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Misuse of Section 498A

   08 December 2011 at 19:16

In the cases Preeti Gupta v. State of Jharkhand (decided on August 13, 2010) and Ramgopal v. State of M.P. (Order dated July 30, 2010) relating to Section 498A, the Supreme Court of India has observed that complaints are not always bona fide and a ..

Posted in Family Law  51 comments |   7496 Views


Process for making amendments in Appointment of Judges in Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill, 2010 has been initiated

   08 December 2011 at 19:16

The existing procedure for appointment of Judges of the Supreme Court of India and the High Courts, is based on the Supreme Court Judgment of October 6, 1993 in the case of Supreme Court Advocates on Record & Anr. Vs. Union of India and the Ad ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   1068 Views


Public Interest Litigations

   08 December 2011 at 19:16

The Government has said that the data regarding number of Public Interest Litigations (PIL) filed in the Courts is not maintained by the Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice, as the matter falls exclusively within the jurisdiction of ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   871 Views


Changes in Electoral Laws

   08 December 2011 at 10:35

The Government says that the right to recall and the right to reject are the issues along with other proposals of electoral reforms to be discussed in the meeting with all political parties. Giving this information in written reply to a question i ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  3 comments |   597 Views


Circuit Bench of Calcutta High Court

   08 December 2011 at 10:35

Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Law & Justice, has informed Parliament that the Government of West Bengal had sent a proposal for establishment of a Circuit Bench of the Calcutta High Court at Jalpaiguri. The Chief Justice of the Calcutta Hi ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  2 comments |   1143 Views


All India Judicial Service

   08 December 2011 at 10:35

The Government has said that it is seized of the matter of creation of an All India Judicial Service under article 312 of the Constitution which requires a Resolution to be passed by the Rajya Sabha enabling the Parliament to enact necessary laws. ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  2 comments |   1727 Views


Committee Set Up to Review CBI Cases

   08 December 2011 at 10:34

The Government has decided to set up a Committee to review CBI cases which are pending for more than 10 years and recommend for early disposal of the same. Apart from the decision to set up the Committee, The Central Government has drawn a schem ..

Posted in Others |   497 Views


Minimum Pension to Workers Covered by EPFO

   08 December 2011 at 10:34

The recommendations of the Pension Implementation Committee (PIC) of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation to increase the minimum pension amount to Rs. 1000 per month is to be placed before Central Board of Trustees, Employees Providen ..

Posted in Labour & Service Law  1 comments |   1361 Views


Cash Benefits Under ESIC

   08 December 2011 at 10:34

Details of Cash Benefits cases received and payment made Sl. No. State Year 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 1 Andhra Pradesh ..

Posted in Labour & Service Law |   692 Views


SC holds back on nuclear safety PIL

   06 December 2011 at 11:11

Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia said the court would prefer a “public debate” on the issue of nuclear safety The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a public interest case seeking the setting up of an independent regulatory mechan ..

Posted in Others |   683 Views