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Cohabitation of man, woman for long time is valid marriage proof: HC
Wife’s letter talking of divorce, remarriage an act of cruelty: HC
Honeymoon fight: Man walks off plane, leaves wife behind
Unwed mother can be child’s guardian without dad’s consent: SC
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Cohabitation of man, woman for long time is valid marriage proof: HC    

Hindustantimes.com
Mar 06, 2016
In the absence of evidence like wedding invitation and photographs, the cohabitation of a man and woman for a long time could be taken as a valid proof of marriage, the Madras high court ruled. …

Wife’s letter talking of divorce, remarriage an act of cruelty: HC   

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Feb 22, 2016
NEW DELHI: A single letter can constitute an act of cruelty, the Delhi high court has said, granting divorce to a man living separately from his estranged wife for the past 28 years. …

Honeymoon fight: Man walks off plane, leaves wife behind  

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Dec 19, 2015
NEW DELHI: A Lucknow-based couple went to Goa on honeymoon but on the flight back home, they had such a fight that the husband simply walked off the flight at a stopover. Unbelievable as it may sound, this is what was witnessed on IndiGo’s Goa-Kolkata-Patna-Lucknow-Delhi flight (6E 633) on Thursday. …

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Unwed mother can be child’s guardian without dad’s consent: SC    

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jul 7, 2015 
NEW DELHI: An unwed mother must be recognized as the legal guardian of her child and she cannot be forced to name the father, nor does she need his consent, while deciding guardianship rights, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday in a path breaking verdict on gender equality. …

HC directs police to register FIR against husband   Business-standard.com
May 8, 2015
The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court here today directed police to register a case against a man who was charged with not consummating the marriage after the wedding in 2011, on the basis of the complaint from his wife. …

Man, LLB, turns tables on wife’s rape charge  Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Apr 29, 2015
AHMEDABAD: An insurance agent studied law to fight rape charges levelled by his wife. Acquitted by courts, practising advocate Pankaj Chavda, 37, has now slapped a Rs 50 lakh defamation suit against his wife for implicating him and a friend in a false rape case. …

Woman ‘rapist’ says she ‘married’ victim   Mumbaimirror.com
Apr 4, 2015
38-year-old Chembur resident Rahat Zakira Khan, booked for sexually assaulting minor, claims she tied the knot with him in a Vashi temple. …

Matrimonial website not liable for online fraud: HC   Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Apr 11, 2015
MUMBAI: A matrimonial website cannot be held responsible if a user is “careless and negligent” and falls for one of the common “internet scams”, Bombay high court has ruled. …

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Digvijay bats for OBC job quota in private sector    

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February 10, 2016
Congress leader Digvijay Singh today backed reservation in private sector jobs for candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes (OBCs), but advised the Centre to take corporates into confidence before acting on a central panel’s recommendation in this regard. …

Nitish Kumar keeps election promise, rolls out 35 percent reservation for women   

Indianexpress.com
Jan 20, 2016
In the latest decision, the government said, the 35 per cent reservation extended to women on posts of police constable would now be extended to cover other state government vacancies, too. …

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Government okays quotas for women in paramilitary   

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jan 6, 2016
NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday took an important step to improve gender equality in the paramilitary by approving reservation of 33% women at the constable rank in two major central paramilitary forces CRPF and CISF and also setting a 15% quota in the border forces BSF, SSB and ITBP. …

20 years after Mandal, less than 12% OBCs in central govt jobs   

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Dec 26, 2015
CHENNAI: More than two decades after implementation of Mandal commission report, which mandates 27 percent reservation for OBCs in central government jobs, an RTI data shows that less than 12 percent of employees of central government ministries, departments and statutory bodies are from other backward classes (OBCs) as on January 1, 2015. …

MPs, MLAs fall in OBC ‘creamy layer’, panel says   Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
May 6, 2015
NEW DELHI: Children of past and present members of Parliament and state legislators should not be eligible for OBC reservations, the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) has recommended. …

Raise ‘creamy layer’ to Rs 10.5 lakh: OBC panel   Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
May 5, 2015
NEW DELHI: The national commission for backward classes has asked the Centre to raise the ‘creamy layer’ criterion for OBCs from the present annual salary of Rs 6 lakh to Rs 10.50 lakh. …

Ensure SC, ST reservation in empanelment of babus: Par panel   Business-standard.com
April 30, 2015
Dismayed over the dismal representation of SC and ST officers in top echelon of the bureaucracy, a parliamentary committee today asked the government to make mandatory reservation in empanelment in the secretary-level appointments. …

Submission of Fake Caste Certificates
New Delhi, April 22, 2015
Information about appointments secured on the basis of fake/false caste certificates is not centrally maintained.
However, the Central Government had undertaken a one-time exercise to collect information about appointments secured on the basis of fake/false caste certificates in the year 2010. As per information received from various Ministries/Departments etc. 1832 appointments were allegedly secured on the basis of fake/false caste certificates. Disciplinary proceedings had been instituted in all the cases. It was reported that out of the above 1832 cases, 276 had resulted in suspension/removal etc, whereas 521 cases were entangled into litigations and in remaining 1035 cases disciplinary proceedings were pending.

The Government instructions provide that an appointing authority should verify the caste status of SC/ST/OBC candidates at the time of initial appointment as well as at the time of promotion.
Chief Secretaries of States/Union Territories have been requested to issue instructions to the District Magistrates/ District Collectors/ Deputy Commissioners of the Districts to the effect that when asked to verify the veracity etc. of caste certificates, they should ensure at their own level that veracity of the caste/community certificate referred to the district authorities is verified and reported to the appointing authority within one month of receipt of request from such authority. In order to rule out collusion between candidates holding false/forged certificate and employees at the district level or sub-district level, disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against officers who default in timely verification of caste status in such cases or issue false certificates.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply to a question by Shri Rattan Lal Kataria in the Lok Sabha today.
(Source: pib press release)

24 years later, fake claim costs man his job   Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Mar 19, 2015
AHMEDABAD: Ishwar Baviskar’s caste certificate obtained on basis of fake caste claim got him a job with Nadiad municipality over two decades ago. But his enthusiasm for using atrocity laws against politicians and colleagues has proved to be his undoing. …

Hindu reconvert gets SC benefits   Economictimes.indiatimes.com
27 Feb, 2015
NEW DELHI: In a ruling that would stoke the debate over religious conversion and reconversion, the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered that a Christian who reconverted to Hinduism be given back his Scheduled Caste benefits. …

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CASTE NEWS

The women who refuse to do India’s dirtiest job
I was asked my caste at Dwarka temple: Kumari Selja
Rajasthan: Dalit student beaten for touching utensil in school 
Death by tractor: A tale of two FIRs
Derecognition row: National scheduled castes panel sends notice to IIT Madras
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The women who refuse to do India’s dirtiest job  

Theguardian.com
March 01, 2016
Ranikumari Khokar is campaigning to end a caste-based practice that condemns women to cleaning human waste by hand
Every morning I would take a broom and tin plate to the homes of the upper caste thakurs to pick up their faeces. I would collect the waste in a cane basket and later throw it in a dumping ground outside the village.” …

I was asked my caste at Dwarka temple: Kumari Selja

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Dec 1, 2015
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Kumari Selja created a stir in Rajya Sabha on Monday by claiming that she was asked about her caste when she visited the Dwarka temple in Gujarat as a Cabinet minister. …

Rajasthan: Dalit student beaten for touching utensil in school

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Oct 04, 2015
A 10-year-old Dalit student of a government school in Osian tehsil sustained minor injuries after his teacher allegedly thrashed him for touching utensil when the mid-day meal was being served inside the school premises, the police said on Saturday. …

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 Death by tractor: A tale of two FIRs   Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jun 7, 2015
Case lodged by Jats claims Dalits fired first and were mowed down by tractor driven by own kin but FIR delay and missing weapon are telling. …

Derecognition row: National scheduled castes panel sends notice to IIT Madras    Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
May 31, 2015
NEW DELHI: The national scheduled castes panel has sent a notice to IIT Madras over the de-recognition by the premier technical institute of a students’ group, several of whose members are from the Dalit community, allegedly following a complaint that it was critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. …

Dalits in MP village not allowed to use public borewell   Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
May 23, 2015
ALIRAJPUR: Dalit residents of Ghatwani village in Alirajpur district of Madhya Pradesh — some 400km from Bhopal — have alleged that they are not allowed to use a public borewell and have to drink dirty water of a disused well. …
Emperor Ashoka caught in caste row   Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
May 20, 2015
PATNA: Within days of BJP officials gathering under the Rashtravadi Kushwaha Parishad rubric to celebrate the 2320th birth anniversary of Emperor Ashoka, historians assailed the party for claiming that one of the country’s greatest rulers ever was a Kushwaha by caste. …

Dalit groom attacked for riding a horse   Thehindu.com
May 13, 2015
Upper caste people throw stones, take away the animal …

‘Barbers refuse to cut hair of Dalits’   Thehindu.com
May 03, 2015
After the recent incident of Dalits being denied haircuts at salons at Panjiganahalli in Sira taluk, a similar case has surfaced in Kadagathur, Madhugiri taluk. …

Mention of caste-based abuse sans details can’t attract provisions of SC/ST Act: HC   Indianexpress.com
April 30, 2015
Mere mention of an allegation in the FIR that the complainant was referred to with caste-based remarks is not enough to take cognisance of the offence made under the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (commonly known as the SC/ST Act), the Allahabad High Court has ruled. …

Dr. Ambedkar: Maker of Modern India   Countercurrents.org
01 April, 2015
Dr. BabaSaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar was born in an untouchable caste which was deprived of all social, educational, religious and political rights. …

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CONSUMER FORUM NEWS

Refund Rs 466, pay Rs 10,000 relief, CCD (Cafe Coffee Day) told
Pay Rs 64,000 to woman robbed on train to Vapi, Mumbai consumer forum tells Western Railway
Can’t give beyond 45 days for replying to complaint in consumer cases: Supreme Court
Consumer Forum penalises private bank for deficiency in service
Consumer court awards Rs 15 lakh to Emami’s Fair and Handsome user for ‘psychological’ harm
Air India fined for offloading passenger 
Airlines fined Rs 55,000 for losing baggage 7 years ago
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LANDMARK JUDGEMENT – Sec. 13(2)(a) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 – Supreme Court has ruled that a party will not get more than 45 days for replying to a complaint in a consumer forum. The court said this period cannot be extended under any circumstances. – SC Judgment dated 04.12.2015 – New India Assurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Hilli Multipurpose Cold Storage Pvt. Ltd.

Refund Rs 466, pay Rs 10,000 relief, CCD (Cafe Coffee Day) told    

Tribuneindia.com
Mohali, February 29, 2016
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum here has directed Cafe Coffee Day (CCD) to refund Rs 466 to a Chandigarh resident along with interest at 9 per cent and pay a lump sum compensation of Rs.10,000 for mental agony, harassment and cost of litigation. …

Pay Rs 64,000 to woman robbed on train to Vapi, Mumbai consumer forum tells Western Railway   

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jan 19, 2016
MUMBAI: In a rare instance, a consumer forum has ordered the Western Railway to pay a compensation of Rs 64,000 to a Valsad woman and her four-year-old son after they were robbed at knifepoint in the first-class compartment of the Vapi passenger train as it left Bandra station in 2014. …

Can’t give beyond 45 days for replying to complaint in consumer cases: Supreme Court   

Indianexpress.com
December 9, 2015
On receiving the complaint, the court said, the opposite party is required to be given notice directing him to give his version within 30 days.
In what will help speed up decisions in consumer cases, Supreme Court has ruled that a party will not get more than 45 days for replying to a complaint in a consumer forum. …
More: LANDMARK JUDGEMENT – Sec. 13(2)(a) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 – Supreme Court has ruled that a party will not get more than 45 days for replying to a complaint in a consumer forum. The court said this period cannot be extended under any circumstances. – SC Judgment dated 04.12.2015 – New India Assurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Hilli Multipurpose Cold Storage Pvt. Ltd. 

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Consumer Forum penalises private bank for deficiency in service

Tribuneindia.com
November 21, 0215
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has found HDFC Bank Ltd deficient in service and directed it to pay a compensation of Rs 25,000, including litigation costs, for mental agony and harassment caused to the complainants in a draft case. …

Consumer court awards Rs 15 lakh to Emami’s Fair and Handsome user for ‘psychological’ harm

Legallyindia.com
Nov 09, 2015
Amity Law School student Paras Jain recovered Rs 15 lakh in damages from India’s first and biggest fairness cream brand Emami, for causing psychological hardship to his brother Nikhil Jain, through its allegedly false claims of fairness, reported The Telegraph. …

Air India fined for offloading passenger

Thehindu.com
Sep 28, 2015
Offloading a passenger due to overbooking has cost Air India Rs. 50,000 with a consumer forum holding that the airlines did it for commercial gains. …

Airlines fined Rs 55,000 for losing baggage 7 years ago

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Sep 7, 2015
CHENNAI: The state consumer commission has slapped Emirates Airlines with a fine of 55,000 for losing the baggage of a passenger about seven years ago, and said, payment of damages could not be restricted to the terms of any act, as “there is no bar to grant justifiable compensation for causing mental agony.” …

Kingfisher fined for ‘duping’ flyers to take low-cost flight   Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Apr 15, 2015
MUMBAI: The problems don’t seem to be ending for Vijay Mallya. Sending a strong signal to all airlines, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission on Thursday ordered the defunct Kingfisher Airlines to deposit Rs 25 lakh in the Consumer Welfare Fund of the Government of India as fine. …

Pay compensation for poor stitching, forum tells tailor   Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Apr 14, 2015
INDORE: District Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum ordered a tailor and a garment shopkeeper to compensate a consumer for goofing up in stitching a school dress of complainant’s daughter. …

Bharti Airtel to Pay Rs 38,500 as Penalty to Consumer   Profit.ndtv.com
April 03, 2015
Telecom major Bharti Airtel has been directed by a consumer forum to pay Rs 38,500 to a Delhi-based couple for not providing them Internet TV and broadband connection even after receiving the payment. …

Win your consumer cases   Moneylife.in
March 31, 2015
Consumer is King, they say. But that is only until you buy a product or service. …

Consumer forum comes down heavily on AWHO   Hindustantimes.com
Feb 27, 2015
The National Consumer Disputes Redresssal Commission (NCDRC) has come down heavily on the Army Welfare Housing Organisation (AWHO)’s project in Sector 27, Panchkula, while providing relief to 5 army personnel who are allottees in the project. …

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TRANSPARENCY NEWS

Whistleblowers harassed for exposing corruption: CVC to SC
Anti-graft Act covers all pvt bank staff too: SC
2,200 corrupt govt officials identified in 2015, CBI says
India ranks 76th on global corruption index; Denmark tops the list as the least corrupt nation
Crack the whip on private hospitals, says NHRC
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Whistleblowers harassed for exposing corruption: CVC to SC   

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Mar 2, 2016
NEW DELHI: Thirteen years after Indian Engineering Service (IES) officer Satyendra Dubey was murdered for exposing corruption in golden quadrilateral highway construction project, whistleblowers continue to face life threats and harassment for raising voice against irregularities in government departments. …

Anti-graft Act covers all pvt bank staff too: SC

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Feb 24, 2016
NEW DELHI: In a significant judgment expanding the scope of the Prevention of Corruption Act, the Supreme Court on Tuesday brought all private bank employees within the ambit of the anti-graft law, which had so far been applied only against corrupt government officials. …

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2,200 corrupt govt officials identified in 2015, CBI says   

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Feb 18, 2016
NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday claimed to have identified 2,200 corrupt senior government officials in 2015 and initiated enquiries against them. …

India ranks 76th on global corruption index; Denmark tops the list as the least corrupt nation   

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Jan 27, 2016
Berlin: Public sector corruption is still a major problem around the world but more countries are improving than worsening and the United States and United Kingdom have reached their best rankings ever, an anti-corruption watchdog said on Wednesday. …

Crack the whip on private hospitals, says NHRC   

Thehindu.com
Jan 08, 2016
Several complaintsof ‘crude’ conduct by staff and high costof treatment surface
In light of a strong call to monitor institutionalised irregularities in private healthcare, the National Human Rights Commission on Thursday underscored the need for a regulatory authority for private hospitals and medical institutions.

Set up system to protect whistleblowers: SC to government   

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jan 7, 2016
NEW DELHI: Observing that whistleblowers exposing corruption is a global phenomenon and a reality in the country, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to put in place an administrative mechanism for their protection as they face threats and harassment for bringing to light irregularities in government departments. …

Public, private sector vigilance officers join hands to fight graft   

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A key reason driving vigilance officers to join hands in the fight against corruption is the United Nations Convention against Corruption
December 13, 2015
Last month, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)’s headquarters at Lodhi Road was venue to an unusual meeting of minds. For the first time, about 30 chief vigilance officers (CVOs) from public sector organisations and senior compliance officers from the private sector came together to explore possibilities of fighting corruption jointly. …

Private companies won’t be in anti-graft law net    Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jul 29, 2015 
NEW DELHI: The government has virtually ruled out amending the Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA) to extend it to the private sector, a move that was recommended by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money to check the circulation of unaccounted wealth in the education and religious institutions. …

CVC probes babus over 47 missing SEZ files    Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jul 6, 2015 
NEW DELHI: The Central Vigilance Commission has started an investigation against senior officials of the commerce ministry for 47 missing files of Special Economic Zones allocated to some of the country’s top companies. …

Procedures on complaints against judges on Supreme Court website   Economictimes.indiatimes.com
16 Apr, 2015
NEW DELHI: The “in-house” procedures, devised by a five-judges panel and adopted by the Supreme Court way back in 1999, on taking “suitable remedial” actions against judges, accused of misconduct and impropriety, of the apex court and the high courts was today put in public domain.

7 Civil Servants Who Paid Heavily for Being Honest   Siliconindia.com
19 March 2015
BENGALURU: Honesty is the best policy but can we really apply this in the big bad world? At least not in case of India, as dishonesty is highly paid in our country. …

Stiff jail term, 90% penalty for black money abroad   Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Mar 21, 2015
NEW DELHI: The Modi government on Friday unveiled a set of stringent provisions, including a 90% penalty on those who have undisclosed foreign assets and income overseas as it introduced a Bill to deal with black money stashed abroad. …

Law panel to Modi Govt: Bribery for ‘good intention’ should not be considered a crime   Oneindia.com
February 18, 2015
New Delhi, Feb 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, throughout his electioneering, sought votes to curb widespread corruption and bribery in the government offices, but if reports are to be believed then Law Commission has come up with a recommendation that might promote bribery.…

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Govt may give 50% quota for women in urban local bodies

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* Benefits of Reservation on Reconversion  – SC: “… we are inclined to hold that the appellant after reconversion had come within the fold of the community and thereby became a member of the scheduled caste.” – SC Judgment dated 26.02.2015 – K.P. Manu Vs. Chairman, Scrutiny Committee for Verification of Community Certificate >>> Court Judgements on Service Matters
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Govt may give 50% quota for women in urban local bodies   

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Mar 4, 2016
NEW DELHI: A proposal to increase the representation of women in urban local bodies from the present 33% to 50% was under consideration, the government said on Thursday. …

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How a medical report made me realize my love for him

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com 
Mar 1, 2016
Tears were rolling down my cheeks as I held the white piece of paper in my hands. …

My aborted child still haunts me   

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Feb 22, 2016
I am a 26-year-old, media professional, living in Delhi with my fiance, who I met a year ago. Life has completely changed since last year, a new job brought sudden stability and he brought a sudden sense of responsibility in me, which was very exciting yet a little scary, when I thought about the future. …

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When I was groped in a ‘safe’ city   

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jan 10, 2016
I live right next to the place of my work. It is hardly a minute away on foot. I shifted to this new town recently, a fairly small one. Hence, I didn’t like it much, but we go where work takes us. …

Yes, I got pregnant when my husband was out of town   

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Dec 13, 2015
On a chilly Saturday morning, as the second line showed a faint positive I was gripped with shock, fear and sadness. The greatest joy to womanhood just turned into a curse. …

I found love after marriage, only to lose it

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Nov 27, 2015
I fell in love too and it happened, when I had least expected it. However, there was only one problem with this love. I was married and he was in a long-distance relationship. He was alone in the city and I was alone within my family. …

Why I Am Speaking About My Gang-Rape – by Sapna Bhavnani      Ndtv.com
July 09, 2015 
Sapna Bhavnani’s picture and blog for Humans of Bombay has gone viral since it was posted yesterday with over 65,000 likes and 6,000 shares. …

Vishakha Singh: All women have breasts   Timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Amyra Dastur: Emraan has the bitchiest sense of humour   Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Apr 14, 2015,
Amyra Dastur, 21, is honest, sensitive and simple. …

My rapist is now an advocate: Victim narrates the tale of horror    Hindustantimes.com
December 18, 2014
I am waiting for the day when I’ll be a judge after clearing the Provisional Civil Services (PCS) exam. I am striving hard to realise my wish with just three semesters short of clearing my graduation in law. …   

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‘I have a hot body and don’t mind showing it’    TimesofIndia.indiatimes.com
Oct 27, 2014
‘I have a hot body and don’t mind showing it’ Priyanka Chopra’s first cousin, Barbie Handa, has now been been rechristened Manaara to make her name more ‘marketable’. …

Deepika Padukone’s cleavage post a ‘compliment’? Tweeple don’t agree    Hindustantimes.com
September 14, 2014
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SIC issues show-cause notice to DEO
Supreme Court dismisses plea for information on pending judgements under RTI Act
Penny wise, pound foolish? New CIC resurrects Rs 2 absurdity of RTI Act
Don’t disclose students’ information without consulting parents: CIC
Delhi HC sets aside order asking SC to share info on reserved verdicts
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SIC issues show-cause notice to DEO

Tribuneindia.com   
February 28, 2016
State Information Commissioner Ravinder Singh Nagi has issued a show-cause notice to the District Education Officer (Secondary) for not providing the information to the appellant Hardeep Singh, a resident of Dabwali Road area, sought under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. …

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Supreme Court dismisses plea for information on pending judgements under RTI Act   

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Feb 16, 2016
Delhi and Bombay high courts, however, mention on their judgements both dates—on which judgement was reserved and when judgement was delivered
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday confirmed a Delhi high court verdict which said the court registry couldn’t be directed to collect information on how long judgements on cases remained pending under the Right to Information Act. …

Penny wise, pound foolish? New CIC resurrects Rs 2 absurdity of RTI Act  

Hindustantiems.com 
Feb 15, 2016
Should a government department spend Rs 27 to get an RTI applicant to pay a fee of Rs 8?

Yes, said chief information commissioner RK Mathur in a controversial decision this week, overruling a “common sense” decision delivered by his predecessor, Satyananda Mishra. …

Don’t disclose students’ information without consulting parents: CIC    

Zeenews.india.com
In a warning to the RTI applicant, Acharyulu said, “The Commission records its admonition against the appellant for misuse of RTI against the school child and warns him against such misuse in future.
January 26, 2016
The Commission admonished the principal of RD Public School and Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) of Directorate of Education (DoE) of Delhi government for disclosing information about a student to his relatives who had a dispute with the student’s family. …

Delhi HC sets aside order asking SC to share info on reserved verdicts   

RTI activist Commodore Lokesh Batra had filed an RTI request seeking data on the number of judgments reserved and kept pending between 2007-09.

Indianexpress.com
The Delhi High Court on Thursday set aside the order of its single judge bench that had required the Supreme Court registry to provide information under the RTI Act on the pending cases in the apex court on which orders had been reserved. …

Disclosure of Govt Email IDs National Security Threat: CIC   

Outlookindia.com
New Delhi | Jan 03, 2016
Email IDs of all government officials cannot be provided under the Right to Information Act as it could cause a serious security threat, the Central Information Commission has ruled. …

RBI, commercial banks can’t hide names of defaulters under RTI, says Supreme Court   

Econbomictimes.indiatimes.com
17 Dec, 2015
NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and commercial banks cannot hide routine information, such as the names of top defaulters, the losses suffered by banks and details of action taken against erring banks, sought by the public under the Right to Information Act, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday. …

Modi case sets precedent: HC’s timeframe for second RTI appeal gladdens activists

Bangaloremirror.com 
Dec 14, 2015
Now, to avoid inordinate delays, the court sets 45-day limit to the second appeal too
The verdict over denial of information in a curious case of an RTI application seeking information on the cost of prime minister Narendra Modi’s campaign trail as prime ministerial candidate during 2014 polls, cost incurred on his air travel using chartered flights, and his canvassing costs, has given a new fillip to RTI activism in the state. RTI has been bogged down by inordinate delays and indefinite dates to hear cases. …

Central Information Commission turns down 11,000 appeals for lack of required documents

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Dec 3, 2015
NEW DELHI: Over 11,000 appeals have been rejected by Central Information Commission (CIC) so far this year as they were not accompanied by the required documents. …

Central Information Commission has not opened 10,000 RTI envelopes since August-end

Econbomictimes.indiatimes.com
19 Nov, 2015
NEW DELHI: Central Information Commission has found an innovative way of reducing pendency of cases – not opening the mail it receives. The transparency watchdog has not opened envelopes of about 10,000 RTI cases sent to it by aggrieved applicants over two months. …

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Central Information Commission returned over 8,500 pleas  

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
7 Nov, 2015
An analysis of CIC data conducted by Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative reveals that CIC has increasingly been returning appeals and complaints to the applicants since June. …

Central Information Commission appeals plunge 96% in four months

Econbomictimes.indiatimes.com
9 Oct, 2015
NEW DELHI: The number of appeals and complaints with the Central Information Commission (CIC), the final appellate authority for the Right to Information Act, plummeted 96 per cent to 119 in September from 3,356 in May. …

Delhi High Court asks Information Commissioner to hear case in absence of CIC Chief   Ibnlive.in.com
May 04, 2015
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has asked the senior most Information Commissioner of Central Information Commission (CIC) to hear a case in the absence of its chief, saying any backlog will jeopardise the interest of RTI applicants. …

CIC told to hear DERC plea afresh   Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
May 1, 2015
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Thursday asked the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission not to hold its public hearing for fixing power tariff till May 8. Justice Rajiv Shakdher directed the Central Information Commission to once again hear the plea of DERC where the latter wants to go ahead with a public hearing to fix tariff. …

CIC delayed is spirit of RTI denied   Indianexpress.com
Apr 27, 2015
Files already piled up on the Chief Information Commissioner’s desk could take up to 2020 to clear. Delay in appointing the CIC hurts the objectives of both the RTI Act and the PM’s pledge of good governance. …

RTI activists demand non-political info commissioner   Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Apr 27, 2015
CHENNAI: With the present State Chief Information Commissioner (SCIC) K S Sripathi’s term coming to an end on Monday, RTI campaigners have urged the state government to appoint an eminent person who is not a retired bureaucrat and affiliated to any political party. …

Medical bills of SC judges can’t be revealed under RTI: HC   Indianexpress.com
April 19,2015
Observing that giving details of individual medical bills of Supreme Court judges under RTI would “amount to invasion of their privacy”, the Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking details of medical reimbursements of Supreme Court judges under the RTI Act. …

RTI overrides privacy norms of MCI in patients records: CIC   Business-standard.com
New Delhi April 15, 2015
The provisions of Medical Council of India to protect confidentiality in patients’ records cannot override statutes of Right to Information Act, Central Information Commission has held. …

‘CIC order on avoiding penalty on pol parties contrary to law’   Business-standard.com
March 18, 2015
RTI activist Subhash Agrawal today alleged that the order issued by the Central Information Commission expressing helplessness in penalising political parties is “contrary to law” as notices were issued an year before complaint was registered in the Commission. …

CIC pulls up green ministry for ‘misleading’ info on effects of mobile radiation   Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Mar 18, 2015
NEW DELHI: The Central Information Commission has pulled up the environment ministry for providing “false and misleading” information that it had conducted no study on the harmful effects of mobile radiations. …

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Wife’s letter talking of divorce, remarriage an act of cruelty: HC   

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Feb 22, 2016
NEW DELHI: A single letter can constitute an act of cruelty, the Delhi high court has said, granting divorce to a man living separately from his estranged wife for the past 28 years. …

Honeymoon fight: Man walks off plane, leaves wife behind  

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Dec 19, 2015
NEW DELHI: A Lucknow-based couple went to Goa on honeymoon but on the flight back home, they had such a fight that the husband simply walked off the flight at a stopover. Unbelievable as it may sound, this is what was witnessed on IndiGo’s Goa-Kolkata-Patna-Lucknow-Delhi flight (6E 633) on Thursday. …

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Unwed mother can be child’s guardian without dad’s consent: SC    

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Jul 7, 2015 
NEW DELHI: An unwed mother must be recognized as the legal guardian of her child and she cannot be forced to name the father, nor does she need his consent, while deciding guardianship rights, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday in a path breaking verdict on gender equality. …

HC directs police to register FIR against husband   Business-standard.com
May 8, 2015
The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court here today directed police to register a case against a man who was charged with not consummating the marriage after the wedding in 2011, on the basis of the complaint from his wife. …

Man, LLB, turns tables on wife’s rape charge  Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Apr 29, 2015
AHMEDABAD: An insurance agent studied law to fight rape charges levelled by his wife. Acquitted by courts, practising advocate Pankaj Chavda, 37, has now slapped a Rs 50 lakh defamation suit against his wife for implicating him and a friend in a false rape case. …

Woman ‘rapist’ says she ‘married’ victim   Mumbaimirror.com
Apr 4, 2015
38-year-old Chembur resident Rahat Zakira Khan, booked for sexually assaulting minor, claims she tied the knot with him in a Vashi temple. …

Matrimonial website not liable for online fraud: HC   Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Apr 11, 2015
MUMBAI: A matrimonial website cannot be held responsible if a user is “careless and negligent” and falls for one of the common “internet scams”, Bombay high court has ruled. …

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Anti-graft Act covers all pvt bank staff too: SC
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India ranks 76th on global corruption index; Denmark tops the list as the least corrupt nation
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Anti-graft Act covers all pvt bank staff too: SC

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Feb 24, 2016
NEW DELHI: In a significant judgment expanding the scope of the Prevention of Corruption Act, the Supreme Court on Tuesday brought all private bank employees within the ambit of the anti-graft law, which had so far been applied only against corrupt government officials. …

2,200 corrupt govt officials identified in 2015, CBI says   

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Feb 18, 2016
NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday claimed to have identified 2,200 corrupt senior government officials in 2015 and initiated enquiries against them. …

India ranks 76th on global corruption index; Denmark tops the list as the least corrupt nation   

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Jan 27, 2016
Berlin: Public sector corruption is still a major problem around the world but more countries are improving than worsening and the United States and United Kingdom have reached their best rankings ever, an anti-corruption watchdog said on Wednesday. …

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Crack the whip on private hospitals, says NHRC   

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Jan 08, 2016
Several complaintsof ‘crude’ conduct by staff and high costof treatment surface
In light of a strong call to monitor institutionalised irregularities in private healthcare, the National Human Rights Commission on Thursday underscored the need for a regulatory authority for private hospitals and medical institutions.

Set up system to protect whistleblowers: SC to government   

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jan 7, 2016
NEW DELHI: Observing that whistleblowers exposing corruption is a global phenomenon and a reality in the country, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to put in place an administrative mechanism for their protection as they face threats and harassment for bringing to light irregularities in government departments. …

Public, private sector vigilance officers join hands to fight graft   

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A key reason driving vigilance officers to join hands in the fight against corruption is the United Nations Convention against Corruption
December 13, 2015
Last month, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)’s headquarters at Lodhi Road was venue to an unusual meeting of minds. For the first time, about 30 chief vigilance officers (CVOs) from public sector organisations and senior compliance officers from the private sector came together to explore possibilities of fighting corruption jointly. …

Private companies won’t be in anti-graft law net    Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jul 29, 2015 
NEW DELHI: The government has virtually ruled out amending the Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA) to extend it to the private sector, a move that was recommended by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money to check the circulation of unaccounted wealth in the education and religious institutions. …

CVC probes babus over 47 missing SEZ files    Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jul 6, 2015 
NEW DELHI: The Central Vigilance Commission has started an investigation against senior officials of the commerce ministry for 47 missing files of Special Economic Zones allocated to some of the country’s top companies. …

Procedures on complaints against judges on Supreme Court website   Economictimes.indiatimes.com
16 Apr, 2015
NEW DELHI: The “in-house” procedures, devised by a five-judges panel and adopted by the Supreme Court way back in 1999, on taking “suitable remedial” actions against judges, accused of misconduct and impropriety, of the apex court and the high courts was today put in public domain.

7 Civil Servants Who Paid Heavily for Being Honest   Siliconindia.com
19 March 2015
BENGALURU: Honesty is the best policy but can we really apply this in the big bad world? At least not in case of India, as dishonesty is highly paid in our country. …

Stiff jail term, 90% penalty for black money abroad   Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Mar 21, 2015
NEW DELHI: The Modi government on Friday unveiled a set of stringent provisions, including a 90% penalty on those who have undisclosed foreign assets and income overseas as it introduced a Bill to deal with black money stashed abroad. …

Law panel to Modi Govt: Bribery for ‘good intention’ should not be considered a crime   Oneindia.com
February 18, 2015
New Delhi, Feb 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, throughout his electioneering, sought votes to curb widespread corruption and bribery in the government offices, but if reports are to be believed then Law Commission has come up with a recommendation that might promote bribery.…

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