GROUP 4
ICC PRESENTATION
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SOCIAL LEGAL AWARENESS
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION ( PIL)
ROLE OF BUREAUCRACY IN MODERN SOCIETY
SOCIAL LEGAL AWARENESS
Legal awareness, sometimes called public legal education or legal literacy, is the empowerment of individuals regarding issues involving the law
LEGAL AWARENESSS
Legal awareness, also known as legal
consciousness, is the empowerment of individuals regarding issues involving the law.
Legal awareness helps to promote consciousness of
legal culture, participation in the formation of laws and the rule of law.
Majority of our citizens are unaware of the country's legal structures, as well as their human rights.
Article 39-A, intend to provide free legal assistance to deserving parts of society.
SOCIAL- CULTURAL CONDITION
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India with its entirely of 137 crore
people , is brimming with a variety of
sociocultural disparities.
The ultimate question for the existence of a democratic judicial system is hence undeniably whether justice is reaching every nook and corner of such a society
70% people living in rural areas are illeterate
LACK OF AWARENESS
Tackling literacy inequality has become their ultimate path to legal awareness.
NEED OF LEGAL AWARENESS
Legal aid for the oppressed is essential for the rule of law and is necessary for the life of a stable society.
Enlightening of legal education consists of a variety of events aimed at raising public consciousness about the law and the justice system.
Consumer protection act ,1986
Enacted to provide for the better protection of the interest of consumer.
Act applies to whole of India except Jammu and
Kashmir.
Chapter I, II and IV came into force on 15.4.1987.
Chapter III came into force on 1.7.1987
The act was amended in 2002 and the amendments came into force w.e.f. 15th March 2003.
CONSUMER RIGHTS
EIGHT RIGHT
RIGHT TO BASIC NEEDS (FOOD, CLOTHING, SHELTER, HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION, WATER AND SANITATION )
RIGHT TO SAFETY
RIGHT TO INFORMATION
RIGHT TO CHOICE E
RIGHT TO HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT
RIGHT TO BE HEARD RIGHT TO REDRESS
RIGHT TO EDUCATION
Who is consumer ?
RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005
Passed by parliament of India on 15'" June 2005 and came fully into force on 12% Oct. 2005.
The Act applies to all States and Union Territories of India except the State
of JAMMU AND KASHMIR
Information disclosure in India was restricted by the Official Secrets Act 1923 and various other special laws, which the new RTI Act relaxes.
Under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & PENSIONS .
NEED OF RTI ACT
Democratic process and good governance.
Poverty eradication and human development.
Realization of human rights.
IT ACT , 2000
CYBER LAW COPYRIGHT ACT
BUREAUCRACY
# A bureaucracy is "a body of non- elective government officials" and/or "an administrative policy-making group".
# Historically, bureaucracy was government administration managed by departments staffed with non-elected officials.
# Today, bureaucracy is the administrative system governing any large institution.
ADMINISTRATION
A clear line is drawn between the policy-making role of politicians and policy implementing role of bureaucrats: political executive called ‘the government’ and the bureaucrats to referred as ‘the administration’.
POLITICAL STABILITY
One of the functions to provide a focus of stability and continuity within political systems, mostly seen in developing countries.
This stability depends very largely on the status of bureaucrats as permanent and professional public servants, while ministers and governments come and go.
ARTICULATING INTERESTS
Groups such as doctors,
teachers, farmers and business corporations becomes
groups’, serviced by
‘client their
respective agencies. (known as Clientelism)
FUNCTIONS OF BUREAUCRACY
POLICY ADVICE
Policy is supposedly made by politicians, bureaucrats simply offer advice.
No clear distinction between policy making and policy advice. Decisions are made on the basis of available information.
# Primary concern is policy implementation
ROLE OF BUREAUCRACY
the execution and enforcement of t he laws made by
t he legislature.
# While other functions of the Government (i.e.,
representation, policy-making and interest
articulation) are carried out by a variety of other
institutions.
t hey work for their political
masters.
BUREAUCRATIC POWERS:
OUT OF CONTROL?
01 Stratergic positions
Civil servants have access to information and are able to control its flow to their ministerial bosses.
The second source of bureaucratic power is
the operational relationship and distribution of advantage between ministers and civil servants.
In many systems, senior bureaucrats are regarded as a meritocratic elite, and are invested with responsibility for the national interest.
How can Bureaucrats be controlled?
The construction of counter bureaucracies
The creation of mechanisms of political accountability
The politicization of the civil service
RAPID FIRE
Q1. WHAT IS BUREAUCRACY?
Q2. WHAT ARE THE FUNCTIONS OF BUREAUCRACY?
Q3. WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES IF BUREAUCRATIC POWER GETS OUT OF CONTROL?
Q4. WHAT DOES POLITICIZATION OF BUREAUCRACY MEAN?
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION
It is originated from→→ United states of America
Year in which it was first introduced 1980 Architect of PIL → B.N. Bhagabati and Krishna Iyer.
Some of the matters which are
entertained under PIL are :
Benifits Of PIL:
Encourage government accountability Supplement the criminal justice system Allow court to clarify and interpret the law Help to create and enforce rights Inexpensive remedy-affordable
Easy to file
It deals with human rights ,health issues , environment issues
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION
Public interest Litigation (PIL) means litigation filed in a court of law, for the protection of “Public Interest”, such as Pollution, Terrorism, Road safety, Constructional hazards etc. Any matter where the interest of public at large is affected can be redressed by filing a Public Interest
Litigation in a court of law
Conditions for filing a PIL
Should not have any hidden agenda
IT should not be politically motivated
Case of such subject should not be pending in any other court
No alternative mechanism
RAPID FIRE
Q1. WHAT IS PIL?
Q2. WHAT IS THE OBJECTIVE OF PIL?
Q3. WHO CAN FILE A PIL?
Q4. WHAT ARE BENIFITS OF FILING A PIL?
CONCLUSION
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