Malfunctioning of EVMs The Election Commission has intimated that some Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were reported defective on poll day during the recently held elections for Legislative Assemblies of five States. Giving this information i ..
Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Law & Justice, has said that it is for the State Governments to notify the Gram Nyayalayas in consultation with the respective High Courts as the Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008 has come into force w.e.f. 2.10.2009. ..
Pawan Kumar Bansal says Government very keen on Passing of the Lokpal Bill The Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs & Water Resources Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal said that the government is very keen on passing of the Lokpal Bill the earliest ..
As per the ‘in-house mechanism’ of the higher judiciary, the Chief Justice of India (CJI) is competent to receive complaints against the conduct of the Judges of the Supreme Court and the Chief Justices of the High Courts. Similarly, t ..
Minister of Law & Justice, Shri Salman Khurshid has said that political empowerment of women is a powerful and indispensable tool for eliminating gender inequality and discrimination. With a view to achieving the said purpose, a Bill, namely, ..
Grant of stay orders in civil and criminal cases is part of judicial proceedings and Courts have been vested with inherent powers in this regard under the relevant provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 and the Code of Criminal Procedure, ..
Against the sanctioned strength of 31 Judges of the Supreme Court, including the Chief Justice of India, 26 Judges have been in position as on 15.5.2012. There are 5 vacancies to the filled. In the High Courts, against the sanctioned strength of 8 ..
Justice V.S.Sirpurkar, a retired Judge of the Supreme Court of India today assumed the charge as Chairman of the Competition Appellate Tribunal of India. He took the oath of office was administered the oath of office and Secrecy in his office cham ..
Trade Mark registration is quasi-judicial process and tends to be time consuming as it involves various steps, inter-alia, examination, publication and disposal of opposition. Sharp increase in the applications filed in the recent years and short ..
Government is in the process of bringing out a National Competition Policy that will aim to achieve highest sustainable levels of economic growth, entrepreneurship and employment. Minister of Corporate Affairs Dr. Veerappa Moily stated this while ..