The Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act was enacted in 1988 which prohibits the employment of children in 18 occupations and 65 processes and regulates the working conditions of children in employment where they are not prohibited from ..
There are 11.18 Crore member accounts with Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) as on 07.08.2012. An e-Passbook facility, which can serve as Contribution Card, has been provided to EPFO subscribers. Members can access all the entrie ..
The Competition Act, 2002 does not provide exemption to any sector including telecom and banking sectors from its ambit. This was stated in the Rajya Sabha by Shri R.P.N. Singh, Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs in reply to ..
Government is aware of a number of multi-level marketing companies operating in the country are disguised as those selling products but they are inherently operating money circulation scheme. Some complaints have been received, in the light of whi ..
Mobile Courts As per the constitutional provisions, primary responsibility to set up Subordinate Courts rests with the respective State Government. With a view to make judicial system accessible to remote and backward regions, ..
Drafting of a Bill A Bill is drafted/prepared by Government on the basis of its policy. Even where, the Supreme Court has given any direction/ suggestion to the Government to prepare a legislation on a specific subject, the concerned Department ..
The Government of India (Transaction of Business) Rules, 1961 made under clause (3) of article 77 of the Constitution and nature of cases mentioned against serial number 22 of the Third Schedule to the aforesaid Rules and Rule 8 thereof contain th ..
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President has appointed (i) Shri Justice Gopal Prasad and (ii) Shri Justice Hemant Kumar Srivastava, Additional Judges of the Patna High Court, as J ..
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee will honour freedom fighters on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Quit India Movement tomorrow (August 9, 2012). Freedom fighters from across the country will be invited to attend a reception ..
Under the Trademarks Act, 1999, the Registered Proprietor or the authorized user of a trademark can take recourse to civil or criminal action against the infringer in the appropriate fora. The statistics of trademark infringements is not maintaine ..