On the eve of the unveiling of the Statue of Unity at Kevadiya Colony, as many as 16 tribal activists and leaders were detained by police from various villages across Narmada district on Tuesday for “planning to hold protests” during the inauguration of the world’s tallest statue dedicated to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on Wednesday. Read more
Courtesy: The Indian Express
Two farmers from Palghar have moved the Bombay High Court contesting the Maharashtra government’s power to acquire land for the construction of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor and challenged the constitutionality of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Maharashtra Amendment) Act, 2018. Read more
Courtesy: Indian Express
The Adivasi women of Jharkhand negotiate with power structures within the family system and society, and are further entrapped in gender hegemonies that are part of larger shifts in the political economy. Their lived experiences in the urban and rural landscape of Ranchi, a Schedule V district under the Constitution, and an analysis of the enforcement of legal machinery in removing or tightening the existing disparities provide crucial insights into the sociolegal realities of the lives of Adivasi women, thereby mapping their everyday experiences of violence and the means available to address their issues. Read more
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Over 50 activists from across the country, who had embarked on a 70-day ‘Respect the Constitution Yatra’ from Dandi on October 2, on Thursday said that the constitutional rights of the people are being trampled upon ever since the BJP government assumed power at the centre. Read more
Courtesy: The New Indian Express
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat high court on Thursday decided that it would start final hearing from October 12 on petitions challenging the state government’s notification for land acquisition for the ambitious Bullet train project.
A bench of Chief Justice R S Reddy and Justice V M Pancholi also issued notice to the Centre, the state government and other concerned authorities in response to 30 new petitions filed by farmers from Navsari, Surat and Bharuch districts. They have objected to the land acquisition process and insisted that the land acquisition process should have been initiated according to the provisions of the 2013 central act, and not under the amended law by Gujarat government. Read more
Courtesy: The Times of India
