It is a little known fact that in roughly a fifth of our country’s land area, a different legal system operates. In some of these places, if you are caught with certain items, it is up to you to prove that you are innocent of a crime — and whether you go to jail depends on whether a government official kept proper records years earlier. If you are using some...
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Relief for tribals on petty cases
The Union CABinet on Tuesday cleared a proposal, seeking an amendment to the Indian Forest Act (IFA) that aims to put an end to harassment of tribals for petty cases. The proposal sought amendment to Section 68 of IFA, 1927, which deals with the power of forest officials to compound offences. The proposed amendment aims to increase the financial limit of the power to compound a forest offence up to an...
More »‘Few in UPA concerned about the plight of dalits' by Suresh Nambath
“While the UPA has focused on bettering the lot of the Dalit community, it is dominated by upper caste Hindus, very few of whom are genuinely concerned about the plight of dalits,” the American Embassy said in a CABle sent under the name of Ambassador David Mulford on June 22, 2005 ( 35177: confidential), and accessed by The Hindu through WikiLeaks. ‘Little upward mobility' “This ensures that dalits will continue to be...
More »Judicial check by V Venkatesan
The quashing of the appointment of P.J. Thomas as the CVC shows the judiciary can go beyond the express provisions of law to render justice. THE Indian Constitution does not envisage strict separation of powers among the three branches of the government – the executive, the legislature and the judiciary. This flexibility permits marginal incursions though one branch cannot usurp the essential functions of the other. One of the essential functions...
More »India Wikileaks CABle is 'authentic', says Assange
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has said the Indian PM is wrong to have doubted the veracity of a CABle which has caused an uproar in India. The diplomatic CABle released by Wikileaks suggested that India's ruling Congress party bribed MPs to survive a crucial vote of confidence in 2008. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has denied the allegation and doubted the the veracity of such CABles. The leak has put pressure on Mr Singh...
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