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The Correct Route after Rejection of Plaint
The Litigation Notebook A Continuing Series in the Vidarbha Gazette Statutory Remedy versus Constitutional Superintendence: The Correct Route after Rejection of Plaint Recently, a plaint filed by me was rejected by the Civil court under 7/11 on the ground that the suit is barred by law. In other words, the Civil court accepted my opponent’s
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Caste Mobilisation in Chandrapur District Bar Association Elections
Why Caste Mobilisation Matters in Chandrapur District Bar Association Elections Modern Elections, Old Inequalities: Caste as Strategy in the Chandrapur District Bar Association (CDBA) Elections Elections are a divisive time for the voters in general. We consider elections as a mechanism through which the electorate exercises its voting rights to elect their representatives. This is
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Apropos: Mr. Khobrargade’s Dubious Quest for Justice
Apropos: Mr. Khobragade’s Dubious Quest for Justice This article deals with some of the key questions regarding Bar-Bench relations in Chandrapur district court arising from the recent FIR registered against some lawyers because of a private criminal complaint. The facts of the matter are as follows. There was a succession case filed at Ballarpar
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The Role of Tribal Development Department in the Context of Adivasi Land Rights
Revisiting the Role of Tribal Development Department in the Context of Adivasi Land Rights It is time to revise the mandate of the Tribal Development Department beyond implementation of a few schemes and disbursal of the Tribal Sub-Plan to other departments. In fact, the department should be empowered to ensure the Constitutional and Legal
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The Potential of Coal-Mine Tourism in Chandrapur
The Potential of Coal-Mine Tourism in Chandrapur What can we learn from successful international models? Picture 1 above is of the closed coal mine at Dhorwasa, Chandrapur. Picture 2 below is of the Butchart Gardens created on a 55 acre closed quarry in British Columbia, Canada. Can Picture 1 transform to Picture 2?
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Underneath Every Mosque
Underneath every mosque – first, a few broken bricks pieces of forgotten scaffolding and beneath that wayward roots squiggling through dense rot blind earthworms turning over layers a hundred years of dirt and shards of skulls further below perhaps a seam of coal a streak of gold a fraction of blue grey pottery the
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What is expected of WCL (and other Mining Companies) While Closing Mines?
What is expected of WCL (and other Mining Companies) While Closing Mines? Vidarbha has the highest number of coal mines in Maharashtra and there are several that are being proposed for future. As such we see that there is much discussion, reporting and even controversy that surrounds proposed mines. Public hearings are organized to allow
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Daughters of Chandrapur Reclaim the Night
Daughters of Chandrapur Reclaim the Night Women’s safety has become a central issue in India where incidents of rape, murder, molestation, kidnapping and assault are increasing every day. In Maharashtra, one rape is registered every twelve minutes. The matter of safety is not just a matter of ‘incidents’ but a lived reality – there is
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Art 21 not applicable to Kolam Adivasis of Pataguda?
Art.21 not applicable to Kolam Adivasis of Pataguda? Yesterday (17 August 2024) after visiting Pataguda (Taluka Jivti, District Chandrapur) I felt that Art.21 of the Indian Constitution which ensures the Fundamental Right to Life with Dignity is not applicable in this tiny hamlet of Kolam Adivasis. Why else would the people live such a life
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The Fall of Sheikh Hasina and the Rise of ….?
The Fall of Sheikh Hasina and the Rise of ….? Sheikh Hasina has fallen, the question is who will rise in her place? When the quota movement began, I spoke to my Bangladeshi friends and wrote in support of the Bangladeshi students’ struggle against unjust quota system. The crackdown by the Sheikh Hasina government
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