Pippa and Pelle

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Noida Double Murder Case, Law Enforcement in India, 2006 Delhi Sealing Drive, Hyderabad City Police, 2007 Gujarat Fake Encounter Controversy, Encounter Killings by Police, Capital Punishment in India, Paramilitary Forces of India, Preventive Detention, Public Interest Litigation, Sashastra Seema Bal, Murga Punishment, Special Armed Police, 2009 Chittoor Shootout, First Information Report, Security Categories in India, Officers Training Academy, Operation Duryodhana, Look Out Circular, Parading on Donkey, Station Diary, Chargesheet, Operation Ashwamedh, Dossier Criminal, Known Depredator. Excerpt: The 2006 Delhi Sealing Drive is a campaign by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to close (and thus 'seal ' the locks of) a number of illegal commercial establishments in Delhi , India which are running in residential areas without authorization. The drive has witnessed considerable opposition from trading bodies in the city which led to the death of four people in September 2006.Currently the Supreme Court of India has suspended the drive. The new plan envisions a mixed land use policy by which commercial and residential use can be simultaneous. However, the sealing drive in Delhi is very much in progress. Shops and establishments which were registered by Municipal Corporation of Delhi under 24 specified categories were made to pay various charges though most of them have commercial electricity meters and some have approved commercial water meters. Almost all the shops had VAT registration and the owners were paying income tax through income from these shops. So all the shops which are running from residential areas and were not found on notified roads are being forcibely shut down.Criticism of the government The government has been reprimanded time and again by the courts for f...