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A milestone in greater transparency, accountability -Madan Lokur

-The Hindu The launch of the Jan Soochna Portal in Rajasthan is a vital cog in access to the right to information The Jan Soochna Portal (JSP) launched by the government of Rajasthan yesterday is a remarkable achievement in furtherance of the right to information (RTI) — especially Section 4 of the RTI Act — that deals with proactive disclosure of information. Transparency must be accompanied by accountability, and that is where...

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Supreme Court orders CBI probe against all shelter homes in Bihar -Amit Anand Choudhary

-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed CBI probe against all erring shelter homes and their owners for allegedly subjecting the children to torture and sexual abuse after noting that state police investigation was not up to the mark. A bench of Justices Madan B Lokur, S Abdul Nazeer and Deepak Gupta directed the CBI to probe into all allegation of torture and sexual abuse of children...

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Government tells SC it has a plan to revive 201 waterbodies -Amit Anand Choudhary

-The Times of India NEW DELHI: With the national capital staring at an alarming situation of reaching zero groundwater level by 2020, the Delhi government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it has prepared a time-bound action plan to revive 201 of the 1,011 identified waterbodies in the state to avert the looming crisis. Appearing before a bench of Madan B Lokur, S Abdul Nazeer and Deepak Gupta, Delhi government counsel...

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SC for prosecution of govt officials for not acting on Delhi's air pollution complaints

-PTI NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to initiate prosecution against government officials who have not acted on nearly 250 complaints received on its official social media accounts with regard to pollution in Delhi. A bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta said that officials who have failed to act on the complaints were required to be prosecuted. "Why do not...

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SC extends age ban to private cars in NCR

-The Telegraph/ PTIAir critical, it says and wants 15yr-old petrol & 10yr-old diesel vehicles impounded if seen on roadsThe Supreme Court on Monday prohibited the plying of 15-year-old petrol vehicles and 10-year-old diesel vehicles in the National Capital Region, describing the air pollution in Delhi as ?horrible? and ?very critical?.The court directed the transport department to announce that such vehicles would be impounded if driven in Delhi-NCR.The top court?s directive,...

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