Also turns down plea for human rights commission in J&K
Srinagar: The J&K High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) related to the Shopian fake encounter, on the grounds that a plea by the victims’ families was already pending before the court for ‘consideration’.
The court pointed out that the claim made in the PIL was with reference to a specific incident for which the petitioner had not been authorised by the aggrieved party to raise a dispute.
“Further, once the parents of the deceased approach this court by filing a writ petition, they can always raise whatever grievance they have. In such a situation, a public interest petition filed by a third party cannot and should not be entertained as it has no locus or cause of action to raise that dispute,” the court said while disposing of the plea.
Book REVIEW | A maverick cop’s gripping autobiography
Published Dec 20, 2020, 7:37 am IST
Updated Dec 20, 2020, 7:37 am IST
The heart of the book is gripping not on account of any juicy, lazy gossip about key people
Cover page of Khaki in Dust Storm
Retired senior officials in India have been, on the whole, shy to write about what they saw and did in their work lives. There is always the difficulty about how much to reveal. Social, political, national sensitivities live long and do not necessarily fade away when an officer retires. Then there is the Official Secrets Act. Writing must be careful in the extreme if it’s not going to be all puff. So, most don’t bother. It is too much trouble even if they could summon the energy once they’ve been there, done that.
Padcare Labs And Stand We Speak win Villgro-FPAI Innovation Challenge
NEW DELHI, Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Villgro and Family Planning Association of India (FPAI) today announced Padcare Labs and Stand we Speak as the winners of the Innovation Challenge, an initiative to find start-ups and innovators using technological solutions to solve sexual and reproductive health challenges. Padcare Labs (https://padcarelabs.com/), a startup that has developed a solution for sanitary napkin disposal was announced as the winner in the startup category. Further, SexEd-tech initiative Stand We Speak (https:tandwespeak.com/) was chosen as the winner in the Individual / Team category. The winners will receive a cash award of upto INR 3.5 lakhs.