-The New Indian Epxress NEW DELHI: Any delay in paying the wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is "simply not acceptable" and red-tape cannot be "pedalled" as an excuse to deny payment to the workers, the Supreme Court said today. The court, while noting that the Centre has admitted delay in payment of wages, said the payments to the workers must be transferred to them immediately, failing...
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Civil society activists are disappointed with the recent Supreme Court judgement on MGNREGA in Swaraj Abhiyan PIL
-Press release by NREGA Sangharsh Morcha, dated 19 May, 2018 Yesterday’s much awaited Supreme Court judgement in the Swaraj Abhiyan PIL has let down millions of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) workers - the most marginalised citizens of India who need employment and social security. The Court has ignored the wealth of evidence against the brazen violations of the legal entitlements of NREGA workers and has allowed the Central Government...
More »Karnataka: 'Preposterous' says SC to AG's claim on anti-defection law
-National Herald While hearing Congress, JD(S) petitions against decision to invite BJP to form Karnataka govt, SC said it’s preposterous to argue that MLAs before taking oath were not amenable to anti-defection law Early on Thursday, the Supreme Court heard a Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) joint petition asking that the swearing-in of BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa as Karnataka's new Chief Minister be postponed, among other prayers. The joint petition challenged Karnataka...
More »SC defends Dalit order
-The Telegraph New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the country would not be a "civilised society" if the "Damocles sword of arrest" hangs on a citizen constantly, as it prima facie defended its judgment ruling out immediate and mandatory arrest of a person charged under the SC-ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. A bench of Justices A.K. Goel and U.U. Lalit, which briefly heard the Centre's petition seeking a recall of...
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-The Telegraph New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday assured the Supreme Court that the proposed Cauvery Water Management Board would be the sole arbiter for deciding the allocation and utilisation of river water. The court asserted that rivers are national assets on which no state can claim exclusive right. The court turned down Karnataka's plea that the hearing in the Cauvery dispute be adjourned till the first week of July since there is...
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