-The Times of India Non-government wildlife experts on board the PM-chaired National Board of Wildlife (NBWL) are planning to write a joint letter to PM Manmohan Singh complaining of alleged illegalities and malpractices of the environment ministry. In a move that could further embarrass the government, they are also considering using the letter to the PM later in the Supreme Court to oppose some green clearances given by the ministry and some...
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Fixing policy govt’s job: SC
-The Telegraph The Supreme Court has said it wants to end judicial monitoring of social welfare schemes, saying the task should be left to experts and courts “can’t be setting economic policy”. The court had earlier taken umbrage at the government for fixing the poverty line at a measly Rs 32 per day per person in urban areas and suggested free distribution of foodgrain, causing consternation in the government which felt that...
More »Start Mechanism to Root Out Graft in PDS: SC to Centre
-PTI The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to put in place proper vigilance mechanism to track corruption and leakage of foodgrains in public distribution system. A bench headed by Justice T S Thakur asked the government to file its reply how it intends to check the continuing ills in the implementation of PDS. It said that it will pass order if the government fails to put in place vigilance mechanism. "If you...
More »CAG has no mandate to audit pvt firms: Cong
-The Hindustan Times The Congress on Thursday said the CAG had no mandate to audit the accounts of private companies and sought to debunk the argument that the government should have opted for the auction route. The party also asked the CAG to respond to the debate triggered by its findings about its methodology and working style. Quoting a Supreme Court order in April this year, Congress spokesman Manish Tewari said the...
More »The MLA, the Bajrangi and the others the judgment touched
-The Indian Express Firebrand leader who rose swiftly till downfall She rose swiftly through the ranks, having made her mark as a firebrand leader who had saffron politics as part of her legacy. Mayaben Surendrabhai Kodnani, convicted of murder, conspiracy and spreading communal hatred, is the daughter of a staunch RSS worker who had suffered the pains of Partition, moving from Tharparkar in Sind province to Deesa in Gujarat. Kodnani, the first sitting...
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