constitutional law

  The Ninth Session of the Fifteenth Lok Sabha will commence on Tuesday, the 22nd November 2011. Subject to exigencies of Government Business, the Session is likely to conclude on Wednesday, the 21st December 2011. ..

  The mandatory age of retirement of a Supreme Court judge under our Constitution is 65 years. The National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution, headed by retired chief justice MN Venkatachaliah and com..

  At a time when it's reeling under allegations of scams and scandals, official documents show that the government gave the Central Bureau of In..

  In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint (1) Shri Justice Rakesh Kumar, (2) Shri Justice Birendra Prasad Verma, (3) Shri Justice Din..

India's transparency law - the Right To Information Act - will not change but the government wants to restrict its applicability to some areas of sports and nuclear safety through other laws. span new="" style="font-s..

Chief Election Commissioner SY Quareshi disfavors Team Anna’s demands on ‘Right to Recall’ or ‘Right to Reject’, as these could “destabilise the country”. “Right to Recall is ..

  The draft constitutional amendment bill prepared jointly by two former Chief Justices of India - Justice J S Verma and Justice M N Venkatachalaiah - proposes provisions ..

Amid a raging debate on RTI, union law minister Salman Khurshid has made it clear that there is no proposal for a "relook" at the Act but noted that not only the government but the judiciary too had experienced "difficulties" because of it. "We are proud of RTI. We are pleased that we gave RTI to this country. Even if it causes inconvenience to this country to an ext..

  Making it clear that there will be no dilution of the RTI Act, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said government wishes to make Right to Information an "even more effective instrument" for ensuring transparency but wanted a cri..

  In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint (1) Shri R.V. Easwar, (2) Shrimati Pratibha Rani, and (3) Shri Sat Paul Garg, to be Additio..

  In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Rajiv Shakdher, Additional Judge of the Delhi High Court, to be a Judge of the..

  In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint (1) Shri Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh, (2) Shri Ujjal Bhuyan, (3) Shri Swapan Chandra Das, a..

  Karnataka Upa Lokayukta (deputy ombudsman) R Gururajan on late Wednesday quit citing "personal reasons" but speculation mounted he did so to avoid possible row over owning more than two houses in Bangalore./s..

  Major Penalty Proceedings Recommened against 165 Officers   p class="Mso..

  In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint (1) Shrimati Justice Meena V. Gomber, (2) Shri Justice Kailash Chandra Joshi, and (3) Shri ..