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In a few weeks from now, the nation will go to the polls to elect the 16th Lok Sabha. Elections to the legislative assemblies of Sikkim, Odisha and the soon-to- be-bifurcated state of Andhra Pradesh will also be held simultaneously. There is little doubt that the 2014 elections will qualitatively be different from the preceding elections. The electoral landscape has undergone far-reaching changes over the last few years, and the pace of change appears to be accelerating. In the first pla...

ELECTIONS WITH A DIFFERENCE In a few weeks from now, the nation will go to the polls to elect the 16th Lok Sabha. Elections to the legislative assemblies of Sikkim, Odisha and the soon-to- be-bifurcated state of Andhra Pradesh will also be held simultaneously. There is little doubt that the 2014 elections will qualitatively be different from the preceding elections. The electoral landscape has undergone far-reaching changes over the last few years, and the pace of change appears to be ac...

As a corollary to the earlier PIL of Common Cause & Ors. challenging the vires of the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damages Act 2010 (CLNDA), CPIL, Common Cause, Dr. E A S Sarma and G. Sundarrajan filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court praying that the suppliers of the Kudankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu should be subject to the `Polluter Pays' and the `Absolute Liability' principles, and that in case of an accident the victims should be able to sue the reactor suppliers for dam...

As a public interest organisation committed to promoting probity in public life, Common Cause had been following the indefatigable efforts of Justice Manmohan Sarin, Lokayukta of Delhi, to call to account the elected functionaries of the National Capital Territory for their transgressions. He had not allowed the limitations of jurisdiction and statutory powers, or the lack of an investigation wing, to cramp his style. The doggedness demonstrated by him in pursuing the reporte...

January 26, 2014 Dear Somnath ji,  This is with reference to our discussion this morning regarding the PIL filed by Common Cause to strengthen the institution of the Lokayukta of Delhi.  As you are well aware, Common Cause has been campaigning for the establishment of a credible institutional framework for combating corruption in public life. In 1995, Common Cause filed a PIL in the Supreme Court, seeking the establishment of an independent Lokpal at the central level and the ...

In the context of media reports of dubious transactions involving Shri Virbhadra  Singh, former Union Minister of Steel, our counsel, Shri Prashant Bhushan, had requested the Central Vigilance Commission and the Central Bureau of Investigation in January 2013 to act on the unrebutted documentary evidence of corruption against Shri Singh. One of the charges pertained to the revision by Shri Virbhadra Singh of his Income Tax returns for the assessment years ...

We are presenting here a recapitulation of the activities of Common Cause and the significant developments in its various initiatives since December 2013. - Editor Public interest litigation a. New interventions: i. WP(C) 1096/2013: Allotment of Plots to VIPs in Odisha and Gujarat Common Cause joined hands with Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) to challenge the discretionary allotment of prime residential plots to influential persons in Odisha and Gujarat. The petition ...

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Under the Rules & Regulations of COMMON CAUSE as amended by the Governing Council on March 8, 2007, The membership of the Society is open to individuals irrespective of caste, creed or community. Organisations, which were members of the Society as on March 8, 2007, shall henceforth be Honorary members without voting rights. The membership fee for new Individual members (with voting rights) is Rs.500/- for one year and Rs.2,500/- for life. New Ass...

A couple hired a new chauffeur. The Memsahib asked him to take her out for shopping and was very shaken by the experience. Back home she pleaded with her husband, `Please dear, you must sack this new chauffeur at once. He drives so rashly, he nearly killed me three times this morning.'   `Darling, don't be so hasty,' replied the husband, `give him one more chance.'   ................................   One of our favorite bartenders told us abo...