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Arun Jaitley Releases Book “Globalisation, Democratization and Distributive Justice” Authored by Professor Mool Chand Sharma Professor of Law at Delhi University and Presently the Member of Law Commission of India  Says Globalisation is a Reality and Higher Growth is Best Response to Poverty   ..

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today gave its approval for the extension of the term of the 7th Central Pay Commission by four months up to 31.12.2015.  Background: The 7th Central Pay Commission was constituted by the Central Government on 28.2.2014. According to the Resolutio..

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today gave its approval for the amendments in the Central List of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in respect of two States (Gujarat and Uttarakhand) for making suitable amendments in the Central List of OBCs, by way inclusion/correction of castes/communities as per the advice..

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today gave its approval for amendments to the Arbitration and Conciliation Bill, 2015 taking into consideration the Law Commission's recommendations, and suggestions received from stake holders. The Government of India has decided to amend the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 by introduci..

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 Nishitendu Chaudhury, (2) Shri Lanusungkum Jamir and (3) Shri Manash Ranjan Pathak, to be Additional Judges of the Gauhati High Court, for a period of three months with effect from 22nd August, 2015. ..

In exercise of the powers conferred by article 223 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Ajit Singh, senior-most Judge of Rajasthan High Court, to perform the duties of the office of the Chief Justice of that High Court with effect from 23rd August, 2015 consequent upon the retirement of Shri Justice Sunil Ambwani, Chief Justic..

Appointment of Shri Justice Jayant Manganlal Patel, Senior-Most Judge of Gujarat High Court to Perform the Duties of the Office of the Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court    In exercise of the powers conferred by article 223 of the Constitution of India, the..

Shri Bandaru Dattatreya Chairs Tripartite Meeting    Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, the Minister of State (I/C), Labour & Employment has asked the Employee Associations to bring out concrete suggestions and solutions to improve the health insurance services to..

Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013” (MS Act, 2013)has the following provisions for taking action against any person, local authority or any agency who engage or employ, either directly or indirectly   a manual scavenger:   p style="text-align: ju..

Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy has said that it is estimated that out of 487 million workforce, 4.69% possess formal vocational education. In addition to the challenges of re-skilling, up-skilling and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) for existing workforce, there is a need to provide skil..

The Government is in the process of drafting a legislation that seeks to provide protection to individuals against breach of their privacy through unlawful means, which, at present, is at consultation stage.  This was stated by the Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s ..

The wilful disobedience of any judgment, decree, direction, order, writ or other process of a court or wilful breach of an undertaking given to a court constitute a contempt of court under the provisions of the contempt of Courts Act, 1971. Further, under Article 215 of the constitution of India, every High Court shall be a court of record and shall have all the pow..

The Bar Council of India, a statutory body under the Advocates Act, 1961 (25 of 1961) has informed that the number of fake lawyers cannot be exactly ascertained by now and the Bar Council of India has introduced an exhaustive mechanism/procedure for ascertaining the number and identify of such fake or non-practicing lawyers and with that purpose it has framed Bar Co..

Article 75 and article 164 of the Constitution provides that the total number of Ministers, including Prime Minister and the Chief Minister in the Council of Ministers and the Council of Ministers in a State, shall not exceed fifteen per cent of the total number of members of the House of the People and the total number of the members of the Legislative Assembly of ..

The Hon’ble Supreme court had, Inter-alia, allowed the prayer in a Writ Petition (Civil) No. 521/2002 titled as P. Ramakrishnam Raju Vs Union of India & Others vide judgment dated the 31st March, 2014 directing that “for pensionary benefits, ten years practice as an advocate be added as qualifying service for Judges elevated from the Bar with ef..