CURRENT EVENTS JAN 2012 TO JAN 2013
The Supreme Court of India on 20 December 2011 ruled that courts can interfere i n the case of contractual job if the decision taken by the management is arbitra ry. The Union Cabinet of India on 18 December 2011 approved a draft National Food Se curity Bill that seeks to give legal entitlement of cheaper food-grains to 62.5 per cent of the country's population. A bench of the Supreme Court including Justices BS Chauhan and TS Thakur ruled t hat even animals entitled to accident compensation. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs agreed to fill 10% of the Group B posts in Cent ral Paramilitary Forces from among Ex-Servicemen. The Lok Sabha on 13 December 2011 unanimously passed a Bill to further amend the Cable Television Networks Regulation Act, 1995. The Supreme Court of India directed Tamil Nadu to ensure that the water level in the Mullaperiyar dam does not exceed 136 feet but declined to entertain Kerala