Judicial activism was the key in many Supreme Court observations and judgments during 2011. 2011 CVC THOMAS: A three-judge bench led by CJI SH Kapadia declared “non est” — or nonexistent — the majority recommendation of a high-powered committee for P J Thomas as Central Vigilance Commissioner. The court ruled that the Prime Minister and the Home Minister’s recommendation amounted to “official arbitrariness”, coming in spite of the dissent of the third...
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Judicial powers for Minorities Commission in Maharashtra
-The Hindu The Maharashtra Cabinet on Wednesday approved the proposal of granting State Minorities Commission judicial powers. A press release, issued by the Chief Minister's Public Relations Officer, stated that the government will make an amendment to the 2004 ordinance related to the minorities commission and will add the section 10(a)(1) to it. The additional powers will enable the commission to summon officers, call for official papers and documentary evidence and record...
More »Final report on Godhra violence by March 31: Gujarat government by Manas Dasgupta
-The Hindu The G. T. Nanavati–Akshay Mehta judicial inquiry commission probing the Godhra train carnage and the post-Godhra communal riots in Gujarat in 2002 is expected to submit its final report by March 31 next year — 10 years after its formation. This information was given by the State government to a Division Bench of the Gujarat High Court comprising Acting Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice J. B. Pardiwala here on...
More »We want a lean, mean Lokpal: Abhishek Singhvi
-The Hindu Rajya Sabha MP and Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi chaired the 30-member parliamentary panel that presented its voluminous report earlier this month on the Lokpal Bill 2011. The report has points of divergence with both the official Lokpal Bill draft and the Team Anna version. (The Union Cabinet on Tuesday night approved a Bill for the creation of the Lokpal with constitutional status that will have no control over the...
More »Over 1,500 died in custody: NHRC by Vijaita Singh
As many as 1,574 people were killed in custody in the past year, according to the data released by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). Uttar Pradesh topped the list with 331 deaths being reported in both police and judicial custody. The data was submitted in the ongoing session of the Rajya Sabha in response to MP H K Dua’s query to the Ministry of Home Affairs. The record number of 316...
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