1. The state can't be a silent spectator, provide compensation to migrants whose huts were burned down: Karnataka HC to the state government
The Karnataka High Court today directed the state government to pay some amount as compensation to those migrants in Bangalore whose huts were burned down by miscreants earlier this year.
The direction came in a suo-motu plea dealing with the burning of temporary shanties that had housed migrant workers in the city.
"Now the State must come forward and make a statement about the compensation which will be paid to the affected families and especially 170 families who have come back and repaired demolished huts and started staying there."Karnataka High Court
Further, the Bench was informed that criminal law had also been set in motion against the persons suspected to behind the burning down of huts.
The Court also clarified that the state can always offer to pay a reasonable amount as compensation to these families without affecting its right to initiate proceedings for eviction in accordance with the law.
Source: Bar & Bench
2. Application for an Educational Loan cannot be rejected solely because the applicant’s parents have unsatisfactory credit scores: Kerala HC
The court relied on the model loan scheme referred to by the Bank and an earlier judgment of the Kerala High Court that had ruled:
“ the rejection of the request for a loan on the ground that the father of the petitioner does not have the requisite credit score is arbitrary and violative of the spirit of the circular issued by the Reserve Bank of India (the basis for the model loan scheme) which is binding on the Bank.”
The Court, therefore directed that the loan application be assessed per the Court’s ruling, within two weeks. Further, the credit scores of the loan applicant's parents were not to “be pressed into service to deny the loan”, if the loan-applicant was otherwise eligible, the judge said.
Source: Live Law
3. Senior lawyers, former judges urge MHA-constituted Criminal Law Reforms Committee to disclose terms of reference; ensure diversity
The Criminal Reforms Committee recently constituted by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has been urged by lawyers and former judges to ensure diversity and transparency in its functioning by disclosing details regarding the terms of its reference and how it proposes to function.
A letter signed by lawyers, academics, and former judges and bureaucrats working with the criminal justice system has raised concerns that the present Committee "lacks diversity both in terms of the social identity of the members, as well as their professional background and experience."
The letter addressed to the Committee members points out that "unlike previous law reform efforts of similar magnitude, this Committee does not consist of full-time members."
This, the letter notes, is despite the existence of the 22nd Law Commission of India, which has the mandate to recommend law reform, although it remains understaffed.
The Criminal Reforms Committee has now been called on to "demonstrate its bonafides and its commitment to a rigorous law reform exercise by ensuring full transparency regarding its constitution and its functioning."
Source: Bar & Bench
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