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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..

The Vice President of India Shri M. Hamid Ansari inaugurated the World Congress on International Law on the theme “Relevance of International Law” organised by the Indian Society of International Law (ISIL) at a function here today. He also released online edition of the Journal of ISIL on the occasion. div style..

The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2014 was passed by Lok Sabha on 18th December, 2014 and was introduced in Rajya Sabha on 22nd December, 2014 for consideration and passing. The Bill was listed for debate in the business of Rajya Sabha on 22nd and 23rd December, 2014 but could not be taken up for discussion because of adjournment..

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved certain amendments in the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.   The Act came into effect from 01.01.2014 but it has been reported that many difficulties are being faced in its implementation.  In or..

The  Government has taken several legislative and policy  measures to protect child rights in the country.  It is already implementing several laws, policies and programmes for protection of child rights in the country.  Some of the key legislative and policy measures are:- div style="font-family: arial, ..

A facility to upload the reply of RTI applications and first appeals on the respective website of the Ministry/Department has been started from 31st October, 2014 vide Office Memorandum No. 1/1/2013-IR dated 21/10/2014 of this Department. All the Ministries/Departments of Govt. of India have been requested to upload the reply to RTI..