-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has viewed seriously ineffective implementation of series of directions to curb custodial deaths and sought explanation from the Centre and states after being informed that nearly 12,000 persons died - either in jail or in police stations - in last five years. A bench of Justices S S Nijjar and F M I Kalifulla was pained when amicus curiae A M Singhvi moved...
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Centre to SC: Taking follow-up action on Shah Commission findings -Utkarsh Anand
-The Indian Express The Centre has defended before the Supreme Court its decision to wind up the Justice MB Shah Commission, which was set up to inquire into illegal mining activities across several states. The government, in an affidavit, has pointed out that not only was the original tenure of the panel been extended from 18 to 33 months, the government was also taking appropriate follow-up actions on the basis of commission's...
More »Ensure litigants aren't coerced to accept Lok Adalat order: CJI
-PTI The presiding members of Lok Adalats must ensure that litigants are not "intimidated" or "misled" to give their consent to the decisions as they are final and cannot be appealed against, Chief Justice of India P Sathasivam said. Terming Lok Adalats as an effective mode of settling disputes, the CJI said they provide an "approachable" forum to the poor, weaker and less-informed sections and should not be allowed to be used...
More »12 states to get Rs 120 crore each for higher education
-PTI NEW DELHI: To boost research and innovation, 12 states will receive Rs 120 crore each under Rashtriya Uchchatara Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) programme which seeks to improve quality of higher education. The funds, sanctioned under the research, innovation and quality improvement component, will support research programmes like base research, key technology (R&D), high-end (R&D), etc during the current Five Year Plan. The innovative programmes will be funded as per the decision of RUSA's...
More »Four Farmer Suicides Reported in Vidarbha
-Outlook Yavatmal (maharashtra): Four farmers allegedly committed suicide in Vidarbha region of maharashtra yesterday, according to NGOs. The deceased included Vasram Rathod of Bothbodan in Yavatmal district. Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti's Santosh Naitam claimed that all of them were debt-ridden. Rathod was the 24th farmer in Yavatmal district to commit suicide since 2006, according to locals. Village Sarpanch Balasaheb Chavan claimed that Rathod owed over Rs 2 lakh to the lenders, and had a failed...
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