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  The Government has informed the Rajya Sabha that the approved strength of the judges of High Courts is 895. Against this, 625 Judges are in position as on 22.8.2012, leaving 270 vacancies to be filled up. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the R..

  The Ministry of Women and Child Development has prepared the draft National Policy on Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE), draft National Curriculum Framework for Early Childhood Education (ECE) and draft Quality Standards in ECCE with a view to lay focus on a c..

  National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) is taking steps to establish legal aid clinics in all villages or clusters of villages depending upon their geographical area. NALSA has framed the National Legal Services Authority (Legal Aid Clinics) Schemes, 2010. In the NA..

  The Government has said that all efforts are being made to sensitise police on juvenile justice issues. Expressing this intent of the Government in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Law & Justice said that the National..

  During the years several steps have been taken for empowerment of women and one such step was to provide reservation for women in Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies. The Government put a step forward and introduced a Bill, namely, the Constitution (One Hundred Eight..

The Central Government is concerned with the fees payable in the Supreme Court and courts in the Union Territories (UTs). Stating this in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Law & Justice, said that Parliament can make law in respect of the fees payable in the Supreme Court in terms of Article 246(1) read with ..

The primary responsibility of infrastructure development for subordinate judiciary and High Courts rests with the respective State Government. The Government of India has been augmenting the resources of the State Governments in this regard through a Centrally Sponsored Scheme for infrastructure development of Judiciary since 1993-94. Giving this information..

Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh addressed the concluding function of the Sesquicentennial celebrations of the Bombay High Court in Mumbai today. Following is the text of Prime Minister’s Speech:    “It gives me great pleasure to be in the midst..

  Appointment of Protection Officer Under Section 8(1) of the Protection of Women from Domestic V..

  The Government of India has enacted the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA) 2006, which extends to all the States and Union Territories of India except the State of Jammu & Kashmir. The Act also applies to all citizens of India without and beyond India./span..

  The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 [JJ Act] is the primary law to deal with the children in need of care and protection as well as children in conflict with law. Section 34 (3) of the JJ Act provides for mandatory registration of all Chil..

  The Ministry of Women and Child Development implements two shelter based schemes, namely, Swadhar and Short Stay Home for providing emergency outreach services to women in difficult circumstances who do not have societal/family support or independent means of income. ..

  The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee will honour freedom fighters on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Quit India Movement tomorrow (August 9, 2012). Freedom fighters from across the country will be invited to attend a reception (At Home) at the Ras..

The Bar Council of India is pleased to announce helpline numbers for information about the All India Bar Examination.   The numbers are:   011-49225022 (English) or 011-49225023 (Hind..

  The re-designed website of the President of India was launched at Rashtrapati Bhavan today. While the historical perspectives from the earlier websites have been retained, the re-designed website has some new features, which incl..