PEOPLE CAN APPROACH HIGH COURT DIRECTLY WHEN THEIR LAND WAS ACQUIRED BY THE GOVERNMENT WITHOUT INVOKING THE LAND ACQUISITION ACT

The Hyderabad High Court held the land owners have a right to move the High Court under Article 300-A of the Constitution when their land was forcibly acquired by the government without invoking the Land Acquisition Act, and set aside an order of a single judge, which directed the land owners to approach a civil court for the compensation. The court was dealing with an appeal by two women farmers from Karukonda village of Nagarkurnool district challenging the single judge order.

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CENTRE TO FILE REVIEW PETITION IN SUPREME COURT AGAINST SCHEDULED CASTE/ SCHEDULED TRIBES (SC/ST) ACT RULING

The Central government has decided to file a review petition before the Supreme Court next week challenging its order banning automatic arrests and registration of criminal cases under the Scheduled Castes (SC) and the Scheduled Tribes (ST) Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989.

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SUPREME COURT CHASTISED STATES FOR NOT GIVING INFORMATION ON WELFARE SCHEMES FOR WIDOWS AND DESTITUTE WOMEN

The Supreme Court has rebuked several states for not giving information to the Centre on the action plan for the uplift and welfare of widows and destitute women. The Court made this observation after perusing the compliance affidavit filed by the ministry of women and child development that the information given by certain states was incomplete, and directed all the states and union territories to provide full and complete information to the ministry within two weeks.

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SUPREME COURT SHOCKED AT OVER 600 PER CENT OVERCROWDING IN JAILS

The Supreme Court said that it is unfortunate that the prisons are overcrowded, and they also have human rights and they cannot be kept in jails like animals. The Court also said that it is clearly suggests the complete lack of commitment of the State Governments and the Union Territories to the human rights of prisoners and also indicates the failure of the Under Trial Review Committees to take their responsibilities seriously, and directed the states and Union Territories to give their comments in two weeks on Standard Operating Procedures for the UTRCs, prepared in consultation with National Legal Service Authority (NALSA), so that they can work effectively and efficiently.

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NO PASSPORT FOR GOVERNMENT OFFICERS FACING CRIME AND CORRUPTION CHARGES: CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

The government has decided to deny passports to government officers being investigated or prosecuted in corruption cases or facing FIR registered by a government entity after a preliminary enquiry. According to revised guidelines, such officers will not be given vigilance clearance needed for grant of passport. Vigilance clearance may also be denied to an officer under suspension or where a charge-sheet has been issued against the officer in pending disciplinary proceedings.

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DEADLINE FOR LINKING AADHAAR WITH WELFARE SCHEMES EXTENDED TO JUNE 30, 2018

Deadline for linking of Aadhaar with the welfare schemes was extended by the Central government for three months. The new deadline is June 30, 2018, previous it is March 31, 2018. Already the deadline for linking bank accounts and mobile phone numbers with 12-digit biometric identifier Aadhaar has been extended indefinitely, till the five-judge constitution bench delivers its judgment on petitions challenging the validity of the biometric scheme and the enabling law.

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CREAMY LAYER CONCEPT DOES NOT APPLY TO SC/STS: CENTRE TO SUPREME COURT

The Union government on Wednesday opposed the idea of a "creamy layer" within the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) category. The government told a Bench led by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra that the principle of creamy layer cannot be applied to the presidential order on quota for SC/ST groups. The court was hearing a petition to exclude the affluent members or the ‘creamy layer’ of the SC and ST communities from accessing the reservation benefits.

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