-The Hindu Bezwada Wilson has won Magsaysay Award for his struggle against manual scavenging. Chennai: Fifty-year-old Bezwada Wilson, national convenor of the Safai Karmachari Andolan (SKA), was declared one of the six recipients of the 2016 Ramon Magsaysay Award by the Philippines-based award foundation, in Manila on Wednesday. Recognised for his efforts to eradicate manual scavenging, Mr. Wilson told The Hindu that India still had over two lakh manual scavengers who needed...
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Ending impunity under AFSPA
-The Hindu “Accountability is a facet of the rule of law.” This established legal principle has acquired fresh significance after the Supreme Court ruled that the armed forces cannot escape investigation for excesses in the course of the discharge of their duty even in “disturbed areas”. In such notified areas, security personnel enjoy statutory protection for their use of “special powers”. While hearing petitions demanding an inquiry into 1,528 deaths in...
More »31% of NDA mantris face criminal cases
-The Times of India New Delhi: More than 30% of the ministers, in the enlarged council of ministers, have criminal cases pending against them while nearly all are crorepatis, according to analysis by Association for Democratic Reforms. About 24 of the 78 have declared criminal cases while 14 (18%) have serious criminal cases like rape, attempt to murder, communal disharmony, electoral violations against them. Out of the 78 ministers, 72 (92%) are crorepatis...
More »96% new RS members crorepatis, Praful, Sibal on top
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Nearly all of the 57 parliamentarians newly elected to the Rajya Sabha are crorepatis with Praful Patel, Kapil Sibal and Satish Chandra Misra topping the charts. As many as 96 per cent or 55 are crorepatis and 13 have criminal cases against them according to an analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). NCP's Praful Patel has assets worth Rs 252 crore, followed by Kapil...
More »Stays delay court cases by up to 6.5 yrs: Study -Pradeep Thakur
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Stays on proceedings ordered by high courts and the Supreme Court delay trial by up to 6.5 years, according to a study by the law ministry. Significantly, the average life of a case is 10-15 years. In effect, a case remains in limbo for 50% of its life span because of stays granted by the higher judiciary. The study, which covered the Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat...
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