World_Malaria_Day'13

Dear all,
Welcome.

Today is World Malaria Day. It was firstly celebrated on April 25, 2008. UNICEF had decided to bring in awareness about spread of Malaria. WHO believes that due to Malaria Control Programme being run across the world, many lives could have been saved.
Efforts in this direction had been lauded & various initiatives had been taken on this day. Malaria had been an epidemic especially in developing countries. It is to note that many lakhs of people die due to it. It is caused due to biting of Anopheles mosquito thereby spreading protozuan plasmodium. UNICEF had stated that African countries have to take various measures for curbing malaria & deaths caused due to it. It could be controlled through global efforts.
Earlier, this day was used to celebrate African Malaria day. Now it had been given a global outlook. As per WHO statistics, around 50 crore people are affected every year out of which around 27 lakhs die. Also, more than half of them are children aged less than five years.
With regards,

 

M.K.Pachraiya 

{Panchayati_Raj,Coal_blocks&Standing_Committee}

Dear all,
Welcome.

Today is Panchayati Raj day. Also known as Local Self govt, it came into effect after 73 amendment was passed. It is also to note that veteran social activist, Anna Hazare, had sought for empowerment of Gram Sabhas for realisation of democracy. Presently, he is busy in Jantantra Rally, started from JallianWallah Bagh. It is a country wide rally, which would be completed in three phases.     

The Standing Committee constituted on Coal & Steel had mentioned that all Coal blocks allocation from 1993 uptil 2008 have been illegal. The blocks, where such mining activities have not started, should not be allocated & rendered as cancelled.
Coal blocks:
1. Odisha, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh & Central & South Indian blocks are presently given for mining lease activities.
2. During 1973, the govt. had undertaken Coal mining rights and permission was granted to private Steel cos. to purchase such coal blocks. Such permission was also given to Electricity cos.
3. Since 1993 uptil 2005, around 41 private and 29 govt. companies were issued licenses.
4. The govt. felt that Coal India Ltd. was unable to cater to demands and from 2006 to 2009, 75 blocks were given to private companies and 70 to govt. companies.
Allocation:
1. Based upon screening committee constituted during 1992, Coal ministry had been issuing licenses to various govt. and private companies.
2. The licensing rules had been amended during 2005, 2006 & 2008.
CAG report
1. The report presented on August 17, 2012 stated that the transparency was not maintained while allocation of Coal blocks.
2. Valuation system was found to have anomalies.
3. The Coal reserves rich States had done lobbying for private companies.
IMG report
1. Interministerial group committee was constituted on September 3 to investigate into the mining activities delay from related companies.
2. CBI had raided around 10 cities all across the country at around 30 places.
Supreme Court
1. A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) had been filed during September, 2012 for cancellation of allotment of Coal blocks.
2. The Court stated on March 12, 2013 that CBI should directly submit its report to Court. Also, affidavit regarding same had been asked from CBI director to be submitted by April 26.
With regards,

 

M.K.Pachraiya

{Earth_day,Law_matters,AAP,Vadra,&Modi_brand}

Dear all,
Welcome.
April 22 is being celebrated as World Earth day.

Law matters: The Supreme Court had adjourned the petition challenging NIA's jurisdiction on Italian marines sentence for next hearing to be held on April 25. Italy had challenged it which had already been rejected by Indian govt. A three member bench is hearing it. As per Italy govt., the alleged charges do not come under NIA. The Attorney General had rejected it stating that NIA is empowered to conduct investigation. Also, he had assured it to be completed within a period of two months.
[A] Sup. Court had made arrangements that delay in matters regarding petition (Mercy) cannot be cited for relaxation of any kind in the sentence/punishment. It would be inappropriate to reduce the sentence. The Court stated that non-important sympathy should not be considered as it would cause damage to the legal/ judiciary system. It would have reduced public faith upon it. It is the responsibility of the Court to render punishment depending upon the nature & method of crime.
while deciding upon the sentence/penalty, the Court should give due attention to the victim's rights as also as the societal impact due to it. A case put up before the Supreme Court had got it's High Court Order reverted back.
[B] The Supreme Court had asked Sahara Group to hand over list of its investors within a week's time. In case the correct list is not provided, govt. would be returning the said amount. It is to note that two companies of Sahara group had been asked to return money raised through OCDs amounting 24,000 crores INR. Also, Sahara Head's Passport seizure along with ban on leaving India is recommended by the Supreme Court.
[C] A US foreign ministry's report titled, "Country reports on Human rights practices" had concluded that Gujarat govt. had been unable to curb 2002 Godhra riots in rendering security to public. It had also been unable to arrest those responsible for it. The report had been issued amidst allegations that investigating agencies are supporting Modi's stance on the issue. It is to note that during Godhra riots, around 1200, mostly Muslims, were killed.
[D] As per directives of Supreme Court, the India govt. would be putting ban upon 546 websites showing porn.  The govt. would take help from Google and Yahoo sites. The Cyber crime & intelligence departments report indicate that around 60% of those 546 sites are being viewed. Besides stringent provisions, hefty fine would be imposed too for violation. IT Dept. & Home ministry would put up a proposal before the Cabinet.

Mobile Signals: Delhi Metro Rail Corpn.(DMRC) would be installing BTS cellular towers at various metro stations for better mobile signals. It would provide space for such towers as per TRAI's new regulations regarding same.

AAP: The National Coordinator of Aam Aadmi Party, Kejriwal, would be forming a Women Security group to curb instances of rape. As per him, they would be keeping an eye on women in their respective legislative area(constituency). Also, College students would be protected. AAP party would be working seriously over the matte. In case of any incident, if Police doesn't take any action, the women security group of respective constituency area would approach the Police. Demonstration and protest would be done before the Police. If any help is needed for hospitalization, it would be provide by the women security group. Kejriwal stated that people of Delhi would have to come forward. He appealed that if they are worried, they should form a part of it.
 
Vadra: The Haryana Govt. had given clean chit to UPA chief, Sonia Gandhi's, son-in-law Vadra, for alleged irregularities pertaining to land deal. A committee constituted on it had stated that the deal did not have under-estimated land value. Also, it was found that Khemka, a senior IAS Officer, had gone beyond his stated powers and took action. However, the addl. chief secretary stated that he had handed over the report to Chief Secretary's Office. Also, other members of the committee had refused to comment on the report. A High power 3 member committee was constituted to ascertain the irregularities of the alleged DLF land deals.

Modi brand: The Gujarat CM, Modi, would be campaigning for BJP during the upcoming elections outside Gujarat on April 29. Prior to it, he would be attending Ramdev's function at Haridwar.
Modi is the Star campaigner of BJP and is also a member of BJP's Parliamentary Board. His popularity is likely to be important for gaining foothold in South Indian State. He would be there for a period of three days. His leadership had been apprised of by Jain Saint too at Ahmedabad.
With regards,

 

M.K.Pachraiya

Original_app_mssg(1) Supreme Court on rape

Supreme Court had stated that the rape victims need a distinctive treatment and it is compulsory for the State govt. to issue directions in this regard about the behaviour met by them. It is the responsibility of State administration & Director General of Police (DGP) to issue such directions in regard to the way of handling such matters.
A two member Bench stated that the rape victim needs distinct behaviour from not only society but also from State administration. The investigating Officers should ensure that the Police personnel should take utmost care while handling rape victim. The investigation should be completed at the earliest so that the accused doesn't get bail under Act 167 citing technical difficulties. Also, the interim report should be presented at the earliest.
The Apex Court had directed the govt. of Madhya Pradesh and the High Court Order dated November 4, 2011 there had been maintained. The High Court had changed the Lower Court Order where it was stated that the victim had consensual sex. Also, the apex court stated that the checking should be done by lady doctor and victim should be provided along with a psychiatrist.
 

M.K.Pachraiya

{Anna,2G_scam&Media_list}

Dear all,
Welcome.

JPC(2G): The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) had held the then telecon. minister, A.Raza, to be responsible for the 2G scam stating that he had misled the PM. Nothing had been found against Finance minister, Chidambaran.
In its draft report, it had also rejected the estimate mentioned in the CAG's report of around 11.76 lakh crores INR worth revenue losses.It is to note that earlier Supreme Court had cancelled the 122 licenses allocated to various companies in view of the 2G scam. The report had held A.Raza to be guilty of mutilating Press note dated January 7, 2008. The then solicitor general, Vahanvati, was sought for change in it, for which CBI claims to have adequate forensic evidence.
As per the report, the first come, first serve basis of allocation of spectrum was just show off and present policy was ignored. Also, assurance provided by A.Raza to the PM regarding transparency had not been followed up.
It is to note that a 30 member committee was constituted during March 2011 in this regard. As per it, the recommendations of various committees were put up from time to time but no policy was put forward for allocation of 2G spectrum. But TRAI, DoT, Finance minister and Planning Commission had agreed for logical value of the 2G spectrum so that service providers got the equal opportunity.
As per report, the decision upon Letter of Intent (LoI) should have been based upon the fact that only those companies should deposit entry fees, which could be capable of sustaining delay and unavailability. The then telecon. minister had decided that LoI could be issued to those applying till September 25. It was a wrong decision. The JPC Committee opined that it should had been increased upto October 1, 2007 for availability of spectrum and procedure should have been published to make it more transparent.

Media: Media player, India today, had released its list of powerful persons. In the event of upcoming general elections, issues like welfare schemes and such campaigning is more likely to have precedence over important factors like Anti-corruption movement. Naturally, Anna Hazare had not been included in the list for its obvious reasons as also as the fact that the movement had been derailed from its gainful objectives. Fifteen days of hunger protest led against Delhi State's Electricity price hike had been a big failure. AAP party had also been a delineated segment of this movement with "Team Anna" dissolved.
With regards,

M.K.Pachraiya

Cyber_bullying

Dear all,

Welcome & plz. read on the appended message.

 

- For 21-year-old Texas college student Anna Combrink, the suicide of Rehtaeh Parsons, the Canadian teen who hung herself after allegedly being raped and cyber-bullied, hit very close to home.

At age 15, Combrink was raped by a boy she'd known since middle school, and when she told her friends what had happened, she says they turned on her, posting ugly messages online and sending texts accusing her of lying about the assault.

"I never actually attempted suicide, but there was a time when I considered it," Combrink told Crimesider. "I was so depressed and felt so hopeless. I felt like a zombie walking down the halls at school, with everyone staring at me, and judging me."

In just the last five days reports have surfaced of two teen girls - Rehtaeh Parsons and Audrie Pott - who both committed suicide after allegedly being raped and then having pictures of the sexual assault distributed electronically among their peers.

Their cases echo the recent Steubenville rape case, where two Ohio teen boys were convicted of rape after photos of the victim on the night of the assault went viral, with hashtags like #rape and #drunkgirl accompanying the shared images.

On Thursday, three teen boys were arrested for sexual battery against Pott, a California 15-year-old who was allegedly raped in September 2012, and then subjected to further shame and humiliation when photos of the assault reportedly went viral. She killed herself eight days later.

Will the teens also be charged for sending photos of the alleged assault? Sexual cyber-stalking expert Danielle Citron doubts it.

"Law enforcement is behind the times on this," says Citron, a professor at the University of Maryland Frances King Carey School of Law and the author of the upcoming book "Hate 3.0: The Rise of Discriminatory Online Harassment and How to Stop It."

In an interview with Crimesider, Citron said that as it becomes easier to post or text or comment on a photo, sexual cyber-bulling and cyber-stalking is becoming "more pervasive, more common, and more acceptable."

"It's not getting better, it's getting worse," she said.

New York City high school junior Temitayo Fagbenle told Crimesider that when she and her friends talked about the social media postings that the Steubenville victim was subjected to after her assault, they said they were glad the case was getting attention because "things like this happen all the time."

"It's so easy to just click and share on Facebook," says Fagbenle, 17. "People don't understand their part as a bystander. People think, 'I'll just comment but I'm not involved.' But in that interaction, you're becoming a bully."

Citron says that she believes law enforcement generally lacks understanding and training about the realities of how the old problem of so-called "slut-shaming" and blaming rape victims for things like how they dress or what they drank has evolved in the digital age.

That may, however, be changing. Trent Mays, one of the two teens convicted of rape in the Steubenville case, was also convicted of using a minor in nudity oriented materials and sentenced to an extra year in juvenile detention because he sent the photo of the victim in various states of undress.

"Calling it 'bullying' almost trivializes it," says Citron. "What happened to Audrie Pott is a profoundly serious crime."

Anna Combrink agrees. After her rape, she says she was depressed and struggled to rebuild her sense of self, and being attacked online made it so much worse.

"It broke my heart when I heard about Rehtaeh," she says. "I know exactly what she was feeling. It's such a dark hole to climb out of."

With regards,

 

M.K.Pachraiya

Politics&Elections'2014

Dear all,
Welcome.

Media: Media player, India today, had released its list of powerful persons. In the event of upcoming general elections, issues like welfare schemes and such campaigning is more likely to have precedence over important factors like Anti-corruption movement. Naturally, Anna Hazare had not been included in the list for its obvious reasons as also as the fact that the movement had been derailed from its gainful objectives. Fifteen days of hunger protest against Delhi State's Electricity price hike had been a big failure. AAP party had also been a delineated segment of this movement with "Team Anna" dissolved.

NDA/BJP: BJP would not increase its tension with JD(U) but it is also not ready for an agreement with it too. It would criticize Modi for making political grounds but BJP would be retaliate it. As per BJP leaders, such veto would not be granted to any party. Bihar core group amidst presence of BJP President and Opposition leader, Rajya Sabha had discussed over the matter and are ready for any repercussion. The decision would be taken by Central leadership.
BJP leaders had told clear that they should be ready for big fight and forget petty squables. As per party spokesman, NDA had been in existence since past 17 years. Bihar's development had also been an agenda. Besides, all other issues had been discussed. Core group would decide upon the strategy.

After media news, a statement was issued by him. A meeting was arranged at Opposition leader's house, Jaitley, at his Delhi's residence during July'12 wherein Bihar CM, too, was present. In it, political scenario was discussed upon and strategy for the upcoming elections too.
[A] Ex-President had clarified aboout his assurance of not making Modi as PM's candidate. He had never told Bihar's CM that BJP would not make Modi as PM candidate.

[B] As per Home Minister, there is no threat to Gujarat CM, Modi. The requisite State is being informed in such a situation. He didn't spoke about delay in NCTC except that there is no need to talk about it.  

Hanging Secrecy: As per Home minister, the execution of death sentence needs secrecy and it's disclosure had resulted in stopping of hanging for acquittals as they had gone to the Supreme Court. As per him, the information is to be provided to the family but due to less time, Afzal guru's family could not be informed.
Already, the hanging order is given only when all Court procedures are finished and President rejects the mercy petition. No violation of rights is being done if hanging is done in secrecy.

Bihar Package: PM had, in CCEA meeting held today, approved Bihar's package under present twelvth Five year plan amounting around 12,000 crores INR. During past plant, Bihar got about 6,468 crores INR. This is likely to affect General Elections results. It is to note that JD(U) is openly opposing Gujarat's CM, Modi as PM candidate. This had made him an ally of Congress led UPA. It had made Finance minister change the definition of backward States. As per I & B Minister, every administrative decision is not done keeping in view the political state of affairs. However, it would be allocated as per requirement. Under GRGF, social economic development would be done with the allocated amount under the scheme implemented since 2006. It is also to note that earlier too, WB CM, had used such tactics for getting package.

With regards,

 

M.K.Pachraiya
Original_app_mssg(1)Justice B.N.Srikrishna Commission; Salient features;
1. As per SEBI Chairman, more than 10,000 crores INR had been accumulated through Collective investment plan, which doesn't come under any regulation.
2. A new CEO had been deployed at National Stock Exchange.
3. Just Dial had been allowed to bring IPO of shares in market.
4. Sahara's case would be heard by Supreme Court on April 22 with confiscation of property and also 55 crores incurred by SEBI on it.
5. IREDA had expressed about selling of Insurance products like those for merchant shops, medical store etc.
6. Land pooling policy approval by DDA had made clear for construction of multi-storied buildings for sub-cities.
7. Mutual fund investment had shown rise of 4% during Jan-March'2013 thereby making it 8160 crores INR.

Original_app_mssg(2) Mercy Petitions

Delay in justice had been cited in many of the pending mercy petitions before the President of India. But as per Supreme Court, it cannot be the sole basis of such pardoning. Recently, in a matter regarding 1993 Mumbai blasts the judgement given by the said Court's Benc15 & h had been referenced. Besides delay, other factors had to be considered.

In Triveni ben's case, the said Bench had given detailed decision. As per it, the time taken during Court proceedings would not be considered as delay. It would start from the petition date upto the execution of sentence as per retired High Court justice, Chattisgarh. But as per Allahabad's HC, it could be a basis for such petition. He had talked about special directions for Governor's & President's pardoning right. But such questions are violation of those rights and had been rejected. It had been argued by counsel of Ranga Billa case.
Had the delay been the basis for pardoning, Dhananjay Chatterjee's petition could have been accepted. Also, the Court had rejected such pleas in Indira Gandhi's execution case. The filing of petition by third party is a subject matter of discussion. The petition had been rejected on the basis of locus(right to file). If a PIL is rejected for acquittals, then they themselves file such petitions. A case cited in this regard is that of Ex-Justice Ramasamy, whose wife had filed a case. In that case, the five member bench had taken undertaking from the said Justice that he would be bound by the decision, whatever it may be. Later came the third party's petition.

M.K.Pachraiya

Mine_awareness

Dear all,
Welcome.

Yesterday was International day for Mine awareness. International Mine ban treaty had been effective since 1997  with around 160 countries signature. But India, US, Russia, China, Pakistan, & Israel including other countries all together, 34 in total, had not signed it. As per data, around 800 people had been killed during 2000. By 2010, it had increased to 4191. Out of this, maximum no. of land mines were found in 8 international borders. Uptil year 2000, these were spread in 4000 sq. kms. From 1999 upto 2011, around 9 crore such land mines had been deactivated.
Some of the affected countries are Afghanistan, Angola, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Combodia, Iran, Iraq, Morrocco, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey & Zimbabwe. During Arab spring, Libya, Syria & Yemen got such landmines laid down by both govt. & rebels.
With regards,

 

M.K.Pachraiya

NELP,Midterm_Poll,Media,Modi_brand,&Spl.Status

Dear all,
Welcome.

 

NELP: Under New Exploration Licensing Policy, India's 68 Oil & gas blocks would be auctioned sooner. The tenth round of auction would be biggest ever since introduction. It is being done along with the inclusion of the recommendations of PMEA council's head & Ex-Governor, RBI. The govt. is planning to make it a successful attempt. It is to note that earlier nine auctions involved 254 blocks allocation.
CAG had earlier criticized about the profit sharing stating that companies take a bigger share(pie). Director General (Hydro Carbons) is busy in getting requisite approvals along with Defence ministry too.

 

Modi brand: Amidst allegations of Congress party both inside & outside Gujarat, Modi had took a giant leap forward for promoting his developmental strategies, which Congress could not foresee. His name had been forwarded by BJP head, Rajnath Singh, as against MP CM, Shivraj Singh, for some such obvious reasons like Seniority etc. Modi brand has a wide experience, which is accepted by BJP President along with the seniority. Modi's model had been widely acclaimed by Westerners esp. European Union etc. Modi would be campaigner at the National level for BJP starting with South Indian State, Karnataka, a place where his campaigning had failed earlier.
Modi brand had got Lok Ayukt bill passed on the last day of budgetary session along with few amendments. While UPA supporting party, SP, claimed that he had not done significant development, his third front concept & ally, Trinamool Congress, had also denied Modi brand address the businessmen meet at Netaji Stadium at Kolkata. Trinamool Congress had denied booking of Stadium on political grounds.
It is to note that Aruna Roy & Medha Patekar had come forward in support of Kejriwal's protest demanding probe of CAG into electricity companies issue.  
Modi brand had given a strong answer to Anna and brought in the change, which Congress didn't & couldn't wanted to bring otherwise. This would serve as additional protection cover to the Modi's developmental model.
 
State's Special status: The Centre & State's financial relations are closely akin to Special status. Such states get priority over tax rebates etc. During 1969, Gadgil formula was implemented. Finance Commission had granted such status to three States along with Excise tax rebates. Now, these have increased to eleven. These are North-eastern States, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, J&K and Himachal Pradesh. The status was accorded due to rocky terrain, backwardness, social problems & bordering areas. This status had provided them with excise tax rebates, & invitation for setting up on industries wherein 30% of planning expenditure is incurred towards backward States. Also, planning assistance of upto 90% as compared to 30% for normal States is granted.

 

Media: It is oft claimed by Congress that Anna is a media person. His Jantantra Rally started yesterday from Jallianwallah bag. Also, Arvind Kejriwal had started his agitation for electricity price hike since past 10 days. Plz. see app. mssg.
A book titled, "Media mein Dalit doondtey raha jaoge" (One would not find a Dalit in Media) was inaugrated during press conference at Lucknow. The reporter stated that media is said to be the fourth pillar but it's structure is anti-Dalit. Dalit want to join media but if any such able person reaches, he is not allowed to reach the top. The book is comprised of 11 chapters. It also states that out of 315 national media centres, there is no Dalit or tribal community member. As per media group survey, 71% of those are of higher castes. It has 49% Brahmins, 14% kayastha, 7% each Vaisya & Rajputs, 9% Khatris, & 4% OBC. Bihar's media is also full of 87% upper castes. Around 1% of Dalit reporters are in Bihar. In govt. media, they are around 12%.

 

Midterm Poll & Congress: UPA's media head had termed Sonia-Manmohan's relations to be ideal for future. He had rejected the party General Secretary, Digvijay Singh's concept of twin power centres. On the other hand, Digvijay had told that every one is free to share his views.
As per Digvijay, Sonia-Manmohan's experiment in Congress was entirely unsuccessful. But media head had told that it had been unique. This had also made PM think that the issue is both external as well as internal. Congress is not ready to accept the fact that Rahul is not attached to the root, which makes him use emotional instances of his family members. But he had different view of development model than that of Modi, which had made him more farther.
With regards,

M.K.Pachraiya

State_Status,SEBI,EC,&Black_money

Dear all,
Welcome.
State's Special status: The Centre & State's financial relations are closely akin to Special status. Such states get priority over tax rebates etc. During 1969, Gadgil formula was implemented. Finance Commission had granted such status to three States along with Excise tax rebates. Now, these have increased to eleven. These are North-eastern States, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, J&K and Himachal Pradesh. The status was accorded due to rocky terrain, backwardness, social problems & bordering areas. This status had provided them with excise tax rebates, & invitation for setting up on industries wherein 30% of planning expenditure is incurred towards backward States. Also, planning assistance of upto 90% as compared to 30% for normal States is granted.

Passport: The Mumbai blast acquittal, Sanjay Dutt, had been bereft of Indian Passport for a period of five years. The sentence would imply that he would not be able to visit 90% of the country.

Blackmoney: The crusade against black money had started showing affect as per investment statistics. The investment in tax havens had seen it lessening upto 70%. It had been more prominent in Mauritius & Singapore. Uptil 2010-11, it had increased but due to movement carried inside inside India & subsequent bowing of govt., it had reduced. In Singapore, the investment got reduced during 2011-12 of its previous year. During current fiscal year, it had remained 160 crore dollars during first nince months. Likewise in mauritius, it had become 151 crore dollars from previous 402 crore dollars. Also, Indian investment in outside countries had reduced due to lessening of investment in Mauritius & Singapore. The govt. statistics proclaim that investmnt during April 2010 upto December 2012 came 38% from Mauritius & 10% from Singapore. Many leaders like Baba Ram dev, Anna Hazare, Arvind Kejriwal etc. along with BJP's leader, Advani, had asked about this investment. The govt. believes that the investment agreement needs to be revised.
 Indian investment
 --------------------

Year----Mauritius--Singapore

2010-11- 509.78--401.86

2011-12- 258.13--224.46

2012-13- 159.80--153.30

 FDI in India

Year----Mauritius--Singapore

2010-11- 698.7-170.05

2011-12- 994.2-525.7

Saudi Labour laws: The new labour policy could render many Indians out of their jobs. Saudi's Nitaqat (labour) law mentions that all companies should have 10% of jobs reserved for Saudi's. Those found violating would be suitably deported. This could affect Andhra, Kerala & UP's labour force. Presently, 1 lakh from UP, 2 lakh from Bihar, & 5.7 lakh from Kerala are working in Saudi Arab. As per govt. statistics, 20 lakh Indian labours are working.
As per Khalij Times, around 2.5 lakh small & medium level companies were unable to implement Nitaqat law. Such labours could be deported. Most importantly, it could affect Kerala's economy. As per Kerala's immigrant's minister, the State govt. had asked for flexible approach in this regard. Centre should ensure that the deported Indians should have nothing mentioned in their Passport so that they don't face any difficulties. Also, the NGos working there states that situation had not worsened.  
Political donations: The differences had crept in amidst govt. & EC on the said matter. The Election Commission had told that for amending  Form 24 A, electoral reforms are not required. The law ministry had told EC about limit of 20,000 INR abolishion along with declaration of donations demand had been sent to the law commission. It would require amendment of Public representative act, 1951. But EC had told in return that amendment in Form 24 A would only require enlistment of rules by the ministry. No change is foreseen. The Act 29 C of the said Act doesnot mention about details of the donations made but it makes such details to be made compulsorily in Form 24 A. It is as per Election Rule, 1961. These rules are for making provisions regarding the act. The Election commission had asked for a notification. It is to note that Election Commission had suggested during October 2012 that Form 24 A needs amendment. It had sought abolishion of limit of 20,000 INR so that parties should compulsorily declare donations.

Sahara/SEBI: The conflict regarding shareholders interest may affect other Sahara Group companies. It is to note that SEBI had earlier asked Sahara to return investors amount with interest raised via. OCDs. Whilst Sahara group claims that it had returned the money, SEBI had approached Supreme Court for arrest of Sahara Groups persons. Supreme Court had, in it's earlier judgement, already told that SEBI has rights to recover the aforesaid amount. It can opt for recovery of money through property attachment, sale & bank account freezing etc.
After all this, Sahara had approached Securities Appellate Tribunal for challenging freezing of it's accounts. Sahara's business has entered many sectors like insurance, shares, life insurance, asset management, hospitality etc. along with prestigious Amby valley project. As such, legal war may not be contained immediately.
With regards,

 

M.K.Pachraiya