Draft:Common Cause (India)

Common Cause (India)
Common Cause is a registered civil society based in New Delhi, India that seeks to promote democracy, good governance and public policy reforms through advocacy, interventions, and formal and informal engagement with policymakers.

About
Common Cause is recognised for its commitment to public causes and its role in promoting integrity in public life and institutions. The organization has a reputation for its initiatives, advocacy, and public interest litigations (PILs). It is particularly noted for the impact of the numerous PILs filed in the Supreme Court and High Courts, with several cases proceeding to the National Commission established under the Consumer Protection Act. Additionally, Common Cause India has been a petitioner or co-petitioner in over 100 public interest court cases in the High Courts and the Supreme Court of India

History
Common Cause was founded in 1980 by a retired Indian Civil Servant H D Shourie. Since 2015, it has been headed by Vipul Mudgal, a former Editor of the Hindustan Times in Jaipur and Lucknow, a former Regional Editor of Asia Times in Bangkok and a BBC journalist in London and Delhi.

Publications
In collaboration with the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), Common Cause has been publishing the Annual Status of Policing in India Reports (SPIR) since 2018 on police reforms. . The SPIR collates time-series data on the performance of the police and levels of the citizens’ trust and satisfaction in their day-to-day work

Common Cause is also among the leading contributors to the India Justice Report Centre for Social Justice in collaboration with Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), DAKSH, TISS-Prayaas-Field Action Project, and Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy.

For nearly four decades, Common Cause has also published a quarterly journal, titled 'Common Cause'. The journal is registered by the Registrar of Newspaper in India (RNI) under the Press and Registration of Books Act 1867. This journal is a platform for sharing insights, research, and perspectives on various issues of general interest.