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The Lok Sabha passed the Central Road Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2017 today. The Bill seeks to amend the Central Road Fund Act, 2000, through which the cess levied and collected on high speed petrol and diesel is distributed for development of rural roads, national highways, railways, state roads and border area roads. The present bill seeks to allocate two and a half p..

73rd Constitution Amendment: A Case study of Jammu & Kashmir When the panchayat raj is established, public opinion will do what violence can never do: Mahatma Gandhi 73rd Constitution Amendment I..

To begin with, it must be appreciated that the ruling Congress Government in poll bound Karnataka has finally on November 16, 2017 got the controversial 'Anti-Superstition Bill' passed unanimously in the ongoing winter session of the Karnataka State Assembly to eradicate evil practices with some minor amendments. It is la..

Coming straight to the key point, the Supreme Court on November 14 dismissed the petition filed by advocate Kamini Jaiswal seeking a Special Investigation Team for a probe into the allegation of middlemen-judges nexus in the medical admission scam as an effort to 'create ripples' and snubbed advocate Prashant Bhushan for bringing disrepute to judiciary by making fal..

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the revision in the salaries, gratuity, allowances, pension etc. of the Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts and retired Judges of Supreme Court and High Courts. It follows the implementation of recommendations of the 7thCentral Pay Commission in respect of Civil Servants. /p..

Cabinet approves continuation of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme to improve judiciary infrastructure  The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved continuation of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for Development of Infrastructure Facilities for Judiciary beyond 12th Five Y..

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the appointment of Second National Judicial Pay Commission (SNJPC) for Subordinate Judiciary in the country. The Commission is to be headed by Shri Justice (Retd.J P.Venkatrama Reddi, former Judge of Supreme Court of India. Shri R. Basant, a former ..

Introduction Is privacy a fundamental legal right for 1.34 billion people living in India? The answer is yes. In a path-breaking and historic landmark Judgement, A nine-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice JS Khehar, ruled on 24-08-2017 that the Right to Privacy is a fundamental right for Indian citizens under..

The Indian Institution of Law has defined Administrative Law in the following words; 'Administrative Law deals with the structure, powers and functions of organs of administration, the method and procedures followed by them in exercising their powers and functions, the method by which they are controlled and th..

What compelled me into writing this paper? The slow death of our education system. Being an responsible Indian, a proud one at that, the fact that a small group of unscrupulous persons is murdering this civilization has disturbed has to great extent. Education Th..

President Appoints Commission to Examine Sub-Categorization of other Backward Classes under Article 340 of the Constitution  Decision will ensure more Backwardsamomg OBC Communities to Avail benefits of Reservation  It Reinforces Government’s e..

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for introduction of the Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 2017 in Parliament subject to modifications of drafting or consequential nature, if any, as may be considered necessary by the Legislative Department by amending the Dentists Act, 1948 (16 of 1948). The amendment will reduce th..

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for introduction of the Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2017 in the Parliament. The Amendment will increase the maximum limit of gratuity of employees, in the private sector and in Public Sector Undertakings/ Autonomous Organizations..

The court cases are Lost or Won on the basis of defects, facts, evidence, merits, and defeat or victory in court cases is also attributable brilliance of Judges in Lower Courts or Higher Courts or Apex Court that look into urgency and nature of the matter, 'Controversy', finer nuances of the matter and deliver crystal clear, path-breaking, trendsetting, landma..

Euthanasia is known by many names across the globe: mercy-killing, assisted suicide, physician assisted suicide. A widely debated and even more widely misunderstood concept, it has divided opinions in both the medical and the legal fraternity. India’s most famous case on Euthanasia was, of course, Aruna Ramchandra Shanbaug v Union of India and Ors, 2011. ..