After twenty six years of advocacy of public causes and striving for redress of the problems of the people, COMMON CAUSE today finds itself face to face with new challenges and opportunities. The first generation of its leaders conceived and concretized the idea of an independent platform for ventilating common problems of the people and made it a force to reckon with through its dogged pursuit of vital public causes and skillful use of the newly fashioned instrument of public interest litigatio... Read More

After twenty six years of advocacy of public causes and striving for redress of the problems of the people, COMMON CAUSE today finds itself face to face with new challenges and opportunities. The first generation of its leaders conceived and concretized the idea of an independent platform for ventilating common problems of the people and made it a force to reckon with through its dogged pursuit of vital public causes and skillful use of the newly fashioned instrument of public interest litigatio... Read More

• Strategies, Means and Prerequisites • Governance, Structures and Processes VISION An India where every citizen is respected and fairly treated STRATEGY 1 Research Analysis Policy Advocacy MISSION To champion vital public causes STRATEGY 2 Media Campaigns OBJECTIVES To defend and fight for the rights and entitlements of all groups of citizens STRATEGY 3 P... Read More

(A SOCIETY UNDER THE SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT, 1860) AS AMENDED VIDE RESOLUTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY IN THE MEETING OF THE GOVERNING COUNCIL HELD ON 21.09.1996 IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 24 OF THE RULES AND REGULATIONS WITH A 2/3RD MAJORITY OF MEMBERSHIP OF THE GOVERNING COUNCIL; AND AS FURTHER AMENDED BY THE GOVERNING COUNCIL ON 08.03.2007. 1. In these Rules, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context. i) "Society" means the "COMMON CAUSE"; ii) &... Read More

UNDER RULE 7 (D) FOLLOWING SHALL BE THE POWERS, RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES a) All immovable properties of the Society shall stand vested in the Board of Trustees for the purpose of management. b) The Board of Trustees in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Society shall carry out and manage the business and affairs entrusted to it and in doing so it shall exercise all such powers and authority of the Society as are not specifically and expressly vested by ... Read More

LEGAL SCRUTINY OF NINTH SCHEDULE LAWS The Government of Tamil Nadu enacted the Tamil Nadu Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Reservation of seats in Educational Institutions and of appointments or posts in the Services under the State) Act, 1993 (Tamil Nadu Act 45 of 1994), which, inter alia, provided for 69 percent reservations in admissions to educational institutions in the State for persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and the Backward Class... Read More

Paramountcy of judicial review established Fali S. Nariman Strange and varied are the influences on constitutional decision-making. If Mrs. Indira Gandhi had not lost the election petition filed against her in the Allahabad High Court in June, 1975……, and if Justice Khanna was not a member of the Constitution Bench (of five Judges) that decided her election appeal in the Supreme Court; (where he explained what he meant to say in his earlier judgment in Keshavananda Bharati) ... Read More

Common Cause has been receiving oral complaints from various sources that teachers engaged by private schools on contract basis are being maltreated. For obvious reasons, such teachers cannot raise their voices for fear of being thrown out. On the basis of a research conducted by our organization, certain alarming malpractices have come to limelight. Consequently, we took up the matter with the department of Education, Govt. of NCT of Delhi and requested them to introduce a monitoring system to ... Read More

The issue of euthanasia is a subject of intense debate. It is undoubtedly a very delicate and personal problem of individuals and families. It also involves the rights and duties of attending doctors. COMMON CAUSE has been seized of this problem for a number of years. As a matter of fact, the late Mr. H. D. Shourie, Founder Director of COMMON CAUSE, had written a book entitled "VOLUNTARY EXIT" published by M/s.Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd, A-59, Okhla Industrial Area, Phase-II, New Del... Read More

The Petitioner which is a non-government, non-profit making organization is filing the instant Writ Petition under Article 32 of the Constitution of India in public interest to bring to the notice of this Hon'ble Court the serious problem of violation of fundamental right to life, liberty, privacy and the right to die with dignity of the people of this country guaranteed to them under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. It is submitted that the citizens who are suffering from chronic di... Read More