-Outlook Mathura (UP): Former CJI Justice J S Verma today said he favours changes in anti-defection law of the country. "Resignation from membership of the House should be made obligatory for defector, since voters had voted him/her on different grounds. Re-election should be a pre-condition for the defector," Justice Verma told reporters here. On the right to recall, he said, "Though I am in favour of it, it is not easy since there...
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Doctors’ strike prima facie amounts to criminal offence: HC
-The Hindu Bangalore: Taking suo motu cognisance of the adverse effect on patients at government hospitals in the State owing to doctors’ strike, the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the State government to prima facie treat doctors’ conduct as criminal offence under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and initiate legal action against them. A Division Bench comprising acting Chief Justice K. Sreedhar Rao and Justice S. Abdul Nazeer passed the order...
More »National RTI meet in city
-The Times of India HYDERABAD: The controversial appointments of four information commissioners is one of the many topics that will be discussed at the upcoming national RTI (Right to Information) convention scheduled to be held in the city this week. Themed 'Transparency to accountability', the convention will be attended by 400 RTIactivists from across the country, who will be discussing an array of issues affecting the Act. The convention is being...
More »Plea to sack NHRC chief rejected
-The Telegraph The Centre has rejected a plea for removal of K.G. Balakrishnan as National Human Rights Commission chairperson for alleged assets accumulation when he was Chief Justice of India from January 2007 to June 2010. The Union home ministry said papers relating to Balakrishnan’s alleged corruption had been sent to the Union law ministry “for taking appropriate action”. In a recent letter to Common Cause, an NGO, the home ministry said...
More »Court upholds Andhra law on microfinance-Viswanath Pilla and Dinesh Unnikrishnan
-Live Mint High court asks state to review law in light of proposed national regulations to govern the sector The Andhra Pradesh high court on Monday upheld a law that led to the near demise of the microfinance industry towards the end of 2010, but asked the state government to review the legislation in the light of proposed national regulations to govern the sector. News of the review sent the stock of the...
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