Sunday, May 23, 2010
Noise pollution
Noise causes health effects, as also socio-cultural and economic effects. Most of the time, its effects cannot be evaluated objectively. Noise is generated from a variety of sources such as industries, transport vehicles, construction activities, generator sets, fire-crackers and a variety of indoor and outdoor sources. A number of Acts and Rules have been framed in our country, for control of noise pollution.
RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
Right to Information Act mandates timely response to citizen requests for government information. It is an initiative taken by Department of Personnel and Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions to provide a– RTI Portal Gateway to the citizens for quick search of information on the details of first Appellate Authorities,PIOs etc. amongst others, besides access to RTI related information / disclosures published on the web by various Public Authorities under the government of India as well as the State Governments.
An Act to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority, the constitution of a Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Whereas the Constitution of India has established democratic Republic.And whereas democracy requires an informed citizenry and transparency of information which are vital to its functioning and also to contain corruption and to hold Governments and their instrumentalities accountable to the governed.And whereas revelation of information in actual practice is likely to conflict with other public interests including efficient operations of the Governments, optimum use of limited fiscal resources and the preservation of confidentiality of sensitive information.And whereas it is necessary to harmonise these conflicting interests while preserving the paramountcy of the democratic ideal.
An Act to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority, the constitution of a Central Information Commission and State Information Commissions and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Whereas the Constitution of India has established democratic Republic.And whereas democracy requires an informed citizenry and transparency of information which are vital to its functioning and also to contain corruption and to hold Governments and their instrumentalities accountable to the governed.And whereas revelation of information in actual practice is likely to conflict with other public interests including efficient operations of the Governments, optimum use of limited fiscal resources and the preservation of confidentiality of sensitive information.And whereas it is necessary to harmonise these conflicting interests while preserving the paramountcy of the democratic ideal.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
RIGHT TO LIFE AND CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Right to Life & Capital Punishment in India
Capital punishment, also known as Death penalty, is essentially the execution of an individual as punishment for offense by a state. The crimes which can lead to capital punishment are called capital crimes or capital offenses.
In India, capital punishment is granted for different crimes, counting murder, initiating a child’s suicide, instigating war against the government, acts of terrorism, or a second evidence for drug trafficking. Death penalty is officially permitted though it is to be used in the ‘rarest of rare’ cases as per the judgement of Supreme Court of India. Amongst the retentionist countries around the world, India has the lowest execution rate with just 55 people executed since independence in 1947. Since the condition of the ‘rarest of rare’ is not exactly defined, sometimes even less horrific murders have been awarded capital punishment owing to poor justification by lawyers. Since 1992, there are about 40 mercy petitions pending before the president.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Couples can Adopt an Abandoned Girl even if they have a Daughter
Couples can Adopt an Abandoned Girl even if they have a Daughter
Hindus who always wanted to adopt a girl despite already having a daughter can now do just that.Hindu personal law prohibits same gender adoption but a landmark judgement by the Bombay High Court disregared that.
Stating that courts must "harmonize personal laws with secular legislation",Justice D Y Chandrachud held the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act of 2000-a secular law enabling rehabilitation of abandoned children through adoption-would prevail over the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act(HAMA).HAMA places restrictions on adoption.
This was the first time the court was interpreting provisions of two conflicting legal provisions on adoption-the 54-year-old Hindu Adoption Act and nine-year-old Juvenile Justice Act.
Hindus who always wanted to adopt a girl despite already having a daughter can now do just that.Hindu personal law prohibits same gender adoption but a landmark judgement by the Bombay High Court disregared that.
Stating that courts must "harmonize personal laws with secular legislation",Justice D Y Chandrachud held the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act of 2000-a secular law enabling rehabilitation of abandoned children through adoption-would prevail over the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act(HAMA).HAMA places restrictions on adoption.
This was the first time the court was interpreting provisions of two conflicting legal provisions on adoption-the 54-year-old Hindu Adoption Act and nine-year-old Juvenile Justice Act.
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