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Former chairperson of the Law Commission, Justice AP Shah today questioned why the money collected under the Swachh Bharat Cess [SBC], is not being utilised to ensure dignity and respect for the people who risk losing their lives while cleaning sewer, which is recognised as manual scavenging.“I won’t make any political commentary, but I want to ask why no money collected under the SBC has not been dedicated for this purpose?”, he asked, while speaking at a press conference organised in New Delhi to mark 100 days of Bhim Yatra, a journey being undertaken by the safai karamcharis from around the country, which takes them to all the states of the country.According to the press release issued at the press conference, they are carrying a message of pain and anguish at the regularity with which sewer deaths occur even after sewer cleaning has been banned by the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013.Justice Shah said that it is a … [Read more...] about Justice AP Shah questions non-utilisation of Swachh Bharat Cess to ameliorate lives of those engaged in manual scavenging

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has pulled up the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for not providing proper medical care and attention to the affected persons of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy even after passage of over 33 years.The court expressed displeasure over non-utilisation of funds meant for providing the medical care and delay in preparing recruitment for doctors/specialists of the Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre (BMHRC) and other facilities.On examining records during the hearing of a bunch of petitions seeking direction for providing proper medical care for the affected persons, the court found out that the Union Government had over Rs. 400-crore corpus since the year 2012, out of which more than half of the amount is fixed in FDRs.A division bench of Chief Justice Hemant Gupta and Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla observed: “Instead of taking expeditious steps for utilisation of the money and recruitment of doctors/specialists to provide long term solution for … [Read more...] about MP HC Pulls Up Centre For Non-Utilisation Of Funds Meant to Treat Bhopal Gas Tragedy Victims [Read Order]

With more than 27,000 properties sitting vacant in England’s town centres, the Government’s plans to help declining high streets are urgently needed. The Yorkshire Post’s Love Your High Street campaign, launched four weeks ago, has been raising awareness of some of the difficulties facing high streets and helping to shape the debate on matters such as how best to utilise empty buildings.Unveiling the Government’s new Open Doors project, Cabinet minister James Brokenshire said it would see empty shops being opened up to groups offering services to the most vulnerable people. In turn this would help to tackle social problems such as crime, unemployment and loneliness which are linked to the demise of town centres.More to read: The Yorkshire Post says: High noon for our high streets. Support local shops – or lose themWhilst the project certainly sounds promising on paper, there also needs to be a structure in place to ensure buildings are put to good use … [Read more...] about The Yorkshire Post says: Plans to utilise empty shops units are promising but high street action needed quickly

Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: Apoorva Mandhani December 2, 2018 3:19 pm Change Font Size The Allahabad High Court has ruled that land acquired under the National Highways Act, 1956 cannot be restored to its former owners despite its non-utilisation. The order was passed by a bench comprising Justice Amreshwar Pratap Sahi and Justice Bachchoo Lal. The court was hearing a petition filed by one Santosh Devi, who had submitted that land had been acquired from her for the purpose of laying an expressway. She had, however, pointed out that due to alteration in alignment, the land was not being utilised anymore. She had, therefore, sought restoration of the acquired land on this ground. The court, however, noted the lack of a provision for restoring land on the ground of non-utilisation, observing, “The land has been acquired under the National Highway Act 1956. The said Act does not make any provision for restoration of the land in the event it has … [Read more...] about Land Acquired Under National Highways Act Cannot Be Restored To Owner Due To Non-Utilisation: Allahabad HC [Read Order]

Every matrimonial conduct, which may cause annoyance to the other, may not amount to cruelty, the court observed.The police machinery cannot be utilized for the purpose of holding the husband at ransom so that he could be squeezed by the wife at the instigation of her parents or relatives or friends, observed the High Court of Gujarat while quashing a case against the husband filed by his wife.The husband had approached the high court seeking to quash FIR filed against him by his wife for the offence punishable under sections 498A, 506(2) and 294B read with 114 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3 and 7 of the Dowry Prohibition Act.Perusing the complaint, Justice JB Pardiwala remarked: “The case appears to be one of a serious maladjustment in the marital life. The wife, as usual, has levelled wild and reckless allegations of harassment and cruelty not only against the husband, but even against the father-in-law and mother-in-law. The allegations do not inspire any confidence … [Read more...] about Police Machinery Can’t Be Utilised To Hold Husband At Ransom: Gujarat HC [Read Order]