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The outcome of the 16th Lok Sabha elections surprised the lay voter and seasoned psephologists alike. The margin of the BJP victory bettered the most optimistic projections of even diehard Modi supporters. It would be churlish to attribute this result to the quirks of the First Past the Post system, or the lavish and superbly executed `no-holds-barred' electoral campaign capitalising on the persona of the Party's Prime Ministerial candidate. The Modi government was elected on a carefu...

The outcome of the 16th Lok Sabha elections surprised the lay voter and seasoned psephologists alike. The margin of the BJP victory bettered the most optimistic projections of even diehard Modi supporters. It would be churlish to attribute this result to the quirks of the First Past the Post system, or the lavish and superbly executed `no-holds-barred' electoral campaign capitalising on the persona of the Party's Prime Ministerial candidate. The Modi government was elected on a carefu...

The Lokpal & Lokayuktas Act, 2013 finally came into effect on January 16, 2014. More than forty four years had elapsed since the first Lokpal Bill was passed by the 4th Lok Sabha and allowed to lapse, as the Rajya Sabha could not pass it before the dissolution of the former. The subsequent versions of the Bill could not progress even this far because the piloting governments demonstrated a lack of commitment to the concept of an overarching, independent integrity institution. Had it not ...

The Defence establishment is the custodian of the largest land bank in the country., Although stories of serious irregularities in the administration of defence estates have occasionally appeared in the media, there is very little public information on the larger picture and the overall state of these assets of inestimable value. In the last few years, the Comptroller & Auditor General of India has submitted a number of audit reports which have highlighted the rank mismanagement of Defence l...

In our October-December 2011 issue we had reproduced the petition jointly filed by Public Interest Foundation, Common Cause, Transparency International and Gandhi Sewa and Satyagrah Brigade in the Supreme Court under article 32 of the Constitution, seeking appropriate directions for arresting the rampant criminalization of politics. The main prayer in the petition was for the disqualification of persons charged with the commission of serious offences disqualified from contesting electi...

We present here a recapitulation of the activities of Common Cause and the significant developments in its various initiatives during the period since March 12, 2014. - Editor PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION New Interventions: WP (C)9095/2014: Challenging the discretionary allotments of plots to influential persons by authorities in Odisha: Common Cause, CPIL and Mrs. Jayanti Das had approached the Supreme Court to challenge the discretionary allotment of prime residential plots to i...

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...

At the end of a job interview, the human resources director asked the new MBA graduate what salary he would expect if he were hired. The candidate responded confidently, `In the neighbourhood of one lakh rupees per month, depending on the benefits package.' The human resources director replied, `What would you say to a benefits package of five paid weeks of vacation, fourteen paid holidays, full medical and dental, a retirement fund with a fifty percent company match, and a company ca...