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'Ridiculous' That Money for Workers is Spent on Babus: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today termed the collection of Rs 27,000 crores by state governments for the welfare of construction workers, as "ridiculous", because the bulk of the funds lie unused, while the remaining are spent on administration and advertisement, rather than the most vulnerable section in India's unorganised labour sector.
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'Social Justice Bench' of Supreme Court Starts Hearing PILs
Newly constituted special 'Social Justice Bench' of the Supreme Court on Friday had its first hearings and took up matters of Narmada dam project, shelters for homeless persons, welfare of construction workers and exploitation of children in circuses, among others.
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'Missing Children Case Hurt Me': The Story Behind Chief Justice of India's Unprecedented Move
The Chief Justice of India today shared with NDTV his reason for setting up an unprecedented special bench to hear cases related to social issues. "A case on missing children hurt me the most. I felt the need for a bench to hear such cases," said Justice HL Dattu.
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An Unprecedented Move by Chief Justice of India
In an unprecedented move, the Chief Justice of India has set up a special bench of two judges to hear cases related to social issues.
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'Ridiculous' That Money for Workers is Spent on Babus: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today termed the collection of Rs 27,000 crores by state governments for the welfare of construction workers, as "ridiculous", because the bulk of the funds lie unused, while the remaining are spent on administration and advertisement, rather than the most vulnerable section in India's unorganised labour sector.
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'Social Justice Bench' of Supreme Court Starts Hearing PILs
Newly constituted special 'Social Justice Bench' of the Supreme Court on Friday had its first hearings and took up matters of Narmada dam project, shelters for homeless persons, welfare of construction workers and exploitation of children in circuses, among others.
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'Missing Children Case Hurt Me': The Story Behind Chief Justice of India's Unprecedented Move
The Chief Justice of India today shared with NDTV his reason for setting up an unprecedented special bench to hear cases related to social issues. "A case on missing children hurt me the most. I felt the need for a bench to hear such cases," said Justice HL Dattu.
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An Unprecedented Move by Chief Justice of India
In an unprecedented move, the Chief Justice of India has set up a special bench of two judges to hear cases related to social issues.
