Sydney  - An Australian woman accused of suffocating her father with a pillow after binding him to his bed with cling wrap was exonerated by a Sydney court Monday.

Daniela Beltrame, 55, was found not guilty of murdering her 70-year-old father despite testimony from her daughter.

Romina Beltrame, 29, told the court that when she tried to free her grandfather her mother said: "What are you doing? It's taken me hours to Glad Wrap him."

Thane resident P Sarnaik nails Ghodbunder Road toll impropriety

Authorities behind the toll collection at Ghodbunder Road in Thane were issued notices by the Bombay High Court on Thursday.

Justice Swatanter Kumar in this notice has asked the parties to submit the reports of concerned account within 15 days. Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), Ideal Road Builders (IRB) and the state government have been held accountable in this petition.

Earlier this year, Shiv Sena leader Pratap Sarnaik had petitioned the high court to stop the collection of toll and also recover the excess amount from IRB.

Civil rights organisation the Jan Sangharsh Manch (JSM) has demanded that the Justice Nanavati Commission be dissolved and that IPS officer Rahul Sharma be appointed as part of the Special Investigation Team (SIT).

Briefing the media on Friday, JSM convenor Mukul Sinha said, “The Supreme Court and the Gujarat high court have upheld the opinion of the Central Pota Review Committee that there had been no conspiracy involved in the burning of coach S-6 of the Sabarmati Express and that the Prevention of Terrorism Act (Pota) could not be invoked in the case. The Supreme Court also refused to grant a stay on this judgement of the Gujarat high court.”

Petitioner alleged that UDF collection by BIAL is illegal as only AAI can collect a fee

The Karnataka High Court on Friday ordered that the collection of user development fee (UDF) by Bengaluru International Airport Limited (BIAL) from domestic passengers is subject to the final order of the court.

A division bench headed by Justice Deepak Varma disposed the application challenging the collection of UDF and stated that if the court judges in favour of the petitioners, then BIAL will have to refund UDF to all passengers who have made the payment till date.

BIAL also voluntarily accepted the court’s decision.

His car was involved in an accident that killed four men on Indiranagar 100-Feet Road in January

A fast track court on Friday granted bail to Karthik Somaiah, whose car had fatally mowed down four men on Indiranagar's 100-Feet Road on January 26.

While granting bail, the court ordered Somaiah not to threaten witnesses and to report to the investigation officer every week.

Somaiah's lawyers will receive the release order on Saturday.

The accused had applied for bail before a sessions court as the police have registered a case under culpable homicide not amounting to murder, which can only tried before a trial court.

The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) demolished 11 bungalows (the count obtained when the reports last came in) of the 19 illegal bungalows, on Friday.

The action came in the wake of a notice issued recently by the Bombay High Court, seeking the status report of the action taken against illegal bungalows at Yeoor Hills within a week.The notice was in response to a writ petition filed by local tribal leader Chandrakant Jadhav at the High Court.

BG Pawar, additional municipal commissioner (anti-encroachments), said, "The court has sought a report from the TMC regarding the action taken against illegal structures in Yeoor Hills which falls under the Vartak Nagar jurisdiction. The TMC will soon conduct a survey of the entire area."