Musings on India, the law, and policy
Posted in Democracy on Jun 9th, 2011
The recent acts of dissent from members of the civil society (Ramdev included?) have also witnessed the Government countering them by the imposition of Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. Headed as ‘Temporary Orders in cases of Urgent nuisance or apprehended Danger’, the provision sits right in the centre of a continuum [...]
Posted in corruption on Jun 8th, 2011
The Bihar Government’s earlier initiative to have a strict law on corruption has now withstood a legal challenge. The Bihar Special Court’s Act, 2009 had, amongst other things, authorised for the confiscation of property bought with the proceeds of corruption irrespective of whether it exceeded the alleged amount of corruption. In february, this year, the [...]
Posted in Constitution, corruption, india on Jun 3rd, 2011
It would seem that Baba Ramdev’s demands if met would lead to better democracy. Atleast some think it to be so. Let us first take a short glance at the demands. Recovering the black money from abroad, declaring them to be a national asset, removal of Rs 500 and 1000 notes, popularising hindi as a [...]
Posted in corruption, Democracy, india, Lok Pal on May 31st, 2011
Members of Parliament are protected from anything said or done in parliament or anything said or done in connection with proceedings in parliament. This, as such is a common law right and enshrined in the Constitution under Article 105. So much so, this is possibly one of the areas where even the Supreme Court is [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 23rd, 2011
A law providing for forfeiture of properties acquired by holders of “public office” [ including the offices/ posts in the public sector corporations ] by indulging in corrupt and illegal acts and deals, is a crying necessity in the present state of our society. ………. Such a law has become an absolute necessity, if the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 13th, 2011
Below is an excerpt from a lecture given by P Sainath on the Jan Lokpal Bill. Couldn’t have found a better person to echo my thoughts on the subject. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditTweet thisSubscribe to this postPrint for laterTell a friend