Thursday, January 27, 2011


I am deeply committed to the cause of education and would like to see every person, man and woman, boy and girl, be touched by the light of modern education. Empowerment of women is particularly important to me as I believe this leads to the empowerment of the nation"

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Saturday, January 1, 2011

How can we have standards and accountability for the judges and not for the lawyers?

How can we have standards and accountability for the judges and not for the lawyers? If we have strict accountability norms for judges but not for lawyers, it will create an imbalance in the judicial system.
"We are not doing anything surreptitiously. We have put the Bill in the public domain and have sought the views and reactions of public at large. The Bar Council of India may discuss the matter with the government. We value their suggestions," he told TOI.

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A new law will be promulgated to stop land grabbing and misappropriation, particularly the declaration land.

“A new law will be promulgated to stop land grabbing and misappropriation, particularly the declaration land. The draft law has been cleared by the Cabinet and will be presented in the Budget session of the Parliament,” Moily said.
Speaking on the sidelines of a programme organised by the Mangalore Management Association, where he was conferred with the ‘Manager of the year’ award, Moily said: “We cannot allow concentration of land resources in any group or individual; we have to conserve certain extent of the land in the country for agriculture and farming purposes. This needs a special law. There are already so many laws to prevent land misuse. The proposed bill will not only augment the effects of earlier legislations but also have more teeth to prevent circumvention of laws.”


Now life imprisonment for throwing acid on others

People found guilty of throwing acid on women causing serious injury could face life in jail and may have to cough up Rs. 10 lakh as compensation to the victims if a recommendation of a group of Union Secretaries gets Cabinet nod.


The committee has proposed addition of clauses A and B to section 326. The proposed clause A would prescribe the punishment for the intentional act of throwing acid to cause
burns, disfiguring of the body and disabling any part of the body.