The Bar Council of India Vide their Resolution No.115/2012 have resolved to constitute a Directorate of Legal Studies and Law Reforms as well as Legal Education Committee. The aforesaid Directorate shall discuss and lay down the procedure for conduc ..
The Standing committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law & Justice is examining the matter in consultation with all stakeholders. The Law Commission has submitted its 255th Report on the issue of “Electoral Reforms”. However, the L ..
The Law Commission in its 257th Report on May, 2015, titled “ Reforms in Guardianship and Custody Laws in India” has recommended for amendments in the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 and the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956. The de ..
The Government is considering to allow the alternative options of voting to overseas electors in the form of (i) ‘e-Postal Ballot System’ which envisages making available bank postal ballot electronically to the NRI voters and thereafter ..
The draft Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) Bill intends to grant statutory status to Indian Institutes of Management to enable them to grant degrees to their students in the academic courses conducted by these institutes. The IIMs as premier in ..
A study, conducted by RTI Assessment and Advocacy Group (RAAG) and Samya – Centre for Equity Studies (CES), titled ‘Peoples’ Monitoring of the RTI Regime in India’ reported amongst other things that there are huge and growing ..
The 46th session of India Labour Conference concluded Yesterday at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi where the recommendations and conclusions were adopted on 5 chosen agenda items after the at length tripartite deliberations which lasted 2 days. In his concl ..
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today gave its approval for the second phase of eCourts Mission Mode Project at an estimated cost of Rs.1670 crore. It envisages enhanced ICT enablement of courts through universal ..
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today gave its ex-post facto approval for Repealing and Amending (Third) Bill, 2015, which was introduced in Lok Sabha on 13th May, 2015 for repealing 187 Acts. The Cabinet also app ..
The Law Commission of India is to hold a one-day consultation on the death penalty on the coming Saturday i.e. 11thJuly, 2015 at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi. Inaugurated by Shri Gopal Krishna Gandhi, the consultation will bring together a s ..