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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..

  The Tribunal has confirmed MHA declaration of SIMI as an unlawful association. The Tribunal pronounced its order on August 1, 2012. SIMI was for the first time declared an unlawful association on 27th September, 2001. p class="MsoN..

  Shri Anil Kumar Agarwal, IAS has taken over over the charge of the Director General of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation( ESIC) under Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. of India at its Headquarter yesterday. Shri Agarwal is an IAS officer of 1981 ba..

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  The Haryana government on Monday said it has appointed eminent criminal lawyer KTS Tulsi as special prosecutor for trial of those involved in violence at Maruti Suzuki's Manesar plant on 18th July that claimed the life of one senior company execu..

TRAI to Benchmark the Quality of Service Parameters for Mobile Data Servicess   The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has on Monday (09th July, 2012) released draft regulations on “Standards of Quality of Service for Mobile Data Serv..