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Relatively unnoticed amid the scams and agitations haunting the government, Law Minister Salman Khurshid set a time bomb ticking. Earlier this month, exactly 50 years after the Advocates Act, a bill was placed by the minister, a legal practitioner himself, for wide consultations that seeks to set up a new regulatory authority for the profession. Called the Legal Practitioner (Regulation [...]
The Union Cabinet on 15-September, 2011 approved the promulgation of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Marine Fishing (Amendment) Regulation, 2011 by the President under article 240 of the Constitution. The approval will strengthen the coastal security in the coastline of the Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in an effective manner by having a streamlined system of registration of [...]
The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for laying the Action Taken Memorandum on the recommendations contained in the Sixteenth Annual report of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) for the year 2008-09 in both Houses of Parliament. The Commission submitted its Sixteenth Annual Report for the year 2008-09 on 23rd November, 2010. The recommendations contained in this Annual Report [...]
The Union Cabinet on 15-September, 2011, approved Amendments to the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences, Bangalore Bill, 2010 in Parliament for its enactment and also move the official amendments with the changes of drafting or consequential nature as may be suggested by the Legislative Department. The Amendments are based on the recommendations of the Department –related Parliamentary Standing Committee [...]
As per the available information with the Ministry of Law & Justice, the number of cases pending in the High Courts up to 31.12.2010 is given below: Qtr. ending on31.03.09 : 39,55,224 Qtr. ending on 31.12.10 : 42,49,344 As per latest available information, the number of cases disposed of in the High Courts from 01.04.2009 to 31.12.2009 is 12,41,393; and [...]
THE CAG Performance Audit Report tabled in the parliament on September 8, 2011, while indicting Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) on acquisition of aircrafts by Air India (AI) and Indian Airlines (IA), terms it as a “recipe for disaster”. However the CAG report, read along with the Fourth Report of Committee on Public Undertakings (CoPU) on merged entity of erstwhile AI [...]
FOREWORD Infrastructure across the country must expand rapidly. Industrialisation, especially based on manufacturing has also to accelerate. Urbanisation is inevitable. Land is an essential requirement for all these processes. Government also needs to acquire land for a variety of public purposes. In every case, land acquisition must take place in a manner that fully protects the interests of land-owners and [...]
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Act, 1934 provides adequate protection to small depositors in financial institutions. The interest of Depositors in financial establishments can be broadly divided into two segments (a) companies registered as Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) which are under the regulatory purview of RBI, (b) Un-incorporated Bodies (UIBs) accepting public deposits unauthorisedly. The NBFCs are regulated under [...]
London, Sep 11 (IANS) Children who witness crimes are better at accurately recounting them than adults, a study says. This has been borne out in a study by psychologist Gunilla Fredin at Lund University in Sweden, on children aged between eight and nine, between 11 and 12 and adults. ‘Older children and adults have had more experiences and can therefore [...]
Government says that it is not correct to say that it has only reformed the Hindu Personal Law and has failed to overhaul personal laws of minority communities. Stating this in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Law & Justice, said that it is the consistent policy of the Central Government not [...]
The Government has done well. It would now be well advised to quickly iron out the wrinkles and get the Bill passed in the winter session of Parliament. The Cabinet’s approval of the draft Land Acquisition Bill, with some modifications, comes at a time when the issue is hotting up across the country. Mr Rahul Gandhi is banking on troubles [...]
The new Land Acquisition Bill cleared by the Cabinet needs to be debated before it comes into force as it may not create conducive environment for economic growth, industry body ASSOCHAM said today. It gives farmers the right to ask for compensation which is four times the market value of land in rural areas and two times in urban areas, [...]
The property of corrupt public servant is confiscated under the provisions of Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 1944 and Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. However, to make the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 self contained and comprehensive the Government is considering incorporating the provisions for confiscation/forfeiture of property of corrupt public servants in the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. On [...]
There would be 11 vacancies of Judges in the Supreme Court of India up to 31.05.2012 including existing 4 vacancies of Judges as on 31.8.2011. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Law & Justice, said that pursuant to the Supreme Court Judgment of October 6, 1993 read with [...]
Government has said that disposal of cases is within the domain of Courts. By utilising the funds under 13th Finance Commission for pendency clearance, courts have been requested to clear pending cases in a campaign mode. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Law & Justice, said that Government [...]
As per the information tracked and reported to the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) at total of 90, 119, 252 and 117 Government websites were hacked in the year 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 (till June) by various hacker groups. Cyber crime is an important issue and such issues are discussed in every international fora organized by Governments or [...]
A favourite phrase of Indian politicians who wish to demonstrate that they are not using their political power to influence the judiciary and law enforcement authorities is: “the law will take its own course.” True, the law must take its own course, all the more so in the cases involving the infamous Reddy Brothers of Karnataka. The arrest of the [...]
Bharatpur, Sep 5 (IANS) Former MP and erstwhile royal Vishwendra Singh Monday threatened a stir across Rajasthan if action was not taken against those responsible for firing on his supporters protesting against a controversial book on Bharatpur’s former rulers. ‘We will launch state-wide protest from Sep 9 and stage demonstration at the offices of district collectors and superintendents of police [...]
Lucknow, Sep 5 (IANS) Accusing Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati of institutionalising corruption, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Monday said a WikiLeaks cable ‘exposes the corrupt face and dual standards’ of her regime. Naqvi said: ‘According to the disclosure, at the behest of the chief minister, a chartered plane flew to Mumbai from Lucknow just to get [...]
Patna, Sep 5 (IANS) The Bihar government will bring the Lokayukta bill in the winter session of the state assembly, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said Monday. ?The state government will bring the Bihar Lokayukta Bill in the winter session of the state assembly this year and would bring the chief minister under the Lokayukta,’ he said at a function here. [...]
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