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Complaints registered by NCPCR for violation of RTE Act, 2009

   14 August 2014 at 14:35

he National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has registered 4466 complaints/ cases till date for violation of Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009. The NCPCR enquires into the complaints relating to the RTE and takes necessary steps f ..

Posted in Civil Law  2 comments |   1349 Views


Appointment of Lokpal

   14 August 2014 at 14:27

The Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (4) of section 1 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 (1 of 2014), appointed the 16th day of January, 2014, as the date on which the provisions of the said Act shall come i ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   661 Views


Central Government Employees under Lokpal Act, 2013

   14 August 2014 at 14:22

Under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, it is mandatory for every public servant, which includes Central Government employees also, to declare assets and liabilities in the manner provided by or under the said Act. Government has notified the ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   820 Views


Law for Welfare of Senior Citizens

   13 August 2014 at 10:40

Concerned with the instances of neglect of old age parents by their children, the Government had enacted the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 in December, 2007 which, inter-alia, makes maintenance of parents/senior ci ..

Posted in Family Law  7 comments |   1746 Views


More than 2000 complaints/cases of child rights violation registered by NCPCR in last 3 years & current year

   12 August 2014 at 12:38

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has reported that it has registered 2333 complaints of child abuse/violation of child rights during the last 3 years and the current year. A total of 934 complaints/cases concerning abus ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   676 Views


MV Act to be Replaced

   12 August 2014 at 12:36

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is working on a proposal to replace the “Motor Vehicles Act, 1988”. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today, the Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Shri Krishanpal Gurjar sa ..

Posted in Civil Law  4 comments |   1670 Views


Cases registered under Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006

   12 August 2014 at 12:32

As per National Crimes Record Bureau data, a total number of 222 cases were registered under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 during the year 2013. The number of cases registered was 169 in 2012 and 113 in the year 2011 under the Act. In ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   646 Views


Repeated attempts made to defame judicary: SC

   12 August 2014 at 12:29

The Supreme Court on Monday came out strongly against repeated attempts and misleading campaign being made to defame the judiciary, saying great damage is being done to democracy. "There is a misleading campaign going across to defame the j ..

Posted in Others  1 comments |   604 Views


Judicial Appointment commissions bill introduced in Lok Sabha

   12 August 2014 at 12:28

Judicial Appointment commissions bill is introduced in Lok Sabha on Monday though there were difference of opinion on the bill. Keen to scrap the collegium system, government today introduced a Constitution Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha to establish ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  3 comments |   731 Views


Mercy Killing/Euthanasia

   11 August 2014 at 12:15

The matter of mercy killing was examined by the Department of Health & Family Welfare in consultation with the Ministry of Law & Justice, and after examination, it has been decided that the Hon’ble Supreme Court has laid down the law o ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  1 comments |   593 Views