Media & Entertainment News I won’t give up even if I die: Hazare August 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on I won’t give up even if I die: Hazare Addressing thousands at the Ramlila Maidan Wednesday, a smiling but frail Anna Hazare said he will not give up his fast till the government meets all his demands for a strong anti-graft bill, even if it costs him his life. “Till the government does not accept all my demands, I will not give up,” said […] Read more » Anna Hazare Ramlila Maidan
Media & Entertainment News Jan Lokpal bill sent to standing committee: Narayansamy August 24, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Jan Lokpal bill sent to standing committee: Narayansamy The Jan Lokpal bill drafted by Team Anna has been sent to the Parliamentary Standing Committee, Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office V. Narayansamy told the Rajya Sabha Wednesday. He made the announcement during a debate on corruption in the upper house of parliament. Activist Anna Hazare, fasting for nine days against the […] Read more » Activist Anna Hazare corruption
Media & Entertainment News No political party has reacted to Jan Lokpal Bill: Patkar August 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Social activist Medha Patkar, who is supporting the anti-corruption campaign of Anna Hazare, Tuesday said that no political party had so far given their written support on the civil society’s Jan Lokpal bill. She also criticized writer Arundhati Roy for likening Hazare’s movement to the Maoist movement, saying it was aimed at destabilising the country. […] Read more » Jan Lokpal bill Medha Patkar political party Social activist Medha Patkar
Media & Entertainment News Building up a Brand Anna August 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A tale of two fasts: then and now. As the anti-corruption campaign gathers more steam, it is Brand Anna that appears to have become the galvanising force behind the huge movement, backed by India’s increasingly assertive middle class. And the branding appears to be carefully crafted. Though Anna Hazare’s close associate Prashant Bhushan said “personification […] Read more » Building up a Brand Anna
Media & Entertainment News Government should send responsible representatives: Kejriwal August 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Team Anna wants the government to send ‘responsible representative’ for negotiations, social activist Arvind Kejriwal said Tuesday, denying reports that it would talk only to the prime minister or Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi. ‘This news is wrong, we never said that we would only talk to the PM or Rahul Gandhi. We just want […] Read more » anti-corruption campaigner Arwind Kejriwal Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Ramlila Maidan Team Anna
Top Law News Horoscope weak proof of birthdate, rules Supreme court August 23, 2011 / August 30, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 2 Comments on Horoscope weak proof of birthdate, rules Supreme court The Supreme Court has held a horoscope to be a very weak piece of material to prove age of a person and the “heavy onus lies” on the person to prove the authenticity of the horoscope he is relying upon to prove a new date of birth. “There must be strong, cogent and reliable evidence […] Read more » Horoscope weak proof of birthdate Justice Anil R. Dave Justice Mukundakam Sharma Madras High Court Supreme Court
Media & Entertainment News Government open to debate on Lokpal: PM August 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday the government was open to a debate on the Lokpal Bill but this alone cannot solve the problem of corruption and there is a need to revamp existing government procedures. Addressing a gathering at the Indian Institute of Management-Kolkata, Manmohan Singh said that Lokpal Bill had the power to […] Read more » Government open to debate on Lokpal Manmohan Singh PM
Media & Entertainment News Aruna Roy: Jan Lokpal Bill impractical, undemocratic August 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Aruna Roy: Jan Lokpal Bill impractical, undemocratic Terming Anna Hazare’s Jan Lokpal Bill “impractical and complicated”, noted social activist and National Advisory Council ( NAC) member Aruna Roy said that giving widespread powers to an unelected body is a “threat to democracy”. “Jan Lokpal is a bill impossible to implement. Also, it derails the checks and balances between the judiciary, executive and […] Read more » Aruna Roy Jan Lokpal bill NAC National Advisory Council
Top Law News Land, education reforms next on Anna’s list August 22, 2011 / August 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Social activist Anna Hazare, whose fast to push through the Jan Lokpal bill continued for the fifth day Saturday, has promised more fights in the days ahead – for land reforms, farmers’ rights and a better education system. Though he has begun betraying some signs of tiredness due to his hunger-strike, the 74-year-old Hazare declared […] Read more » Anna's list education reforms farmers' rights Jan Lokpal bill Land reform
Top Law News Inequalities of caste, power influence Indian society: Sociologist August 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The study of inequality in India has to be holistic and take into account the inequities arising from caste, imbalances in distribution of land, power structure and opportunities, says India’s top sociologist Andre Beteille. “If you are to write about social inequality in a village, you cannot escape caste and other inequities that arise from […] Read more » power influence Indian society
Media & Entertainment News Anna movement to figure in Jharkhand school syllabus August 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Jharkhand government is contemplating to include social activist Anna Hazare’s movement against corruption in school syllabus. “When the Vinoba Bhave movement, the anti-British Quit India movement could be included in school syllabus, why can’t the Anna movement be included?” Jharkhand Human Resource Development Minister Baijnath Ram told reporters Saturday. “We will talk to Chief […] Read more » Anna movement Jharkhand school syllabus
Top Law News Supreme court asked to keep Kerala temple’s vault B shut August 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court was moved on Friday seeking direction to the apex court appointed committee not to open kallara (vault) B of Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple in Kerala as such a step would hurt the sentiments of a large number of devotees. Rama Varma, a member of the erstwhile Travancore royal family, said in his application […] Read more » Justice A.K. Patnaik Justice R.V. Raveendran Kerala temple's vault B shut Padamanabh Swamy Temple Supreme Court