Words of wisdom from Swaminathan commission have fallen on deaf ears The Supreme Court has pulled up the State governments for their callous approach to acquisition of land from farmers and for issuing notifications in violation of the procedure under the Land Acquisition Act. Decrying mindless acquisitions, a Bench of Justices G.S. Singhvi and S.J. Mukhopadhaya said the consequent notifications were nullified by courts on the ground of violation of the mandatory...
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Justice Sahai refers Lokayukta issue back to Chief Justice by Manas Dasgupta
-The Hindu Referring the matter back to the acting Chief Justice, Justice V.M. Sahai on Thursday said the split verdict given by the Division Bench on the Gujarat High Court's appointment of Justice (retired) R.A. Mehta as the State Lokayukta could not be taken up by a third judge till the other two judges gave, in writing, the points of difference in their respective rulings. Accepting the contentions put forth by the...
More »Striking a middle path
-The Business Standard Almost three months ago, the Union Cabinet cleared the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2011. For all projects without a public purpose and requiring more than 100 acres of land, the Bill had made mandatory the consent of 80 per cent of the people whose land would have to be acquired. In addition, the compensation for land was pegged at 100 to 300 per cent over the...
More »2G trial moves to Tihar, accused upset
-The Telegraph The 2G trial will be held within Tihar jail from Thursday with Delhi High Court ordering the shift of the special court from its existing location in the heart of the capital. The relocation stunned most of the accused, including former telecom minister A. Raja as well as his DMK colleague and Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi. Other accused joined the duo in protesting the move. Special judge .P. Saini announced the...
More »Fresh hearing starts in Gujarat Lokayukta case by Manas Dasgupta
The Gujarat government's petition challenging the unilateral appointment of Justice R.A. Mehta as the State Lokayukta by Governor Kamala Beniwal has been referred to a third judge for a decision after a split verdict on the issue by the High Court last month. Justice V.M. Sahai on Wednesday began hearing the petition afresh and his judgment on the issue would carry the day since the last two judges gave contradictory views...
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