contents - Jananeethi

ANNUAL REPORT - 2003-2004pesticides and other poisonous chemicals inthe plantations and agricultural farms.Catastrophic health hazards of Dycophol andEndosulphan have been a matter of greatconcern for the people in Kerala for quitesome time. While this was very much indebate, another controversy was reportedthat large quantities of expired pesticides wereprescribed by the top authorities of healthdepartment, and arbitrary direction was givento all district health offices to procure and uselarge quantities of expired pesticides.Jananeethi on public interest challenged thismove in the High Court and the Governmenthad to withdraw its impugned order.Protective rights of the disabled persons:Jananeethi had to take up the issue ofspecial privileges that are conferred on thephysically disabled persons being grossly defiedby respective authorities. The KSRTCauthorities used to refuse travel concessionto disabled persons. It was blatant violationof their legitimate rights. Jananeethi wasrequested to resolve the crisis. The matter wastaken up by Jananeethi and is beingconsidered positively by the concernedauthorities.Jananeethi has been committed from itsvery beginning to the present to upholding thecommon cause and public good higher thanparochial or sectarian interests. As in the pastwe have admitted many complaints inJananeethi and have initiated conciliatoryprocesses, failing which we have further takenup the matter in appropriate courts of lawthrough our legal fraternity. Detailed accountof the petitions entertained at JananeethiSreeramanchira1414