-Frontline.in The British government, on the basis of an 1891 report on the subhuman living conditions of “Pariahs” by James H.A. Tremenheere, Acting Collector of Chengleput, assigned 12 lakh acres of land for distribution to the “depressed classes” of the Madras Presidency to empower them socially and economically. But more than 100 years later, much of this land is in the possession of non-Dalits, and the struggle to reclaim them has...
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Government doesn't care for widows of this country, says Supreme Court
-PTI The apex court had earlier asked the Centre to convene a meeting to consider suggestions mooted by the National Commission for Women In a stinging remark, the Supreme Court on Friday said when it passes some directions, it is claimed that the Courts are “trying to run the government”, which does not want to act. “You (government) do not want to do it and when we say anything, you say that...
More »CJI tells high Courts to send names for judges at the earliest -Maneesh Chhibber
-The Indian Express Sources told The Sunday Express that the CJI had also personally spoken to all the chief justices before writing to them. A week after the Supreme Court collegium headed by him cleared the last of the pending recommendations from various high court collegiums for appointment of judges, Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar has written to chief justices of all high Courts asking them to recommend new names...
More »Census puts Muslim divorce rate at just 0.56%
-NationalHeraldIndia.com The divorce rate among Muslims in the 2011 Census is lower than among Hindus. And while there is no survey on cases of ‘triple talaq’, the incidence could be as low as 1% of the total While Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government, TV channels and the Supreme Court are all concerned over the ‘regressive’ practice of triple talaq, here are 10 facts that put the issue in perspective. *...
More »SC collegium clears record 51 names for HC judge posts -Dhananjay Mahapatra
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Setting a record, the Supreme Court collegium headed by CJI J S Khehar has recommended 51 names for judges in 10 high Courts shortly after finalising the memorandum of procedure (MoP) for the appointment of judges in constitutional Courts. With more than 41% posts vacant at the 24 high Courts — only 632 judges as against a sanctioned strength of 1,079 — the collegium comprising CJI...
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