-Countercurrents.org I am Neena secretary of Extrajudicial Execution Victim Families Association Manipur (EEVFAM). On 4 November 2008 after enjoying a family lunch, my husband Nongmaithem Michael, went to a friend’s helping him to set up his father’s shradha ceremony. Around 3 p.m. he got a phone call and left the place. At 3.32 p.m. I received a call from him saying that he was apprehended and told me to inform his sister...
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A Recent Supreme Court Ruling Could Kill RTI by Udit Misra
-Forbes India Why the recent Supreme Court ruling threatens to kill citizens’ Right to Information The Supreme Court has placed the Central Information Commission (CIC), the apex body to deal with appeals regarding RTI, as well as the Information Commissions across the states in a fine pickle. On September 13, a division bench of the Supreme Court, chaired by Justice AK Patnaik and Justice Swatanter Kumar, passed an order which would fundamentally change...
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-The Hindu The Supreme Court’s recent judgment overturning the convictions of 11 persons mainly under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) cuts through the clutter to arrive at the essence of justice-delivery in terrorism-related cases. There is undoubtedly an element of drama in the judgment, which makes reference to a recent Hindi film. Yet the line — “My name is Khan and I’m not a terrorist” — succinctly captures...
More »Court notice to Centre, Manipur on killings -J Venkatesan
-The Hindu The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Union and Manipur governments on a petition filed by Extrajudicial Execution Victim Families Association Manipur (EEVFAM), seeking a probe into cases of extrajudicial killings in the State. A Bench of Justices Aftab Alam and Ms. Ranjana P. Desai issued the notice and appointed advocate Menaka Guruswamy as the amicus curiae. It directed the matter to be listed for further hearing on...
More »Coalgate fallout: No doling out mines to private players, Supreme Court says -Dhananjay Mahapatra
-The Times of India The Supreme Court, while answering the presidential reference on the 2G judgment, took note of the coalgate scam that stalled Parliament and said whatever be the mode of allocation of natural resources, it can never be a handout for private players. Justice JS Khehar agreed with the majority opinion of the constitution bench on the reference that auction could not be termed as the only constitutionally permissible mode...
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