-The Telegraph The relatives of patients who succumb to Covid in the future will also be entitled to the Rs 50,000 ex gratia, according to the order The Supreme Court on Monday approved Rs 50,000 as ex gratia for relatives of the Covid dead over and above other compensation that they are entitled to or have already been given by respective state governments or authorities. The ex gratia should be disbursed by the...
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Supreme Court slams U.P. for shielding police officers -Krishnadas Rajagopal
-The Hindu It expresses shock at denial of justice to father of encounter victim for 19 years In a shocking case of the State virtually supporting an extrajudicial killing, the Supreme Court has condemned the Uttar Pradesh government for screening police officers accused in an encounter death even as the victim’s father was made to run from pillar to post for justice for 19 long years. A Bench led by Justice Vineet Saran...
More »Farmers Say No To Meeting Called By Haryana On Lifting Highway Blockade -Ashutosh Tripathi
-NDTV The highway (NH-44) has been blocked by farmers protesting against the centre's new farm laws at the Singhu and Tikri borders since November last year. New Delhi: The protesting farmers, digging in their heels, have refused to attend the meeting called by the Haryana government about opening passage to the Delhi border. The highway (NH-44) has been blocked by farmers protesting against the centre's new farm laws at the Singhu and Tikri...
More »Fifteen RTI information commissioners write to CJI, urge action against courts staying orders of information commissioners
-Leaflet.in IN a letter dated September 9, 2021 by a group of 15 sitting and retired information commissioners addressed to the Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana, the problem of high courts staying the orders of Information Commissioners has been highlighted, and the Supreme Court has been urged to take action on the same. In the letter, the information commissioners requested that directions be given to courts across the country to not...
More »More than 2.57 lakh people evicted in India during the pandemic; 21 people evicted from their homes every hour, says latest report
-Press release by Housing and Land Rights Network (HLRN) dated 9th September, 2021 Housing and Land Rights Network (HLRN), today, released its new report on forced evictions in India. Titled, Forced Evictions in India in 2020: A Grave Human Rights Crisis During the Pandemic, this report presents comprehensive data and an analysis of forced evictions and demolitions of homes of the urban and rural poor across the country in 2020. It...
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