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  Chief Justice of the High Court of Kerala Appointed In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1)..

  The Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Water Resources, Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal addressed a Press Conference on the Post-Monsoon Session of Parliament, 2012 (11th Session of Fifteenth Lok Sabha and the 226th Session of the Rajya Sabha from August 08, 2012 to ..

  Supreme Court of India has been consistently urging the State that the poor people who cannot afford to institute or defend a case in a court of law should be given free legal aid at all levels of courts. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the R..

  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 a question in the Raj..

  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 decision made yet whether th..

  Family Courts As per the reports received by the Government, 212 Family Courts are operational ..

  The data on pendency of cases in High Courts and district and subordinate Courts falling under their jurisdiction is maintained by the High Courts. Based on the information available 10,05,527 cases were pending in Allahabad High Court and 57,98,048 cases were pending..

  The Government has said that it doesn’t propose to set up any Collegium for the appointment of Election Commissioners, Comptroller and Auditor General and to the Constitutional bodies in the country. However, the Government has been receiving suggestions/ opinio..

  The Benches of Gauhati High Court have already been set up and are functioning in the States of Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today, Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Law & Justice said that..

  The Constitution (One Hundred and Fourteenth Amendment ) Bill, 2010 provides to increase the retirement age of Judges of High Courts from 62 to 65 i.e. at par with the retirement age of Judges of the Supreme Court. Giving this information in written reply to a questio..

The Provisions of the Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill do not in any way Infringe on the Independence of the Judiciary.   Several national dailies have carr..

  Lok Adalats are organised from time to time for settlement of cases and pre-litigation disputes as per the provisions of Sections 19 and 20 of Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) through the State Legal Services Committe..

  The Government has provided assistance to the State Governments for judicial reforms and for reducing the large number of pending cases in the courts by releasing funds awarded by the Thirteenth Finance Commission for the improvement of justice delivery as well as und..

                  The Election Commission has intimated that a total of 10,029 overseas electors have been enrolled so far in al..

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