Supreme Court Says,"We have to develop a culture of zero tolerance corruption"

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The above sentence is recorded by a Bench of Justice Dalveer Bhandari and Justice Deepak Verma in Case of People’s Union For Civil Liberties v/s Union of India , 2010 (9) Scale 37 on page 38 in para 9 on 31.8.2010

The Court took notice of :


1) Times of India report which said that Orissa alone 2,50,000 bogus cards while making this observation.

The Court also suggested Union Govt:

2) To discontinue supply of subsidized food to families having income of more than Rs. 2 Lakh per year.
The Court so no justification for giving subsidized food to such people.

Haresh Raichura
26/6/2012

Farmers Deaths Due to Harmful exposures to Pesticides in Warangal Dist of Andhra Pradesh

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A Criminal Complaint was filed under Sec.120B, 34,500, 501 and 502 of IPC. against a company alleging that due to Harmful Exposure to Pesticides, Farmers deaths occurred.

The Complaint however did not contain allegations which may contain ingredients of above sections. Taking over all view and studying reports of Fact Finding Committee, the Supreme Court quashed the complaint.

The details can be found at 2010 (9) Scale 23.

LESSON: Such a complaint should contain necessary ingredients of offence.


Haresh Raichura
26/6/2012