* P Blumberg, ‘ Reflections on Proposals for Corporate Reform Through Change in the Composition of the Board of Directors: “ Special Interest ” or “ Public ” Directors ’ ( 1973 ) 53 Boston University Law Review 547

Although not strictly " class action litigation " as it is understood in American law, Public Interest Litigation arose out of the wide powers of judicial review granted to the Supreme Court of India and the various High Courts under Articles 32 and 226 of the Constitution of India respectively.

The sort of remedies sought from courts in Public Interest Litigation go beyond mere award of damages to all affected groups and have sometimes ( controversially ) gone on to include Court monitoring of the implementation of legislation and even the framing of guidelines in the absence of Parliamentary legislation.

Public Interest Litigation has now broadened in scope to cover larger and larger groups of citizens who may be affected by Government inaction.

* Public Interest Litigation, a similar system adopted in India

Most important of these is Software in the Public Interest, the owner of the Debian trademark and umbrella organization for various other community free software projects.

In September 2003, the Public Interest Watch ( PIW ) complained to the Internal Revenue Service, claiming that Greenpeace USA tax returns were inaccurate and in violation of the law.

IETF activities are funded by meeting fees, meeting sponsors and by the Internet Society via its organizational membership and the proceeds of the Public Interest Registry.

Our Monica, Ourselves: The Clinton Affair and the Public Interest ( Sexual Cultures ).

* In the Public Interest is a Resource Center on privatization and responsible contracting.

*" Neo-Lysenkoism, IQ and the press " by Bernard Davis, The Public Interest

In the United Kingdom, the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 provides a framework of legal protection for individuals who disclose information so as to expose malpractice and matters of similar concern.

It is based on the UK's Public Interest Disclosure Act.

In 2003, the Law Commission of India recommended the adoption of the Public Interest Disclosure ( Protection of Informers ) Act, 2002.

In August 2010, the Public Interest Disclosure and Protection of Persons Making the Disclosures Bill, 2010 was introduced into the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India.

The Public Interest Disclosure and Protection of Persons Making the Disclosures Bill, 2010 was renamed as The Whistleblowers ' Protection Bill, 2011 by the Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice.

* The Center for Science in the Public Interest is established.

" Interest groups seeking favor with Washington lawmakers, such as car dealers, have often sought to portray their interests as allied with Main Street rather than Wall Street, although analyst Peter Overby on National Public Radio suggested that car dealers have written over $ 250 billion in consumer loans and have real ties with Wall Street.

In response to the Occupy Wall Street protests and the worldwide occupy movement calling for U. S. campaign finance reform eliminating corporate influence in politics, among other reforms, Representative Ted Deutch introduced the " Outlawing Corporate Cash Undermining the Public Interest in our Elections and Democracy " ( OCCUPIED ) constitutional amendment on November 18, 2011.

" The National Information Infrastructure: A Public Interest Opportunity.

* Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest ( Early Career / Senior )

* the Public Interest Directorate advances psychology as a means of addressing the fundamental problems of human welfare and promoting the equitable and just treatment of all segments of society ;

" Jeremy Bentham and the Public Interest ", in J. Lively & A. Reeve ( eds.

The BCCI scandal was one of a number of disasters that influenced thinking leading to the Public Interest Disclosure Act ( PIDA ) of 1998.

In Minnesota, Human Rights Campaign pressed for an advisory ruling regarding anonymous PAC spending from the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Commission.

* Washington State Public Disclosure Commission, Washington State government agency.

In September 2010, Paul Bowler was a witness in an employment tribunal case brought by a member of staff of the University under the ‘ whistleblowing ’ legislation-the Public Interest Disclosure Act.

He has successfully legislated the State Scholarship Law, the Disclosure of Interest Act, the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers, the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees, and the Act Defining and Penalizing the Crime of Plunder.

The Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 ( c. 23 ) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that protects whistleblowers from detrimental treatment by their employer.

The Public Interest Disclosure Bill was introduced to the House of Commons by Shepherd in 1997, and given its second reading on 12 December before being sent to a committee.

After being passed by the Commons it moved to the House of Lords on 27 April 1998, and was passed on 29 June, receiving the Royal Assent on 2 July and becoming the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998.

The list of " prescribed persons " is found in the Public Interest Disclosure ( Prescribed Persons ) Order 1999, and includes only official bodies ; the Health and Safety Executive, the Data Protection Registrar, the Certification Officer, the Environment Agency and the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry.

The Secretary of State did pass such an instrument, the Public Interest Disclosure ( Compensation ) Regulations 1999, but Section 8 has now been repealed under Section 44 of the Employment Relations Act 1999.

Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act ;

The Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act was enacted to provide a process for public sector employees when disclosing abuses and wrongdoings within the federal government and protection of these employees from reprisals.

Grand Master Lu made headlines during an investigation by the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission into his cash donations to then-Governor Gary Locke, who Lu had hoped would run for the White House.

# REDIRECT Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998

She was one of the leaders of the campaign for Initiative 276, passed in 1972, which created the Washington Public Disclosure Commission, and required disclosure of campaign contributions by candidates for elective office.

But the current issues arose out of the Wagner-Peyser Act concerning referrals to an establishment where a labor dispute exists, and out of Public Law 78 and the Migrant Labor Agreement if Mexican nationals were employed at the ranch.

; Assault on a secure training centre custody officer: This offence is created by section 13 ( 1 ) of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 ( c. 33 ).

In England the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 allowed such inferences to be made for the first time in England and Wales ( it was already possible in Scotland under the rule of criminative circumstances ).

It is created by section 3 of the Public Order Act 1986 which provides:

Cross, the Home Secretary, Disraeli's government introduced various reforms, including the Artisan's and Labourers ' Dwellings Improvement Act 1875, the Public Health Act 1875, the Sale of Food and Drugs Act ( 1875 ), and the Education Act ( 1876 ).

The illegal use of elements of the Roman rite, the use of candles, vestments and incense, practices known as Ritualism, had become widespread and led to the Public Worship Regulation Act 1874 which established a new system of discipline, intending to bring the ' Romanisers ' into conformity.

* Public Broadcasting Act of 1967-USA

The first door-to-door census was conducted in 1903 to fulfill Public Act 467 which was approved by the U. S. Congress in July 1902.

See section 32 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994.

See section 32 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994.

The Federal Banking Agency Audit Act, enacted in 1978 as Public Law 95-320 and 31 U. S. C.

The FDA also enforces other laws, notably Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act and associated regulations, many of which are not directly related to food or drugs.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111-148 ) was signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010.

The resulting " Helium Privatization Act of 1996 " ( Public Law 104 – 273 ) directed the United States Department of the Interior to start emptying the reserve by 2005.

Parliament appointed a committee, led by William Ewart, on Public Libraries to consider the necessity of establishing libraries through the nation: In 1849 their report noted the poor condition of library service, it recommended the establishment of free public libraries all over the country, and it led to the Public Libraries Act in 1850, which allowed all cities with populations exceeding 10, 000 to levy taxes for the support of public libraries.

And these acts influenced similar laws in other countries, most notably the U. S. The first tax-supported public library in the United States was Peterborough, New Hampshire ( 1833 ) first supported by state funds then an " Act Providing for the Establishment of Public Libraries " in 1849.

An Act of Congress ( Public Law 671 — 77th Congress, Chapter 508, 2d Session ) on July 20, 1942, established the Legion of Merit and provided that the medal " shall have suitable appurtenances and devices and not more than four degrees, and which the President, under such rules and regulations as he shall prescribe, may award to

On 23 Dec 1975, President Gerald Ford signed Public Law 94-168, the Metric Conversion Act of 1975.

* 1967 – US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, establishing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 ( Public Law 105-85 ) changed the criteria to delete authorization for award of the Purple Heart to any civilian national of the United States while serving under competent authority in any capacity with the Armed Forces.