-The Hindu Court, in Jan. 2020, asked Centre to file reply to plea, which contended that RTI Amendment Act of 2019 and its Rules cripple CIC’s objectivity, independence. The Supreme Court on Monday criticised the Union government for having not filed a reply for over a year to a petition by parliamentarian Jairam Ramesh challenging the amendments made to the Right to Information Act. The court, in January 2020, asked the Centre to...
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Task cut out for riots claims commission: 2,500 forms to be reassessed -Sourav Roy Barman
-The Indian Express On January 11, the Delhi Home Department notified the appointment of five loss assessors, with L-G Anil Baijal's approval — nearly nine months after the recommendation to appoint assessors were made. Nearly a year after the Northeast Delhi riots, the relief claims commission is faced with the daunting task of evaluating over 2,500 applications disputing the compensation granted to them by the Delhi government, The Indian Express has learnt. While...
More »Cattle transport: Karnataka govt. gives undertaking to HC
-The Hindu Says no action will be taken now Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Wednesday gave an undertaking to the High Court that no coercive action will be initiated for transporting cattle in breach of Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Ordinance, 2020 till the relevant rules are brought into force based on the draft rules notified recently. Advocate-General Prabhuling K. Navadgi made submissions in this regard before a Division bench,...
More »SC suspends implementation of three farm laws -Krishnadas Rajagopal
-The Hindu Court forms expert panel to hear apprehensions raised by farmers against the laws The Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended the implementation of three controversial farm laws, terming its order the “victory of fair play”. “If there is a victory at all, it is the victory of fair play,” Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sharad A. Bobde corrected senior advocate Harish Salve. The CJI was responding to an apprehension expressed by Mr. Salve...
More »Put farm laws on hold or we will: SC to Centre -Shagun Kapil
-Down to Earth Said will facilitate talks before committee set up by the court The Supreme Court January 11, 2021 slammed the Narendra Modi government’s handling of protests by farmers over the recent agriculture-related laws. It called for a committee and said if the government doesn’t stays the three laws, the apex court would A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde said that it was disappointed with the way the government...
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