Srivastava's plea of dropping MCOCAOctober 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi High Court Thursday dismissed a plea of mobster Babloo Srivastava that charges under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against him be dropped. Dismissing the plea of Srivastava, a division bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Ajit Bharioke also imposed a fine of Rs.25,000 on him for filing an appeal with no sufficient ground.
High Court to decide if plea should be tossed because of incorrect legal advice on deportationOctober 13th, 2009 Court to decide constitutionality of bad adviceWASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices are questioning whether defendants should expect their lawyers to advise them on all the possible consequences of a guilty plea before it is submitted to a court. Jose Padilla wants his guilty plea to drug charges thrown out.
Preserve TV footage of Delhi blasts reports, accused tells courtOctober 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Delhi blasts accused has moved a city court demanding that footage telecast by various news channels soon after the Sep 13 serial blasts last year should be preserved as it could prove as crucial evidence. Filing an application in the court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja, M.S.
Eminem's music publisher settles lawsuit with Apple over digital rights to rapper's songsOctober 2nd, 2009 Eminem's music publisher, Apple settle disputeDETROIT — Apple Inc. and the music publisher for Eminem have settled a lawsuit over the digital downloading rights to many of the Detroit rapper's songs, a lawyer said Friday.
From crime to court to capture: A snapshot of Polanski's decades-old sex caseSeptember 30th, 2009 Looking back at Polanski's decades-old sex caseLOS ANGELES — Roman Polanski's legal troubles did not end with his guilty plea in a 1970s child rape case. They only got more complicated.
Judge dismisses lawsuit filed by environmental group over Canadian-US oil pipelineSeptember 30th, 2009 Judge dismisses lawsuit over oil pipelineWASHINGTON — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by an environmental group that claimed a permit that allows the construction of an oil pipeline between the U.S. and Canada violated federal law.
Massachusetts video company seeks $6.3M in damages in dispute over rare Lennon film footageSeptember 30th, 2009 Video company asks for $6.3M in Lennon film caseBOSTON — A Massachusetts company that claims rare film footage of the late John Lennon was stolen and sold to Yoko Ono without its permission asked a federal judge Tuesday to award it $6.3 million in damages. Earlier this year, a judge found that Lennon's widow was the rightful copyright owner of the 1970 footage, which shows Lennon smoking marijuana and joking about putting LSD in President Richard Nixon's tea.
Apple defends its right to sell Eminem's music on iTunes as trial over copyright beginsSeptember 24th, 2009 Eminem publisher takes Apple to court over rightsDETROIT — An attorney for Apple Inc. defended the company's use of Eminem's songs on iTunes in court on Thursday, as a trial got under way to determine who had the right to offer digital downloads of the rapper's music.
Detroit rapper Eminem's music publisher takes Apple to court over iTunes downloadsSeptember 22nd, 2009 Eminem's music publisher takes Apple to courtDETROIT — Eminem's music publisher wants a bigger slice from Apple. Eight Mile Style LLC is suing Apple Inc., claiming it never authorized the use of 93 songs in a downloadable format on the popular iTunes service.
Charge sheets filed against a Delhi blasts accusedSeptember 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Police Thursday filed four supplementary charge sheets against a suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorist, charged with hacking the wi-fi system to send e-mails to media houses just before last year's Sept 13 serial blasts in the national capital. Submitting the charge sheet in the court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja, the special cell of Delhi Police sought prosecution of Mohammed Akbar Ismail Choudhary under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Explosive Substances Act for his alleged involvement in the serial blasts at Connaught Place, Barakhambha Road, Greater Kailash Part I and Tilak Marg areas of the national capital.
A year later, Delhi serial blasts trial yet to beginSeptember 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A year after five synchronised bomb blasts in the capital killed 26 people, the trial in the case is yet to begin. The delay in the trial of the Sep 13, 2008 blasts has prolonged the agony of the kin of the deceased and the injured.
Appeals court dismisses suit against defense firm that worked at Abu Ghraib prisonSeptember 11th, 2009 Appeals court dismisses Abu Ghraib lawsuitWASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Friday dismissed a lawsuit claiming contractors for defense firm CACI International Inc. abused detainees at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.
Delhi serial bombings: Eighth charge sheet filedSeptember 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Filing the eighth charge sheet in last year's serial bombings in the capital, Delhi Police Wednesday said suspected Indian Mujahideen member Mohammed Akbar Ismail Chaudhary provided logistical support to send emails to media houses. The supplementary charge sheet in the case related to the bombing at Karol Bagh was filed in the court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja, who posted the matter for further consideration Sep 16.
Court dismisses plea of disqualified DUSU candidatesSeptember 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Tuesday dismissed the petition of five candidates who had challenged their disqualification from the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) elections, saying the Chief Election Officer had taken the decision in accordance with the rules. Justice Sanjiv Khanna dismissed the plea of the five - Deepak Negi of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI), Rohit Chahal of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) for the president's post, Umesh Tomar (NSUI) for vice-president, Lalit Kumar (ABVP) for secretary, and Ashok Khare (ABVP) for joint secretary.
Court dismisses plea of Delhi University poll candidatesSeptember 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Tuesday dismissed the petition of five candidates who had challenged their disqualification from contesting Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) polls. Five candidates - Deepak Negi of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) and Rohit Chahal of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) for the president's post, Umesh Tomar (NSUI) for vice-president, Lalit Kumar (ABVP) for secretary, and Ashok Khare (ABVP) for joint secretary - were disqualified by the university's election officer.
