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Mode of Citation: MLA  According to the Commission’s circular No.07/11/2014 dated 25.11.2014; no action should be taken on anonymous/pseudonymous complaints and such complaints should be filed.  Anonymous complaints are those grievances which don't convey the name and address of the complainant. Pseudonymous complaints convey obscure charges and now and at times fractional data of the complainant.  There is no compelling reason to make a move on unknown or pseudonymous grievances claiming debasement by government representatives, as ..

The inception of idea of granting power to review its decision is to correct the errors that have resulted in miscarriage of justice. Which is allowed on three grounds-the discovery of new and important matter or evidence which, after the exercise of due diligence, was not within the knowledge of the petitioner or could not be produced by him; mistake or error apparent on the face of the record; or any other sufficient reason. But in the case of quasi-judicial authority the orders revolve around interpretation of law/statute rather than determining princ..

Imagine you are applying for a job at a company and you are candidate A. There are 10 other eligible candidates applying alongside with you and there is only one vacant position available in the company. The competition is definitely going to be tough and only one candidate can rely on their resume, work experience, required skill set etc. to hope they secure the job. But now what if you find out that one of the candidates applying alongside you, call them candidate B, is the son of the manager incharge of selecting who gets the job. The situation is unf..

AGAM: An Initiative for Good Governance | Shantanu Mishra & Pramod KumarThe Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act i.e. the FCRA act has been first introduced and enacted during the emergency period in India with the intention to keep an eye and regulate foreign funding and foreign influence on social, political, cultural, economic and religious discourse in the country and to prohibit the acceptance and utilization of foreign contributions which are detrimental to the national interest. Such influences could be religious groups carrying out conversio..

We failed to teach our sons how to treat a girl/lady –   For the last few days the whole of India is boiling regarding the issue of rape and brutal murder of a lady veterinary doctor from Hyderabad, Dr.Priyanka Reddy, whose body was burnt alive after rape. A candle march, a protest on roads, demand of a new law or strong implementation of the existing law, we as a society first has to decide what we actually want and what actually needs to be done to prevent such incidents. This is not the only incident that took place in India, starting from ..

Darjipurwa, a remote village situated in the Bahraich district of UP. The literacy is below the national average. The majority of the population follows Islam and are depended on agriculture. A major percentage of men population migrate to Saudi Arabia for livelihood as labourer, helper etc. The girls are married at an early age as conventionally they are considered to do household works only and education is not considered essential for them as evident  during field visit of AGAM team, team met  a young girl of about 12 years old who..

As we start to celebrate the lasting progress in tackling poverty around the world for the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (17 October), we are bringing attention to children, who have been so often missed from poverty debates. Here are 7 facts that galvanize UNICEF and partners to take action to end child poverty: 1.Today 1 billion less people live on extreme poverty than 20 years ago The world has been extraordinarily successful in tackling extreme poverty. Between 1990 and 2012, the proportion of people living in extreme poverty has ..

It is clear that the government intends to do little to increase the cash incomes of poor families with dependent children. Most poor families are set to get less and less over the next four years. The recent reprieve for tax credits will expire as families are transferred to universal credit, and this will all but end by 2020. It was child poverty that was supposed to end in 2020, but instead we are going to see it rise......