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Explosion in parking lot of Delhi High Court
A minor explosion occurred in the parking lot of High court of Delhi on 25th may. No causalities were reported. After the explosion eight fire engines and bomb squad arrived at the spot and collected details on explosion. The Fire department is arguing that the explosion had taken place in a car in the parking lot of high court near gate number 7 at 1323 hrs. Now the police were investigating weather the explosion had taken inside or outside the car.
Government allows FDI in LLPs
The Central Government has allowed the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Limited Liability Partnerships though it would be in a calibrated manner with specific condition. As per the new guidelines, FDI in LLPs will be permitted only in the sectors where 100 percent FDI is allowed through automatic route and will not be allowed in agricultural and plantation industries. These new rules will apply after the new consolidated FDI policy is announced.
Human Rights activists criticize confinement of the lawyers by Iran
Iran recently has held many human rights lawyers under detention. These lawyers mainly defended many political prisoners and prisoners facing death penalty charges. This move by the state is considered as a sign of repression against the recent protests after the elections. The activists call these actions by the state arbitrary and are violations of International law. They also feel that by targeting defense lawyers the state is denying the right for competent legal representation which is a basic right under fair trial principle.
Arizona filed a lawsuit to determine the status of marijuana law
Supreme Court to examine the delay in mercy petitions
The Supreme Court of India has taken up the question that if there is inordinate delay in disposing mercy petition before the president then the death sentence can be commuted to life imprisonment. This becomes very importance at this time when the mercy petition of Afsal Guru who was convicted for the parliamentary attacks in 2006 is still pending before the president. So it will be interesting to see what is court’s stand on the issue and would serve as a strong precedent for Afsal Guru’s case. Earlier the petitioners have said that they have spent more than a decade in solitary confinement waiting for the decision from the president which never came and has pleaded before the court that their death penalty must be commuted to life imprisonment.