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The Government has decided to amend the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 comprehensively so that the rights of the Consumers can be better protected. This information was given by the Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan in a written reply in Lok Sabha, yesterday.  div style="fo..

Amendment Bills in respect of Motor Vehicles and Mines and Minerals Ordinances listed in Rajya Sabha    Eight Bills passed during the first two weeks; Motion of Thanks to Preside..

A special Juvenile Police Unit is to be created in every district and city under Section 63(3) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000. The purpose of setting up these units is to coordinate and to upgrade police treatment of the juveniles and the children.  The Ministry of Women and Child Development has been req..

Highlights of the Railway Budget 2015-16   Thrust:   1. IR to become prime mover of economy once again 2 Resource Mobilization for higher Investments p style="text-..

The High Level Expert Committee appointed by the Government to recommend for  restructuring of FCI as regards National Food Security  Act (NFSA) has recommended following:-   ..

Union Law & Justice Minister Shri D.V.Sadananda Gowda today inaugurated the silver jubilee celebrations of the  Institute of Legislative Drafting and Research (ILDR) here in New Delhi. Speaking on the occasion the Minister said the role of Institute of Legislative Drafting and Research (ILDR) under his ministry is significant as it is they who draft the bills that are tabled in Pa..

Efforts on to build consensus on reservation for women in Parliament and State Legislatures    Urban Ministries to protect women’s rights in new schemes through joint owner..

Over 56000 cases were settled involving more than Rs.265 crores on Saturday (14.02.2015) through National Lok Adalat for bank recovery. Cheque bounce cases, particularly under Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act were addressed in all courts at all levels from the Taluk Courts to the Districts Courts, High Courts in all states (excluding Assam & Uttar Pradesh) and the Supreme Court o..

On This Saturday (14th February, 2015) Cases Relating to Cheque Bounce and other Bank Recovery Matters will be Taken up    The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) is organi..

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 222 of the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to transfer Shri Justice Bawa Singh Walia as An Additional Judge Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court to Jammu and Kashmir High Court and to direct him..

Padma Awards - one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The Awards are given in various disciplines/ fields of activities, viz.- art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and e..

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 95 of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, the President appointed Shri Justice Narayanan Nadar Paul Vasanthakumar, Judge of the Madras High Court, to be the Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.  ..

The Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information & Broadcasting, Shri Arun Jaitley has said that in the last two decades, the conventional contours of the issues pertaining to Freedom and Responsibility of Media had changed due to changes in the nature and content of media and the definition of news. News in the electronic media today was being d..

The notification calling general election to the Legislative Assembly of NCT of Delhi has been issued on 14.01.2015. Poll is scheduled to be taken on 07.02.15. Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, prohibits displaying any election matter by means, inter alia, of television or similar apparatus, during the period of 48 hours before the hour fixed for conclusion of poll i..

The Government has promulgated an Ordinance on Monday, the 12th January, 2015 (MMDR Amendment Ordinance, 2015) under Article 123(1) of the Constitution. This amends certain provisions of MMDR Act, 1957.   The promulgation of Ordinance became necessary to address the emergent problems in the mining industry. In the last few years, the number of new Mining Leases gra..