Some goals to achieve by April, 2021

1. File PIL to restrict the applicability of 125 CrPC
   • Status: Preparing Initial Draft
2. File PIL to link Hindu Marriage Act (and other matrimonial laws that have dowry or similar concept) with Dowry Prohibition Act. Get Sec 7 of DP Act Struck down in PIL-2
   • Status: Filed, yet to be numbered by AP High Court. Petition summary along with prayers available here.
     
3. File PIL to amend India’s Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (similar to that of Bangladesh’s Dowry Prohibition Act, 2018 here)
   • Status: Filed, yet to be numbered by AP High Court. Petition summary along with prayers available here.
     
4. File PIL to apply the ratio decidendi of the two High Court judgments available here and here, such that in all matrimonial litigations, both parties shall be required to submit a detailed affidavit with respect to their assets, incomes and expenditures, so that decision on maintenance can be arrived at without delays.
   • Status: Preparing Initial Draft
5. File PIL to amend all provisions of IPC as well as all laws of India, that say pay litigation fees to opposite party, since such hapless party is supposed to engage Legal Aid counsel (via National/State/District Legal Authority Services) and not leech on other spouse
   • Status: Ideation/ Ground Work
6. File PIL seeking Phase-out of DD system in all Govt services like Railways, Banks, Universities
   • Status: Ideation/ Ground Work
7. File PIL seeking usage of ruled-lines booklets in all Examinations in India where descriptive-type answers are expected to be written
   • Status: Ideation/ Ground Work
8. File PIL seeking Disclosure of all items in Bank Lockers (since secrecy in any transactions with government bread corruption and fraud)
   • Status: Ideation/ Ground Work
9. File PIL to struck down 498 IPC (since it is on similar lines to 497 IPC, that got struck down on a weird logic of gender-equality)
   • Status: Ideation/ Ground Work
10. File PIL for Implementation of Compulsory Marriage Registration in India https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1037437/ (Nevertheless, the Supreme Court in the case of Seema (Smt.) v. Ashwani Kumar, [(2006) 2 SCC 578] directed the States and Central Government to notify Rules making registration of marriages compulsory. However, the same has not been implemented in full.)
    • Status: Filed, yet to be numbered by AP High Court. Petition summary along with prayers available here.
      
11. File a PIL to Fasten court proceedings, not to entertain adjournments on vague reasons
    • Status: Ideation/ Ground Work
12. File PIL to establish online RTI facility for the State of A.P. under Right to Information Act similar to rtionline.gov.in (https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/sc-issues-notice-on-plea-to-set-up-online-rti-portals-in-states-147474)
    • Status: Ideation/ Ground Work
13. File PIL to raise fines up to minimum 10 times in IPC and impose a minimum of Rs.10,000/- for costs imposed by magistrates and judges. Or follow Finland method. Details here, here and here. News here and here.
    • Status: Ideation/ Ground Work
14. File PIL for mandatory self-protection and self-defense trainings for students of all levels of schools
    • Status: Ideation/ Ground Work
15. File PIL to eradicate food wastage at all Hotels, Religious places, Function Halls and make laws to make it a crime to Waste food.
    • Status: Ideation/ Ground Work
16. File PIL for mandatory proactive actions for road safety. CCTV Cameras in ALL junctions and one-ways.
    • Status: Ideation/ Ground Work
17. File PIL for mandatory proactive actions for Station safety. akin to Malaysia and Singapore Underground Metro stations.
    • Status: Ideation/ Ground Work
    • News: https://zeenews.india.com/india/woman-found-dead-on-delhi-metro-track-blue-line-services-disrupted-2231458.html
    • News: https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/delhi-metro-blue-line-services-disrupted-jhandewalan-woman-suicide-1594339-2019-09-02
    • Idea: http://www.kuala-lumpur.ws/transportation/kl-mrt-sbk-line/mrt-pasar-seni.htm
    • Idea: https://www.metro-report.com/news/single-view/view/complete-klang-valley-sbk-line-opens.html
    • Idea: https://www.123rf.com/photo_117051821_kuala-lumpur-malaysia–october-25-2018–malaysia-mass-rapid-transit-mrt-train-at-bandar-utama-statio.html
    • Idea: https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2017/07/257459/mrt-underground-stations-not-easy-task-we-did-it
    • Idea: https://www.goodmorningparis.fr/metro-bus/metro-station-of-the-month-liege-line-13/
    • Idea: https://depositphotos.com/161425442/stock-photo-latest-mrt-mass-rapid-transit.html
    • Idea: https://www.bigkl.com/mrt/taman-suntex-mrt-station/attachment/mrt-taman-suntex-station-2017-01/
    • Idea: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartley_MRT_station
    • Idea: https://www.123rf.com/photo_82849847_kuala-lumpur-malaysia-july-25-2017-latest-mrt-mass-rapid-transit-kajang-platform-mrt-is-the-latest-p.html
    • Idea: https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/translink-skytrain-station-platform-screen-doors-feasibility
    • Idea: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KLCC_LRT_station
18. File PIL for setting up of Men’s Commission. Status: Ideation/ Ground Work
    1. File PIL for mandatory proactive steps for Men’s health.
       • Status: Ideation/ Ground Work
    2. File PIL for mandatory proactive steps for reducing/eradicating Prevention of suicides of Men.
       • Status: Ideation/ Ground Work
    3. File PIL for mandatory proactive steps for Referendums on policies and work of government. People who voted politicians into power should have power to remove them power too and such changes should be done to Constitution, as necessary. NOTA should be made more effective.
       • Status: Ideation/ Ground Work
         
    4. File PIL for mandatory proactive actions for reforms in politics, right from Manifesto stage. E.g. Manifesto should mention which scheme/benefit will be enacted, in which year of their potential 5 years term. This should demonstrate their power of planning and gives clarity to people in assessing the candidates potential.
       • Status: Ideation/ Ground Work
19. File PIL to bring uniformity in Court procedures across Same level of court, Same set of Rules and procedures. All Forms/templates to be freely available online for download, on the respective State High Court website, in both English and the local language.
    • Status: Ideation/ Ground Work

Procedure to be followed for all above activities

Activities involved in ‘Ideation/ Ground Work‘ Stage:

1. Gather necessary data from reliable government sources such as NCRB, Police/CCTNS/Court records via RTI or other legal means
2. Gather motivated people and their potential contributions to our causes.
3. Gather past work done by others till date, on the issue at hand

 Activities involved in ‘Preparing Initial Draft‘ Stage:

1. Gather necessary document sample/forms/templates
2. Identify large tasks that can be delegated to smaller teams (of 2 or more members, obviously; Max 3 members)

 Activities involved in ‘Enhancement and Enrichment‘ Stage:

1. Get criticism from eminent legal intellectuals, to improve our attack vector