Indian laws: Designed to protect and promote bribery all the time
8 years, 9 months ago

Indian laws: Designed to protect and promote bribery all the time

Firstpost  

India’s legislators have not applied their minds to the basic flaw in the legal framework and process at work. Could it be that a part of the bribe that the authorities take for giving a driving licence or a ration card eventually finds its way into the pockets of the lawmakers themselves? The giver of the bribe dare not complain because he know that he could get arrested for even saying that he has given a bribe. If he had objected to the bribe, and if he were a government servant, he could have filed charges against the bribe giver for trying to bribe a public officer. The only time when things can take an ugly turn is when the bribe taker is being charged with something else – like owning assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.

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Bribery a way of life: 66% businesses in India paid bribes to govt officials in last 12 months, claims survey
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Bribery a way of life: 66% businesses in India paid bribes to govt officials in last 12 months, claims survey

Live Mint  

It seems bribery remains a way of life in India when wanting to get work done at government departments. According to a report by online platform LocalCricles, around 66 per cent of businesses surveyed across 159 districts have admitted to paying bribes to government officials in the last 12 months. The report also said that 54 per cent business firms …

The Oracle case shows India’s anti-corruption laws are paper tigers
2 years, 5 months ago

The Oracle case shows India’s anti-corruption laws are paper tigers

Live Mint  

Corruption dominates the current public discourse in our country. FII holdings of bearish bets on indices spike Soon, pay highway toll based on size of vehicle, road stress Manufacturers’ confidence may fizzle out on weak global macros Firms, retail borrowers wary amid soaring rates The FCPA also has accounting provisions which require that companies covered under its ambit maintain accurate …

India has highest incidence of bribery in Asia Pacific: Transparency International Survey – Firstpost
8 years ago

India has highest incidence of bribery in Asia Pacific: Transparency International Survey – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Transparency International survey says 69% in India said they had to pay bribe to get public services. Japan had the lowest incidence of bribery in the region: 0.2% Berlin/New Delhi: India has got the dubious distinction of having the highest bribery rate in the Asia Pacific, with a survey showing that more than two-thirds of Indians had to pay ‘tea …

Bribery in India: How to minimise bribe-giving and taking
8 years, 9 months ago

Bribery in India: How to minimise bribe-giving and taking

Firstpost  

They actually encourage and nurture bribery. It would also prevent defence deals from being scuttled just because someone does not want to push the bribe-taker The present bribery laws are a farce. It would also prevent defence deals from being scuttled just because someone does not want to push the bribe-taker This is the second and final part of a …

Accepting or giving bribe by foreign public officials punishable with jail term up to 7 years: 258th Report, Law Commission of India
9 years, 6 months ago

Accepting or giving bribe by foreign public officials punishable with jail term up to 7 years: 258th Report, Law Commission of India

Live Law  

Law Commission of India has released its 258th Report titled “Prevention of Bribery of Foreign Public Officials and Officials of Public International Organizations – A Study and Proposed Amendments”.The report makes accepting or giving bribe by foreign public officials a criminal offence entailing a jail term of up to seven years and makes active as well as passive bribery punishable. …

Entire company to face criminal charges if its employees offer bribe | IndiaTV News
10 years, 1 month ago

Entire company to face criminal charges if its employees offer bribe | IndiaTV News

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Law Commission of India headed by former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court A. P. Shah has questioned the upcoming Anti-corruption bill as it could potentially make the entire board of directors of a company vulnerable to criminal charges if their employees are found bribing a public servant to obtain or retain business. A report published in …

Shocking: Indian truckers pay Rs 22,000 cr bribes a year on roads
11 years, 3 months ago

Shocking: Indian truckers pay Rs 22,000 cr bribes a year on roads

India TV News  

New Delhi: Corruption on Indian roads by enforcement agencies is an open secret.You may have often seen policemen openly taking bribes from truck drivers and conductors on the roads. A study conducted across a dozen major transport hubs covering over 1,200 truck drivers has revealed that in 60% cases, cops and officials extort money from truckers by stopping them without …

India and Corruption: 5 things Transparency Intl's report tells us
11 years, 8 months ago

India and Corruption: 5 things Transparency Intl's report tells us

Firstpost  

A new report reveals a lot about how Indians view corruption and how they deal with it. Armed with the responses of 1,025 respondents the Transparency International’s Global Corruption Barometer offers interesting insights into how Indians view corruption and how despite their idealism, believe a bribe may be the only way to get things done. Indians don’t trust the media, …

Nothing can justify bribe-taking, say former top cops
11 years, 11 months ago

Nothing can justify bribe-taking, say former top cops

India TV News  

Mumbai, Apr 12: Former chiefs of Maharashtra and Mumbai Police expressed disgust over video pictures of 36 policemen caught taking bribes and said corruption in the force had to go. "However, action against these defaulting officials will set a precedent and help reduce corruption," he added.Another former Maharashtra director general of police, K. Subramanyam, said "something must be wrong" that …

Make the laws realistic to go after corruption
12 years, 4 months ago

Make the laws realistic to go after corruption

The Hindu  

The recent expose of massive corruption in government has made people wonder whether crookedness is a typical Indian trait. Lack of clarity and transparency makes our laws fertile breeding grounds for corruption because the bureaucracy has arrogated to itself the powers to interpret laws at their discretion. It appears that the purpose of regulation is not to enforce responsible behaviour …

Bribe-givers can’t get away: Manmohan
12 years, 5 months ago

Bribe-givers can’t get away: Manmohan

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said the government was mulling over incorporating provisions in the Prevention of Corruption Act to penalise bribe-givers as well, besides giving the law more teeth to tackle corporates indulging in corrupt practices. “We are considering amendments to the Act not only in view of the judicial rulings on its provisions but also with the …

Bribes gradually becoming legal for the Indian taxman
12 years, 9 months ago

Bribes gradually becoming legal for the Indian taxman

Firstpost  

Slowly, silently, the ethical norm that bribery should be illegal is giving way to the pragmatic idea that if you can’t avoid it, try and look the other way or even seek to gain from it. Last year, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ruled that four Jharkhand Mukti Morcha MPs, who took cash bribes from the Congress to save PV …

Why Paying Bribes Should Be Legal
13 years, 11 months ago

Why Paying Bribes Should Be Legal

NPR  

Why Paying Bribes Should Be Legal toggle caption David Kestenbaum/NPR Say you have a tax refund coming to you. Sponsor Message Under current Indian law, Basu writes, once a bribe is given, the bribe giver and the bribe taker become partners in crime. But if the law were changed as Basu suggests, once a bribe is given and the bribe …

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