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As reported by National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), there are 605 special Courts across the country and 478 Special Public Prosecutors have since been appointed under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012. Section 44 of the POCSO Act, 2012 empowers the NCPCR and State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) for..

Review of criminal justice system is a continuous process to make the laws in sync with the social changes. The amendments in the Indian Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure are carried out from time to time based on the recommendations of the Law Commission of India, various Court judgements and reports of any other Committees specially constituted for the..

A statement showing the approved strength, working strength and vacancies of Judges in the Supreme Court and High Courts as on 29.02.2016 is given at Annexure-I. The number of Judges of Supreme Court and High courts appointed from 1st January, 2015 till 13th April 2015 i.e. the date on which the Constitution(Ninety Ninth Amendment) Act, 2014 and the National Judicial ..

The data on pendency of cases is maintained by the Supreme Court and High Courts.  As per the information available, 58,906 cases are pending in the Supreme Court of India as on 01.12.2015.   The number of cases disposed of by the Supreme Court in last three years is as..

The Central Government reviews and monitors implementation of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 periodically with the States and Union Territories at different fora, including the State Education Ministers’ Conferences. An independent concurrent financial review is also undertaken to cover all States within two year..

Promoting a tax-friendly regime through a new ‘Dispute Resolution Scheme’    While presenting the General Budget 2016-17 in Lok Sabha today, the Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley said that litigation is a scourge for tax friendly regime and cre..

  A Bill shall be introduced in the current Budget session of the Parliament in order to amend the Companies Act 2013. While presenting the General Budget 2016-17 in Lok Sabha today, the Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley said that this will remove the difficulties and impediments to e..

  605 Special Courts set up across the country till date under POCSO Act, 2012  45498 cases registered under POCSO Act,2012, from November,2012 till March,2015   As per information available with the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), 605 Special ..

As per the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data which is available upto 2014, a total of 895, 453, 141, 362 and 47 cases were reported in the country under Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986 during last five year i.e 2010, 2011,2012, 2013 and 2014 respectively which show a mixed trend.  On the basis of recommendation ma..

Theme of the Budget   • Overcoming challenges – Reorganize, Restructure Rejuvenate Indian Railways: ‘Chalo, Milkar Kuch Naya Karen’   • Three pillars of the strategy i.e. Nav Arjan – New revenues, Nav Manak &..

Amendment to the Delimitation Act, 2002 and the Representation of the People Act, 1950 regarding delimitation of constituencies in West Bengal consequent upon exchange of the territories between India and Bangladesh    The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime ..

The Supreme Court has vacated the interim order of Madras High Court staying the issue of patta under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (in short, FRA) on an application filed by Ministry Tribal Affairs.  While the Forest Rights Act is being implemented across the country it had come..

Special Campaign to fill up over 12000 Vacancies for PWDs and Over 5 Lakh PWDs to be provided Skill Training in Next Three Years Five National Sports Centers to be set up for Disabled Provisions to check Attrocities against SCs will be enforced Str..

The Legislative Department in the Ministry of Law & Justice has constituted an expert committee to review the Specific Relief Act, 1963.  The Specific Relief Act, 1963 provides for the law relating to certain kind of specific relief.  The decision has been taken in view of tremendous developments that have taken place afte..

Shri Devender Kumar Sikri, an officer of 1975 batch of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) today took oath as the Chairman of Competition Commission of India (CCI). Shri Sikri was sworn in by the Minister of Finance, I&B and Corporate Affairs Shri Aurn Jaitley in the presence of Members and Secretary of the Competition Commission of India and officials of the Mi..