कानून का बोलबाला
December 3, 2016
अहमदाबाद। गुजरात उच्च न्यायालय ने गिर सोमनाथ जिले के उना कस्बे में दलितों को पीटने के मामले में संलिप्तता पर गिरफ्तार दो पुलिसकर्मियों सहित चार आरोपियों की जमानत मंजूर कर ली है।
न्यायाधीश एजे देसाई ने शांतिभाई मनपारा, नितिन कोठारी, उना के निलंबित पुलिस निरीक्षक निर्मलसिंह जाला और उपनिरीक्षक नरेंद्र देव पांडेय को जमानत दी। मनपारा सनातन गौ सेवा ट्रस्ट के न्यासी हैं और कोठारी ट्रस्ट से...
December 3, 2016
कल झारखंड के संपुर्ण विपक्ष द्वारा सीएनटी एसपीटी एक्ट संशोधन के विरोध में सरकार के खिलाफ शांति पुर्वक झारखंड बंद
CNT act-SPT act संशोधन का सच
इस एक्ट की धारा-71A में चालाकी की गयी है। अब कोई उद्योगपति यदि चाहे तो कहीं की भी जमीन सरकारी रेट पर सरकार से सीधे खरीद सकेगा। पहले उस उद्योगपति को झारखंडी जमीन मालिक से और ग्राम प्रधान से बात कर सौदा तय करना होता था। जाहिर है कि सभी रैयत उनकी शर्तों...
December 2, 2016
Rejoinder to Gujarat Police Affidavit alleging embezzlement of trust funds by Teesta Setalvad, Javed Anand
December 2, 2016
Press release
We refer to reports appearing in a section of the media today about the Gujarat police having filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court alleging that Teesta Setalvad and Javed Anand have embezzled nearly Rs 3.85 crore out of the Rs. 9.75 crore trust...
December 2, 2016
The policies of the government have consistently put the poor at a disadvantage.
The manner in which demonetisation was done
The “sudden” announcement of the demonetisation, which has often been claimed as necessary, but never adequately explained caused a lot more harm to the poor than those relatively well off with access to cards, likelier to have cash and/or...
December 2, 2016
पूर्व एटॉर्नी जनरल सोली सोराबजी ने सिनेमाघरों में राष्ट्रगान को अनिवार्य करने के फैसले पर न्यायपालिका को अपनी सीमा से बाहर जाना बताया है। उनके मुताबिक यह हमारी राष्ट्रीयता के मूल विचारों के ही खिलाफ है। संविधान में प्रदत्त निजी स्वतंत्रताओं के अधिकार भी इस आदेश से टकरा सकते है।
बुधवार को सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने आदेश पारित किया था कि देशभर के सभी सिनेमाघरों में फिल्म शुरू होने से पहले राष्ट्रीय...
December 2, 2016
Amid the judiciary-government tussle, Chief Justice of India T S Thakur on Thursday asserted the process of appointment of judges cannot be “hijacked” and judiciary needs to be independent as it plays a role in the eventuality of a “tyrannical regime”. He also made it clear that judiciary cannot depend on executive in choosing judges. He said judiciary must be independent...
December 2, 2016
Kolkata, along with 10 other cities from across the globe, has been honoured with the best cities of 2016 award in recognition of its inspiring and innovative programme with regard to solid waste management.
“Kolkata Solid Waste Management Improvement Project has achieved 60-80 per cent (depending on site) segregation of waste at its source, with further waste segregation occurring...
December 2, 2016
An excerpt from a collection of short fiction set in the state.
..After his migration, Rahmaan’s first letter, besides enquiries about Muhammad Yousuf’s and his family’s well-being and many other things, asked him if he wanted anything from Delhi. Yousuf read it many times over and then, alone in his room, before stowing it in his leather vanity box, he smelled the thin...
December 1, 2016
The exercise of wisdom is the fundamental requirement of judges, even though this is a quality that may only be perceived, not measured.
"The disinterestedly wise ought to desire the holding together of all being" (Bhagwadgita, III 25)
"...When the national anthem is played it is imperative for everyone to show honour and respect. It would instil a sense of committed...
December 1, 2016
Israeli legislation ostensibly intended to tackle noise pollution from Muslim houses of worship has, paradoxically, served chiefly to provoke a cacophony of indignation across much of the Middle East.
Image Credit: Carlos Latuff/Mondoweiss
Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared his support this month for the so-called “muezzin bill”, claiming it was urgently needed to stop...