Just Social Lawyering!!

AAP BJP Jan Lokpal Centre-State relation, Integration of the nation, Focus on NE states, J&K, Seemandhra & Telangana Introduction of Swaraj Bill. Mohalla Sabhas/Gram Sabha to decide on local governance issues. Decentralization and peoples participation-From representative to participatory democracy. Self Governance-empowering Panchayati Raj Institutions. Performance review, social and environment audit would be mandated for all government schemes Computerization E-Governance, Easy, Efficient and effective. E-Gram, Vishwa Gram Scheme National wide Accessible justice to the Common Man by simplifying procedural law Administrative & Judicial Reforms, simplification of procedure Humane & Accountable Policing, Reforms in Police as per SC directives. Separate powers of maintenance of law and order and investigation to two separate wings of the Police. Only Ju...

Dated: 26.09.2013 To, Hon’ble Sh.Pranab Mukherjee The President of India Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi-110004 Subject:      Representation on Representation of Peoples (Amendment) Bill, 2013 (“Ordinance”) Dear Sir, This is in reference to the captioned subject matter wherein Government of India in its Cabinet meeting has decided to negate the Judgment dated 10.07.2013 of Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Chief Election Commissioner Vs Jan Chaukidar & Others (Civil Appeal No.3040-3041 of 2004) by promulgating the aforesaid Ordinance. In the said Judgment, Hon’ble Apex Court has declared that a person who has no right to vote by virtue of sub-section (5) of Section 62 of the Said Act, is not elector and is therefore, not qualified to contest the election to either house of Parliament or the Legislative Assembly of a State. It is correct that under Article 123 of the Constitution of India, Hon’ble President of India has power to pr...

After gang-rape of a 23 years old student, Central Government constituted two Commission of inquiry/Committee one is being headed by Justice Verma, Retired CJI and another one by Justice Mrs.Mehra, Retired Judge of Delhi High Court. Justice Verma Commission shall suggest amendments in the law to provide quicker trial and more stringent punishment in aggravated sexual assault cases and second one shall inquire to indentify lapses and fix the responsibility in the gang rape case. It is nothing but an eye wash as there was/is growing demand of common men for amendment of criminal laws which Government and all political parties wants to avoid at this time, if that happens at least 160 MPs ( http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sc-notice-centre-mps-facing-criminal-charges/1/158574.html) having criminal records including rape charges will be behind bars. Had intention of our parliamentarian genuine, any MP would have call a session of Parliament by moving a motion to Secretary General of P...

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IS NOT SOLUTION! Richard Claxton Gregory (Dick Gregory) has once said that “if I am woman and I am walking down the street naked, you still don’t have a right to rape me”, so putting this phrase here is to clarify that no one has right to have sexual act without the consent of that person. There could be other burning reasons how the consent has been obtained and I don’t want to discuss anything about the consent else I will lose the track and will discuss the consent issue some other time. Recently I heard some politician /people talking about moral policing like what to wear and what not etc. Even there are people who are raising the moral questions etc like what the girl was doing such an odd hours etc. I have seen that in rape cases, generally people condemn such gruesome acts, but meantime they also raise question on character of victims which is very unhealthy I feel. Our Supreme Court in the case of Narender Kumar Vs State of NCT of Delhi, Criminal App...

BACK GROUND:- It all started with a funny statement made by then Finance Minister that Lawyers do not render services thus Government is not considering to levy Service Tax on them, however, by the Finance Act, 2009 effective from 01.09.2009, Service Tax was imposed in a limited way on legal services. The Finance Minister in his Budget Speech stated as:- “133. As the Hon’ble Members are aware, services provided by chartered accountants, cost accountants, and company secretaries as well as by engineering and management consultants are presently charged to service tax. Although there is a school of thought that legal consultants do not provide any service to their client, I hold my distinguished predecessor in high esteem and disagree! As such, I propose to extend service tax on advice, consultancy or technical assistance provided in the field of law. This tax would not be applicable in case the service provider or the service receiver is an individual.” Much before, 2009, Government, in...

KEY FEATURES OF BUDGET-2011-12 PART-A SOCIAL Þ Funds get leaked during implementing any social schemes meant for public development Þ Focus on e-projects to eliminate corruption and bureaucratic hurdles Þ Task force on direct transfer of subsidy on kerosene, LPG and fertilizers to needy Þ More liberalization in FDI Policy expected Þ To prevent multiple lending of same properties, Central Electronic Registry under SARFAESI Act be created by 31.03.2011 Þ Justice B.N.Krishna Committee reviewing all financial sector laws, rules and regulations Þ State Governments to review Agricultural Produce Marketing Acts Þ Comprehensive Manufacturing policy Þ To deal with issue of black money, proposing to introduce new law Þ To introduce National Food Security Bill Þ Broadband connectivity be available in 2,50,000 Panchayat in three years Þ Remuneration of Anganwadi Workers increased from Rs.1500 to Rs.3000 Þ ...