The Government has discontinued the scheme of central assistance to States for Fast Track Courts (FTCs) since 1.4.2011. However, several States have continued Fast Track Courts from their own resources. Giving this information in written reply to ..
Under Article 235 of the Constitution of India, the administrative / disciplinary control over the members of subordinate judiciary in the States vests with the concerned High Court and the respective State Government. Further, in exercise of powe ..
The Government has a proposal for creation of All India Judicial Service (AIJS). Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Law & Justice said that, however, there is no decisio ..
Family Courts As per the reports received by the Government, 212 Family Courts are operational in the country. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Law & Justice, said that ..
Under Article 348(2), the Governor of a State may, with the previous consent of the President, authorize the use of the Hindi language or any other language used for any official purpose of the State, in the proceedings of the High Court having it ..
Legal Aid The Government has said that the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 does not make any distinction between trial and appeal for providing free legal aid to an accused or a person in custody. Every person who has to file or defend a c ..
Dr. Sutanu Behuria has taken over as the new Secretary in the Ministry of Minority Affairs. He has replaced Dr. Surajit Mitra, who superannuated yesterday. Born on 2nd July 1954, Dr. Behuria belongs to the 1976 batch (H.P. cadre) of the I.A.S. P ..
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food and Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution has invited views and suggestions from the public in general, associations, institutions, experts and NGO working in the field of standardization regarding Burea ..
The Sahara group has assured its depositors and investors that their money is safe and there will not be any delay in payment commitment from its side. Sahara was reacting to the Supreme Court judgement which directed two of its companies to re ..
Industry body Assocham has asked the government to investigate the coal block allocation issue under the supervision of a sitting or a retired judge. "...if the coal allocation without auction has become a high beta event and there are al ..