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How Govt. of India uses & recycles judges of High Courts & Supreme Court

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The judiciary as an institution is only as good as its judges... and judges, being human, can easily be offered temptations by government. Judges nearing retirement age hear PILs against government, knowing that after retiring, they may be given lucrative & prestigious jobs by government. So they openly favour government and politicians, and frown at public interest litigants and activist citizens. Judicial independence can exist under ideal conditions... but conditions in India are far from ideal. Like  ·  Comment  ·  Share

Use RTI Union’s Knowledge-Bank for Solving Your Cooperative Housing Society Problems

Dear friends, We live in cooperative housing societies (CHS), but we usually fail to ensure that they work well. A major reason is that we lack the working knowledge of CHS functioning. This need not be the case; a wealth of useful information is available for study, thanks to activists like Jagdish Gianchandani who keep updating us with the latest amendments in the laws, important court orders, etc. Using inputs provided by Jagdish and others over 2011-12, we have set up this “knowledge-bank”, from where you can download essential information for Cooperative Housing Society dispute resolution and also smooth running.   CHS KNOWLEDGE BANK:    http://tinyurl.com/CHS-Knowledge-Bank     This bank has articles with tips and tricks for those battling Cooperative Housing Society problems, as well as relevant laws, rules, GRs etc – all in one place.    However, don’t be content with only making a withdrawal (i.e. downloading). You can also ma...