A most remarkable Judge. Upheld the Rule of Law and the Rights of citizens. Delivered a historic judgement on the day of his retirement which has shaken up the UPA II Government. So much so a TV Channel shrieked: Supreme Court Zindabad. Source J VENKATESAN IN THE HINDU email from NNLRJ INDIA […]
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82. Important Supreme Court Judgements 30 Jan 2012
Sanction for prosecution of Public servants must be given within three months. If not given, prosecution can begin even without the sanction. Public servants can no longer escape under the plea that no sanction from government has been given. Government directed to amend Section 19 of the P.C. Act 1988. Supreme Court upholds verdict matching […]
60. Current Affairs January 2012 First week Unit Two
In puts from an article by Sri. PRASHANT BHUSHAN IN THE HINDU The struggle for a Lok pal, nearly 40 years old, is still being waged. Successive Governments have failed to anything about it. Team Anna has been waging a relentless struggle for a credible Lok Pal. The issue has boiled down t three points: […]
51. Citizen’s Charter : Discussion Questions
The Citizen’s Charter is very much in the news these days. Anna Hazare wants it to be included in the Lok Pal Bill but Government wants to bring in a separate bill for this purpose. I want you to expect a question on this. Mr. Arun Patrick has sent a mail on this and I […]
44. Centralization: a discussion
In any organization we have the Head Quarters and the Field gencies; there are the Central Governments and Regional authorities. An important queston is how much work should the Headquarters or the Centre do and how much it should leave to the field agencies? IF very little power is given to the field agencies or […]
39. Current Affairs November Fourth week Unit 3
Are revolutions made or do they really come. Carlyle felt that sick time gives it birth. But there is increasing evidence that the USA has been engineering revolutions by , among others, massive funding. That the Arab Spring was the result of New Age Technology like Face Book, Twitter etc., is increasingly becoming clear. Colin […]
37. All about FDI
Even though there has been a talk for a long time about allowing Foereign investors like Wal Mart in investing in Retail business, the sudden decision (0wing to US Pressure) to allow FDI has raised a heated controversy in India. all abut this: Government’s view, the Opposition View and Media View. Points taken from TOI […]
34. Current Affairs 2012 Fourth week November Unit one
In this issue we shall study 1.Opposition to FDI Government has decided to allow 51& FDI in Retail allowing foreign companies to open shop in India. This has been done without Parliamentary consultation. An angry Sharad Yadav declared ” This decision of government will render crores of small business and vendors unemployed and destroy the […]
31. Current Affairs 2012 November Third Week unit 4
This issue will deal with the concept of Smart Cities and Better Governance in India […]