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National Judicial Commission

   07 May 2012 at 17:57

The proposal for setting up of National Judicial Commission has been on the anvil since 1990. But despite the recommendations of various Commissions including the 2nd Administrative Reforms Commission, the proposal has not reached a logical conclu ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   970 Views


Retirement Age of Judges

   01 May 2012 at 11:46

The Constitution (One Hundred and Fourteenth Amendment) Bill, 2010 was taken up for discussion in the Lok Sabha on 28.12.2011. However, the discussion remained inconclusive due to adjournment of the Winter Session. Request for listing it for discuss ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  6 comments |   2894 Views


Amendment of the Juvenile Justice Act on the Anvil Consultations held with States

   28 April 2012 at 10:56

Amendments to the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act [JJ Act], 2000 are being considered by the Government. Some of the major proposed amendments are penal provision for non-registration of child care institutions under the Act ..

Posted in Others |   1338 Views


Guidelines on Corporal Punishment Released

   28 April 2012 at 10:56

The Ministry for Women and Child Development has recently released guidelines on corporal punishment in schools. These have been drafted by a committee constituted by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR). The committee he ..

Posted in Others  2 comments |   1408 Views


Recommendation Regarding Establishment of Supreme Court Benches in Various Parts of the Country

   27 April 2012 at 10:36

The Government has said that representations have been received from time to time from various sources, for establishment of Benches of the Supreme Court in various parts of the country. The Law Commission in its 229th Report, in addition to its 9 ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  9 comments |   1496 Views


Implementation of Acts Passed by Parliament

   27 April 2012 at 10:35

The Minister of Law & Justice has said that a policy decision for implementing the Acts passed by Parliament is taken by the concerned Ministries/ Departments. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today, Shri ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  5 comments |   1149 Views


Unearthing Scam involving ITAT Member Permission of the Central Government for the prosecution of a Member of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) was

   27 April 2012 at 10:35

Permission of the Central Government for the prosecution of a Member of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) was conveyed to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on 29.12.2011 and the approval of the Central Government under section 6A of Del ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   1037 Views


Muslim Personal Law

   27 April 2012 at 10:35

It is a consistent policy of the Central Government not to interfere in the Personal Laws of the minority communities unless the necessary initiatives for such changes come from a sizeable cross-section of such communities themselves.This informat ..

Posted in Civil Law  12 comments |   5096 Views


Inclusion of Some Castes in SCs/STs/OBCs List

   26 April 2012 at 17:27

Advice of the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) has been received for inclusion of 56 Castes/communities in the Central list of OBCs for the following States and Union Territories: Name of State/UT ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  2 comments |   2437 Views


Violation of Child Labour Act

   26 April 2012 at 17:27

The Union Labour & Employment Minister Shri Mallikarjun Kharge has informed the Rajya Sabha that as per 2001 census, the total number of working children between the age group 5-14 years in the country was 1.26 crore. However, as per NSSO sur ..

Posted in Labour & Service Law  1 comments |   1382 Views