The Judge Rohidas Wankhade court of Judicial Magistrate first class on Thursday rejected the bail plea of passport agent Aravind Bhat and granted bail to Model Jiya Chopra and dancer and actress Vedika Shivsagar, both residents of Mumbai in the passport scam at the Bund garden police station.
The global commission on Drug policy released a new report in its official website which recommends internationally legalizing cannabis, marijuana and other drugs. The panel in its report also recommends for expanding various treatments available to the drug users and for also making them more available than now, and investing in programs to discourage children from using drugs, rather than enforcing harsh punishments against drug users. The report also asks each country to develop its own unique, human rights-based approaches for regulation of drugs and violations of drug law. The report fired up controversy by mentioning that UN single convention on narcotic drugs 1961 and US war on drugs campaign had failed to achieve its objectives. Panel includes elite members like former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, Colombian President Cesar Gaviria, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, Richard Branson and former US Secretary of State George Shultz.
Australian Immigration Minister said that as part of a policy to deter people smuggler plans to selling passage to asylum seekers had announced that Australia would send unaccompanied children seeking asylum to Malaysia. This statement came after a deal with malaysia which consisted of a controversial swap under which Malaysian asylum seekers can settle in Australia. The Minister said this move was made to break the business model of the people smugglers. This move has come under serious fear and outrage about the safety of children specially the girls. Amnesty International and leaders from the opposition have strongly condemned the government’s plan stating that asylum centers in malaysia are unsafe and dangerous for the children deported.
Three person commission appointed by UN Human Rights Council to investigate violence in Libya published its 92 page report yesterday. The report says that government forces in Libya have committed crimes against Humanity and war crimes under the orders of the Libyan leader Mummar Gaddafi and other high profile leaders of the Libyan Government. The report accuses Libyan Government of committing crimes against humanity such as acts constituting murder, imprisonment, and other severe deprivations of physical liberties, torture, forced disappearances, and rape being part of a widespread attack against civilian population with knowledge of the attack. Commission also says in the report that there is strong evidence of War Crimes committed in violation of the Rome statute. Report published by the commission also lays down that continuous pattern of violations identified in Libya gives way for formulating an inference that these violations were carried out as a result of policy decisions taken by the Gaddafi led government. Estimates in the report show that 10,000–15,000 have been killed since civilian protests against the government in Libya began in February.
The High court judges were warned by the apex court that, they should not summon the Government officials for unnecessary reasons as it will result in causing disastrous effect on their governance. The court passed this order when it was found to be improper that even after continuous advise from the apex court, of not summoning the Government officials except in exceptional cases, the Allahabad High Court summoned the U.P government’s principal health secretary for non-compliance of its 21year order. The bench clearly stated that a large number of cases are charged against these officials which are only for the ego satisfaction of the judges. Adding up to the same it was said that the judges of higher judiciary (High Court and Supreme Court) should have high degree of modesty and humility and should not possess any kind of ego problems. Also the court advised the judges to show respect to these officials of the executive. A mutual respect between the executive and the judiciary is an important phenomenon without which the whole system will collapse.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court granted bail to Ramalinga Raju, the prime accused to the India’s biggest corporate scam, Rs.10,000crore Satyam fraud case.
After passing out from various universities of Maharashtra, a total of 1135 students got job by submitting their fake mark sheet. A PIL has been filed alleging that, many of the government and private sector employees got their job after submitting fake documents and as a result the Bombay HC directed the CBI to make an investigation on the same. On this direction, the CBI wrote to all the universities of Maharashtra asking for the verification of mark sheets. After verification it was found that 1135 students from six universities namely, Pune University, Mumbai University, Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj University Nagpur, Shivaji University Kolhapur, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar University, Aurangabad and Sant Gadgebaba University Amravati, bagged their job by fake mark sheets. A report will be submitted by CBI to the High Court on this and provide directions to take appropriate action against these students.
A committee headed by very prominent world leaders have submitted a report saying that the global war on drugs have been a failure. The report also further said that instead of incriminating the drug users they must be given proper rehabilitation and care. It also controversially recommended the legalization of some drugs. The report said the global war on drugs was nothing but a failure and has been costing millions of taxpayers money and thousands of death. The report mainly criticized US’ policy on drugs and asked it to think with an alternative but empirical approach to the issue. It also urged The US to follow rules which are compatible with health care and human rights. Meanwhile US officials have dismissed the reports saying it was misguided and the office of Drug Control Policy issued a statement saying that drug addiction is