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VOICE OF "COMMON CAUSE" CAGED PARROT IN THE DOCK Much has been written about the Supreme Court's decisions in the PILs on 2G licences and Coal allocations that have dealt a body blow to crony capitalism by mandating the wholesale cancellation of telecom licences and coal block allocations granted by the central government in violation of the Constitutional principles of equity and custodianship of national resources. These decisions have also forced the government to adopt ...

IMPORTANT SUBMISSION AND ORDERS: PILS ON COAL ALLOCATIONS & 2G LICENCES Presented below is a compilation of recent submissions and orders in the PILs filed by Common Cause and Centre for Public Interest Litigation on Coal Allocations and 2G Licences, respectively. These documents find mention in the preceding lead article. -Editor IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 463 OF 2012 I.A. No. 13 OF 2014 Common Cause & Ors ....Petitioners Versus ...

  *Anumeha It is indeed unfortunate that even after sixty seven years of India's independence the state has not been able to provide quality education to all of India's children. While the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE), lays out a grand vision of raising children's education profile, it barely lays emphasis on developing their skills to learn.  The Annual Status of Education Reports (ASER), over the years (2005-2013), have com...

ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR 2013-2014 During the year under review, Common Cause strove to further the mission and objectives of the Society and build upon the legacy of its Founder-Director, Shri H.D. Shourie. Its initiatives in advocacy and public interest litigation were rewarded with a fair measure of success in securing the resolution of common problems of the people and initiating systemic improvements in governance. The Society received unstinting support of like-minded civil society or...

COMMON CAUSE UPDATES We present here a recapitulation of the activities of Common Cause and the significant developments in its various initiatives since the publication of the last issue of the journal. - Editor 1. ADVOCACY INITIATIVES: I. Police reforms The Director attended a national workshop on `Paradigm Change in Community Policing' organized by Kerala Police during November 13-14, 2014 at Thiruvanathapuram. He took part in a panel discussion on `Changes Requ...

APPLICATION FORM FOR MEMBERSHIP OF COMMON CAUSE. 1. Name: 2. Father's Name: 3. Mother's Name 4. Date of Birth: 5. Educational Qualification: 6. Occupation: 7. Permanent Address: 8. Mailing Address: (a) Email ID : (b) Phone :_________________________Mobile: 9. Next of Kin (Name & Address): 10. Membership Sought. (Tick any one block): Categories Ordinary Life Individual Rs. 500.00 P.A. Rs. 2500.00 (with voting rights) Associate Rs. 100.00...

GENERAL INFORMATION 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...

Humour The students of a college during the first year were often required to rise in class and say what their University meant to them. One day, a student rose to his feet and announced, rather nervously: My brother and I owe a lot to this University. You see, our parents met here!' ••••••••••• `Darling, you are the most beautiful woman in the world.' `Oh, dear, ho...