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Former Chief Justice of India Palanisamy Sathasivam on Friday assumed office as 23rd Governor of Kerala, succeeding Sheila Dikshit.    65-year-old Justice Sathasivam, whose appointment triggered debate in legal and..

The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee has condoled the passing away of Shri Goolam E. Vahanvati, former Attorney General of India.    In a condolence message to his wife, Sm..

The Competition Commission of India(‘the Commission’) has found 14 Car Companies to being contravention of the provisions of the Competition Act, 2002 (‘the Act’). The informant, Shri Shamsher Kataria, had approached the Commission alleging anti-competitive conduct by 3 Car Companies in not allowing the spare parts and a..

1. Dear countrymen, on this auspicious occasion of Independence Day, many good wishes from the Prime Servant of India. I am here amidst you not as a Prime Minister but as the Prime Servant.   2. I bow to all freedom fig..

The Supreme Court on Monday came out strongly against repeated attempts and misleading campaign being made to defame the judiciary, saying great damage is being done to democracy.     div style="font-family..

he Government of India has amended All India Services (Conduct) Rules,1968, in rule 3(1) after sub-rule (1) by inserting sub-rule (1A) and rule 3(2) after sub-rule (2A) by inserting sub-rule (2B) and these rules are called the All India Services (Conduct) Amendment Rules, 2014.    div style="font-famil..

The Expert Group under the Chairmanship of Dr. C. Rangarajan to Review the Methodology for Measurement of Poverty in the country constituted by the Planning Commission in June 2012 has submitted its report on 30th June 2014. In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today, the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Planning, Stati..

The National Policy on Older Persons (NPOP), 1999 envisages State support to ensure financial and food security, health care, shelter and other needs of older persons, equitable share in development, protection against abuse and exploitation, and availability of services to improve the quality of their lives. The policy also covers issues like ..

Government, opposition parties discuss Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2008 Agree to hold another meeting  Government voices concern over inadequate insurance coverage in the country    p style="tex..

The Arbitration Tribunal for Delimitation of Maritime Boundary between India and Bangladesh, established under Annex VII of the UN Convention of Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), rendered its award on July 7, 2014, keeping in mind the competing claims of the two countries. The Award is final and binding on both the Parties.  div style="font..

The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013” (MS Act, 2013) has been enacted by the Parliament in September, 2013. The Act has come into force with effect from 6.12.2013 in whole of the country, except Jammu & Kashmir. This Act intends to, inter alia, achieve the following objectives:- i) Eliminate the insanitary latrines. ii) Prohibit:- a)..

Many countries have expressed their concern regarding the nuclear liability law. We have been reiterating to all the relevant countries the fact that this is an Act passed by the Parliament of India. The Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010 is in force with effect from November 11, 2011. Government presently does not have any proposal to amend the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage A..

The Supreme Court today commenced the crucial hearing to examine the power of the Union and states to grant remission for releasing convicts whose death sentences are commuted to life term with the Centre asserting that the rights of the victims cannot be overlooked.    The issue of remission reached the apex court after the Tamil Nadu government too..

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint (i) Shri Justice Subodhkumar Gunvantlal Shah and, (ii) Shri Justice Satish Hemchandra Vora, and iii) Shri Justice Ghanshyam Raghumal Udhwani, Additional Judges of the Gujarat High Court, to be Judges of the Gujarat High Court with effect from the date they assume..

Law Commission of India today submitted its report “Manpower Planning in Judiciary: A Blue Print” to Mr. Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Law & Justice and Communications & IT.    Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the report will..