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The Accountability Initiative is an independent effort to strengthen accountability by undertaking policy research, creating networks of stakeholders, exploring new areas and ways to collect and disseminate information on the quality of public services in India. Accountability Initiative’s blog, which has been previously covered on this blog , has shifted to a new site, accessible here . The organization also has a new website: http://www.accountabilityindia.in/ Since many issues covered by the organization are of central importance to lawyers, this blog should be of enormous interest to LAOT readers

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Accountability Initiative: New Links

Opportunities at PRS Legislative Research – 2 Positions POSITION: Analyst/ Senior Analyst Core responsibilities: The Analyst will be responsible for producing Legislative Briefs, Background notes on topical policy issues, and undertake related activities. The Analyst will also brief MPs on a regular basis on issues that come up before Parliament. Abilities required: (a) Strong analytical skills with high level of attention to detail (b) Excellent writing and research skills with a high level of comfort in working with numbers; (c) Ability to explain complex issues in an easy-to-understand manner both in writing and orally; (d) Ability to work with a team; (e) Ability to multi-task and deliver quality work in a timely way; (f) Familiarity with the important policy challenges and politics in India

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PRS Legislative Research Job Openings

The contours of privacy law in India are, as yet, uncertain. In the wake of attacks against the Unique Identification Data (UID) project , the government is moving ahead with plans to legislate in this area. Tarunabh had listed out some excellent pieces on UID and privacy in his post here , including pieces by Usha Ramathan and Rahul Mathan.

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The "Spirit" of Privacy

Lok Sabha discussed ‘honour killings’ yesterday, the Supreme Court convicted three ‘honour killers’ for murder, the Khaps demanded a ban on same-gotra marriage, further details of the legal changes being considered by the Group of Ministers to curb these killings emerged, and ‘Love Commandos’ have set up a helpline to protect victims of family honour. It has been a busy week! Some of the GoM proposals raise familiar liberal dilemmas : while the liberal horror at these killings is evident, should we support reverse onus clauses for murder? (See also, this earlier post )

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‘Honour’ Killings, Love Commandos and what Liberal-Secularists must do

Proponents of the 2008 California constitutional amendment that bars same-sex marriage played on fears that schools would be required to teach children that gay marriage was OK if the ballot inititiave was defeated, a federal judge concludes as part of his ruling Wednesday striking down the measure. U.S.

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Prop. 8 School Messages Figure in Ruling Against Measure

There is an excellent piece by Rajesh Kasturirangan at India Together on the truth about encounters. While I agree with him substantially that in practice the line between genuine and fake encounters is often blurred, there is need for laying down certain guidelines which would merit calling an encounter as genuine

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Truth about encounters

A few months ago after my 6 month lease was up, I went on a month to month lease with my apartment complex. The last few days of the month, I would just go in and tell them I needed another month. Around july 20 this month, a gentleman knocked on my door asking to view my apartment because he”s renting it

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texas: month to month lease question

My wife has been served by a debt collection attorney in Georgia. She does not have a job, but we do have a joint checking account. If a judgement is awarded against her, can they garnish money from our account, attach liens to cars that are in my name, or personal property?

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Garnishment question: Wife has been served by a debt collection attorney

Hi, i’m not sure where to go for information on this – my husband and I are renting a home – our lease ends in 6 months… I’m just curious if we can break our lease, or even have a potential case to get them to pay our moving costs…etc etc. basic issues — sprinklers promised to be done, never done and nearing the end of the season, as well as a handful of other issues within the house that continue to be undone

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Colorado: Looking to break our lease… Can we?

Karnataka is the sprawling state that houses different industries as well as commercial houses that features different applications and the course of MBA is housing various aspects that lead to the proper development by improvising the prospects of producing qualified as well as demanded managers. The State is famous even for its education sector.

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MBA colleges in Karnataka

The clock was ticking today in Boise as more than 200 lawyers gathered to argue over the setting for the colossal litigation against BP for the Gulf oil spill. But only a handful would get to speak, and not for very long.

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Litigation against BP for the Gulf oil spill: Shakespeare Makes an Appearance

The state of Tamil Nadu has seen a gradual growth in terms of health care system and with the administration exerting more pressure on the different components to perform at the grounder level, the course of MBBS are finding new horizons that will improvise these effects with the most ideal kind of requirements that goes

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MBBS Colleges in Tamil Nadu

i recently found out my EX-partner had been sending pictures of me some of an explicit nature to others via email without my consent, some suggestive emails and others asking of there opinions of me !……these pictures were extremly private and now there in the hands of others. what can i do?

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invasion of privacy – photos of an explicit nature

My husband has had surgery once on his left shoulder and twice on his right. When he first started his current job 3-4 years ago he re-injured his right shoulder filling in for a co-worker in an area that was not his normal job. This lead to the second surgery on his right shoulder

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Can they legally fire him? (My husband has had surgery)

From time to time, there’s something to be said for calling into question the status quo, for challenging something that we’ve just come to accept as the truth without taking a hard look at whether it has to be that way.We thought of that upon reading this post over at PrawfsBlawg by University of North Dakota law professor Eric E.

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The Swamp and the Swamp Creature: Is the Law Too Complex?

National Institute of Technology, Patna is the 18th National Institute of Technology created by the Ministry of H.R.D, Government of India and was previously known as Bihar College of Engineering Patna. The institute is amongst the oldest engineering colleges of India and offers a number of undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD programs to the candidates.

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National Institute of Technology (NIT), Patna

The Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology was established as a joint venture between Government of Punjab and Government of India and was previously known as Punjab Regional Engineering College. The institute was started in the year of 1987 and on 17th October, 2002 the institute was granted the status of deemed university

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National Institute of Technology (NIT), Jalandhar

The National Institute of Advertising was founded by the professionals and is a corporate body. The institute is founded with a mission to impart both practical and industrial training in the field of advertising to the students. The institute has always tried to increase its education quality and also motivate students to improve their personality.

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National Institute of Advertising, New Delhi (Delhi)

Does anyone know of the status of this case filed by the All India Christian Federation challenging the unconstitutionality of the Constitution Order 1950 which excludes Christian and Muslim dalits from the benefits of affirmative action measures available to scheduled castes? I was wondering whether an old colonial law, the Caste Disabilities Removal Act 1850 , may be relevant to this litigation. This is what the operative section of this Act says: So much of any law or usage now in force within India as inflicts on any person forfeiture of rights or property, or may be held in any way to impair or affect any right of inheritance, by reason of his or her renouncing, or having been excluded from the communion of, any religion, or being deprived of caste , shall cease to be enforced as law in any Court.

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Dalit Christians and Caste Disabilities Removal Act

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today said his department would push for policies promoting equity in the schools for poor and minority students, in particular announcing plans for an Equity and Excellence Commission to promote fiscal equity among schools. “In so many ways, our reform agenda is all about equity,” Duncan said in an address to a conference marking the 100th anniversary of the National Urban League, according to an Education Department release .

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Duncan Outlines ‘Equity’ Agenda