...or ethnic origin, colour, religion or any other status and discrimination should not be there among the people. “The concept of human rights, though the British claim that they knew from the time of their Magna Carta(1215),were to incorporated in the Indian Police Act,1861 and as such the accountability of the police for human rights violation as not at all a concern for the English at a time when they drafted the Indian Police Act in 1861.When India became independent, most of the Indian states drafted their State Police Acts and even there, the experts who drafted the Acts was concerned with the drafting of the Acts in tune with the Colonial Indian Police Act rather than doing the same keeping in mind the principles of the Human Rights as guaranteed by Indian Constitution and Police Accountability”. “Under the Police Act 1861,which is still in force, Police in India is nothing more than a government department lacking the autonomy under rule of law that exists for the police in other leading democracies. No doubt the Constitution of India is the supreme law of the land but the police are governed by the repressive 1861 Police Act and the regressive Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC)”. Police are the important mass of the justice system so it is their responsibility to protect the rights of the people and work according to the procedure established by law. As the credibility of system depends on the procedures so they should be justified in interest...
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...focused campaigning was started in the form of the India Against Corruption (IAC) movement. Anna Hazare is heading core members of civil society and IAC movement. Being a foreground for Jan Lokpal campaign, IAC has also set up a website www.indiaagainstcorruption.org to encourage suggestions and objections from citizens across India.[7] Through these collaborative efforts till August 2011, IAC was able to upload the 23rd version of Jan Lokpal Bill draft.[10] Lokpal Bill The Lokpal Bill was first introduced by Shanti Bhushan in 1968[11] and passed the 4th Lok Sabha in 1969. But before it could be passed by Rajya Sabha, the Lok Sabha was dissolved and the bill lapsed.[12] Subsequent versions were re-introduced in 1971, 1977, 1985, 1989, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2005 and in 2008,[13] but none of them were passed. In 2011, during the Parliament's Winter Session, the Lok Sabha passed the controversial Lokpal Bill, but it was subsequently turned down in the Rajya Sabha.[14] Timeline and cost The Lokpal Bill has been introduced in the Parliament a total of eight times since 1968. * 1968 – 3 lakh[15] (300,000) * 1971 – 20 lakh (2 million) * 1977 – 25 lakh (2.5 million) * 1985 – 25 lakh * 1989 – 35 lakh (3.5 million) – PM under lokpal * 1996 – 1 crore (10 million) – PM under lokpal * 2001 – 35 crore (350 million) – PM under lokpal * 2011 – 1700 crore[15] (17 billion) * 2012 - 2000 crore[15] (20 billion) Current anti-corruption laws and organizations Main article:...
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... LL.M. [1st year] Business law NATIONAL LAW SCHOOL OF INDIA UNIVERSITY BANGALORE Acknowledgement I have endeavored to attempt this project. However, it would not have been feasible without the valuable support and guidance of Dr.Jayagovind. I would like to extend my sincere thanks to him. I am also highly indebted to National Law School of India University Library Staff, for their patient co-operation as well as for providing necessary information & also for their support in completing this project. My thanks and appreciations also go to my colleagues who gave their valuable insight and help in developing this project. Aim: This Research aims to assess and analyse the Jan Lokpal Bill and other contextual things, so as to give a critique of it. Objectives: 1. To ascertain the flaws in the existing machinery to prevent corruption 2. To ascertain the need of the Jan Lokpal Bill 3. To know and unearth the fortes and debilities of the Jan Lokpal Bill 4. To attempt to find out the probable panacea to the...
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...CORRUPTION INTRODUCTION: It is not easy to define corruption. But in a narrow sense, corruption is mostly concerned with bribery and it takes several forms. Corruption is a global phenomenon and it is omnipresent. Corruption has progressively increased and is now rampant in our society. Corruption in India is a consequence between Bureaucracy, politics and criminals. India is now no longer considered a soft state. Corruption in India is a consequence between Bureaucracy, politics and criminals. India is now no longer considered a soft state. TYPE OF CORRUPTION: Political Corruption includes kidnapping, murder, violence, injustice etc. To win in election, political leaders are using wine, women, wealth and everything among the people. (skit). Administrative Corruption includes persons like higher authorities, officers, police officers, clerks, peons, etc. (skit). Professional Corruption means related to business. It includes duplicating medicines, duplicating import items/theft items, duplicating hygienic products, mixture in eatables etc. Educational corruption means related to education. Giving bribe to get admission, etc. (skit) CAUSES OF CORRUPTION: The causes of corruption are many and complex. Following are some of the causes of corruption: 1. Artificial scarcity created by the people 2. Corruption is caused as well as increased because of the change in the value system and ethical qualities of men who administer. 3. Tolerance of people towards corruption, complete...
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...of perception of corruption * As with many developing nations, corruption is widespread in India. * India is ranked 72 out of a 179 countries in Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index, although its score has improved consistently from 2.7 in 2002 to 3.5 in 2008. * Corruption has taken the role of a persistent aspect of Indian politics and administration. Corruption In Politics * Criminalization of Indian politics is a main problem. * In July 2008 Washington Times reported that nearly a fourth of the 540 Indian Parliament members faced criminal charges, "including human trafficking, immigration rackets, embezzlement, rape and even murder". * At state level, things are often worse. The List of Scams in INDIA * A funny picture of how funds are going to divided among people. Corruption In administration * A 2009 survey of the leading economies of Asia, revealed Indian administration to be not just least efficient out of Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam, China, Philippines and Indonesia.. * Further it was also found that working with the India's civil servants was a "slow and painful" process. * Officials often steal state property like land, food (which is for poor) etc. * In Government Hospitals, corruption is associated with non availability of medicines (or duplicate medicines), getting admission and consultations with doctors Corruption In Judiciary ...
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...Politics in India takes place within the framework of a constitution. India is a federal parliamentary democratic republic in which the President of India is head of state and the Prime Minister of India is the head of government. India follow the dual polity, i.e. double government which consists of the union at the Centre and states at the periphery. The constitution defines the organization, powers and limitations of both central and state governments, it is written, rigid and supreme, i.e. laws of the nation must conform to it. The governments, union or state, are formed through elections held every five years, by having the majority of members in their respective lower houses. CORRUPTION IS WIDESPREAD IN INDIA, SAYS THE US REPORT…. Corruption in India is a major issue that adversely affects its economy. A study conducted by Transparency International in year 2005 found that more than 62% of Indians had firsthand experience of paying bribes or influence peddling to get jobs done in public offices successfully. In its study conducted in year 2008, Transparency International reports about 40% of Indians had firsthand experience of paying bribes or using a contact to get a job done in public office.[4] In 2012 India has ranked 94th out of 176 countries in Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index, tied with Benin, Colombia, Djibouti, Greece, Moldova, Mongolia, and Senegal. Most of the largest sources of corruption in India are entitlement...
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...The Jan Lokpal Bill (Citizen's ombudsman Bill) is a draft anti-corruption bill drawn up by prominent civil society activists seeking the appointment of a Jan Lokpal, an independent body that would investigate corruption cases, complete the investigation within a year and envisages trial in the case getting over in the next one year. Drafted by Justice Santosh Hegde (former Supreme Court Judge and former Lokayukta of Karnataka), Prashant Bhushan (Supreme Court Lawyer) and Arvind Kejriwal (RTI activist), the draft Bill envisages a system where a corrupt person found guilty would go to jail within two years of the complaint being made and his ill-gotten wealth being confiscated. It also seeks power to the Jan Lokpal to prosecute politicians and bureaucrats without government permission. Retired IPS officer Kiran Bedi and other known people like Swami Agnivesh, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Anna Hazare and Mallika Sarabhai are also part of the movement, called India Against Corruption. Its website describes the movement as "an expression of collective anger of people of India against corruption. We have all come together to force/request/persuade/pressurize the Government to enact the Jan Lokpal Bill. We feel that if this Bill were enacted it would create an effective deterrence against corruption." Anna Hazare, anti-corruption crusader, went on a fast-unto-death in April, demanding that this Bill, drafted by the civil society, be adopted. Four days into his fast, the government...
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...unspoken part of the story through certain symbols and imagery. Something as mundane as a police jeep had the ability to make the reader’s heart race along with Ram’s and just some detailed descriptions gave the reader relatable insight into Ram’s perspective. Money and power are very cocurrent in the novel and those with either in the book often have malicious intentions. Although some with power and money may not become corrupt, there are several elements within the book to showcase a theme of corruption within power as well the divide between rich and poor so ultimately for most people, the hunger for more power will drive them into corruption....
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...Corruption in my Country To start my answer first let’s learn the type of government my country i.e. India has. India is a democratic country and it is governed by the people. People elect their representative of parliament. It has been 69 years India got independence. Today after almost seven decades one of the prime issues the whole nation faces is ‘corruption’. India is a diverse country with variance in religion, language, areas. These factors make difficult to handle various issues. Indian population considers it as a plague to the nation. This plague has spread so wide that individuals had to transfer the black money into Swiss bank to secure the black money. India is considered to be a developing question or third world nation according to United Nations. The technological advancement has been very slow, System is not transparent and which makes things unfair and most of the time person in power has authority to take advantage of his credentials which leads to corruption. Government services are one of the major areas of concern. Government services like Police station, DMV offices, Passport offices and almost all of them practice some kind of corruption. But due to privatization the corruption has been reduced during recent times. Globalization of data has also helped reducing corruption up to large intent. Government is acting proactively against corruption. Different schemes are implemented to make systems transparent. If someone is held accountable to corruption strict...
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...the purview of Lokpal b. Should Judiciary be under the purview of Lokpal c. Should CBI be under the purview of Lokpal d. Should Bureaucrats be under the purview of Lokpal Introduction: A Lokpal is a proposed ombudsman (Legal Representative) in India. The word is derived from the Sanskrit word "lok" (people) and "pala" (protector/caretaker), or "caretaker of people." Origin of Lokpal: The basic idea of the Lok Pal is borrowed from the office of ombudsman in Scandinavian (Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway) countries. The office of the ombudsman originated in Sweden in 1809 A.D. Ombudsman is a Swedish word and refers to an official whose job is to investigate complaints from the public against government officers, who is appointed by the parliament to dispose of cases relating to the executive and the judiciary. Similar institutions were established after that in many democratic republican countries as safeguards against the attitude of officials and higher government's functionaries. Why the need of a Lokpal? In the beginning of the decade sixties, the necessity of establishment of the institution of the Ombudsman was felt here in India on lines of Scandinavian countries because of the all round pervasive corruption planting is roots in the administration of the government's departments. Under the chairmanship of Morarji Desai, Administrative...
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...Corruption is efforts to secure wealth or power through illegal means for private gain at public expense; or a misuse of public power for privat e benefit. Corruption like cockroaches has co- existed with human society for a long time and remains as one of the problems in many of the world’s developing economies with devastating consequences. Corruption as a phenomenon, is a global problem, and exists in varying degrees in different countries (Agbu, 2001). Corruption is not only found in democratic and dictatorial politic s, but also in feudal, capitalist and socialist economies. Christian, Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist cultures are equally be deviled by corruption Corruption in India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Political corruption | Concepts | * Bribery * Cronyism * Kleptocracy * Economics of corruption * Electoral fraud * Nepotism * Slush fund * Plutocracy * Political scandal | Corruption by country | | Europe | * Albania * Armenia * Belgium * Bosnia * Denmark * Finland * France * Germany * Croatia * Cyprus * Czech Republic * Georgia * Greece * Iceland * Ireland * Italy * Kosovo * Latvia * Lithuania * Luxembourg * Macedonia * Moldova * Montenegro * Netherlands * Poland * Portugal * Romania * Serbia * Slovakia * Slovenia * Spain * Sweden * Switzerland * Ukraine | Asia | * Afghanistan * Bahrain * Bangladesh * Cambodia * China...
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...Violence against women in India recommendation Recommendations 1. There should be enough educational programs in all societies and cultures, both for women and men at the same levels . Aledejana, F .&Aledejana . http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4370007.stm Aledejana, F .&Aledejana, T.I (2005). “Leadership in education” The place of Nigeria women. “International studies in administration, 33(2), 69-75. BBC news. (2005). Africa’s women speak out. BBC interview. Retrieved 1214/2007 from http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4370007.stm 2. There should be enough opportunities of employments and participation in political parties along with security and safety for women and the seat allocation for recruitments of both genders should be considered on equality grounds. More funds should be allocated to women's development in the country. Narayanasamy S ( 2011) Retrieve 17 April 2014 from http://www.fsdinternational.org/devsubject/womensempowerment/india 3. Government should make it compulsory to incorporate the programme in all health care facilities of India for proper screening of all types of domestic violence and abuse. Adequate emergency treatments with rehabilitative measures should be provided. All health professionals should be made aware of domestic violence, its factors, possible treatment http://www.moneylife.in/article/the-problems-of-healthcare-system-in-india-and-how-it-can-be-overcome/35105.html (2008) The problems of healthcare system in...
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...Corruption Sanchit Avasti Roll no. 03 TYBMM Introduction of corruption What is Corruption? In philosophical, theological, or moral discussions, Corruption is spiritual or moral impurity or deviation from an ideal. In economy, Corruption is payment for services or material which the recipient is not due, under law. Corruption means the state of being bad and dishonest, especially in matters concerning money. It creates a very impact to the country's education, occupation, living style and mostly the humanity. Corruption affects all regions of the world and all levels of society, but the impact is greatest in developing countries. Every year, developing countries lose USD 50 million to 100 million through corrupt acts Corruption undermines political, social and economic stability and damages trust in institutions and authorities. It also fuels transnational crime. Terrorists and organized criminals are aided in their illegal activities by the complicity of corrupt public officials. Types of Corruption Corruption became a sway all over the world now-a-days. It can be categorized in three types. There are three broad classifications of corruption, which are however not mutually exclusive: Petty and Grand corruption: Petty Corruption: • Practiced on a smaller scale. Defined as the use of public office for private benefit in the course of delivering a pubic service. Usually involves relatively small amounts of money, including bribery (grease money or speed...
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...JAN LOKPAL BILL A DETAILED ANALYSIS Ver 1.0 Dated: 21 August 2011 Published by India Against Corruption Jan Lokpal Bill, A Detailed Analysis TABLE OF CONTENTS Why do we need Jan Lokpal?................................................................... 4 a. c. Lack of Independence....................................................................................... 4 Multiplicity of agencies..................................................................................... 5 b. Powerless.......................................................................................................... 4 d. Lack of Transparency and internal accountability............................................. 5 Structure of Lokpal................................................................................. 7 a. Independence of Jan Lokpal and Jan Lokayukta................................................... 7 (i) Administrative independence........................................................................ 7 (ii) Financial independence................................................................................. 7 (iii) Manpower..................................................................................................... 7 b. Single anti-corruption agency.............................................................................. 7 c. No more advisory bodies..................................................................................... 8 What action will be...
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...Topic: Why is that India which follows the principal “Satyameva Jayate”, is so corrupt in all fields of life? India which is aspiring to be a super power by 2050 has many barriers on its way. Corruption stands first on the list. India being a country of great leaders is now in shortage of a leader who can lead India to new heights by eradicating corruption from its roots.Satyameva Jayathe, a divine phrase which inscribed India’s national emblem, has been really ignored by its citizens. A country which won its freedom following this motto is forgetting this motto and running after the money, they have changed the motto to “Dhaname jayathe”, succeed only through money. Corruption has become a part and parcel of our llife. From a chills birth he it gets indirectly indulged in corruption. From getting a Childs birth certificate to his entire life he gets into the trap of corruption one way or other. Corruption had made peoples life miserable. For even making his dream house or getting a dream job an individual has to fill the pockets of these corrupt officers, who are so greedy for money. Individuals have to give their hardly earned money, who without any shame, accept this money. These people take benefit of their position and status to harass the individuals for their monetary benefit. In India, most government officers and ministers are involved in corruption. From past few years many cases of corruption has really shocked the country. Ministers, who misused their positions...
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