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  The Group of Ministers constituted to tackle corruption has discussed certain formulations which could be adopted to address the issue of state funding of elections. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today, Shri Salman Khurshid,..

  The Government has decided to set up separate High Courts for each of the North Eastern States. However, the setting up of separate High Courts is subject to creation of necessary infrastructural facilities by the respective State Government. Giving this information i..

  Disposal of pending cases in courts is within the domain of the Judiciary. Under the Constitution, control over district and subordinate courts vests in the High Courts having jurisdiction over such courts. However, necessary amendments were made in Section 309 of the..

  The Government has said that there are only four Acts passed and assented to by the President during the last fourteen years which are yet to be enforced.  sp..

  The Election Commission of India has intimated that Model Code of Conduct is a set of guidelines evolved by the Commission with consensus of political parties for the smooth conduct of free and fair election in the country. As the Model Code of Conduct does not have a..

  Huge backlog and pendency has been a matter of concern as it delays the disposal of cases. Of the 3 crore cases pending, 74% are less than 5 years old. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Law &am..

  An amount of Rs. 5,000 crore has been allocated on the recommendation of Thirteenth Finance Commission for five years from 2010-11 to 2014-15 for various initiatives to improve justice delivery system. Out of this, an amount of Rs. 300 crore has been allocated for emp..

  Appointment of Judges in the higher judiciary is based on the Supreme Court Judgement dated 6th October, 1993 in the case of Supreme Court Advocates on Record and ors. vs. Union of India and ors. and their Advisory Opinion dated 28th October, 1998. Giving this informa..

  The Law Commission of India is reconstituted for a period of 3 years and the present one i.e. 19th Law Commission of India, was constituted for the period from 1st September, 2009 to 31st August, 2012. The Commission functions within the terms of reference under which..

  As per information available, there were 9,926 CBI cases pending trial (as on 31.3.2012) in various courts including exclusive courts all over the country. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today, Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister ..

  The e-Court Mission Mode project is being implemented as part of the National e-Governance plan. The project envisages computerization of 14,249 district and subordinate courts and upgradation of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure of the..

  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 conclusion. The Constitutio..

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 discussion in the Budget ..

  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 95th Report, has recom..

  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 Salman Khurshid, sai..