Top Law News Cabinet passes triple talaq ordinance, Instant triple talaq to be a crime now September 19, 2018 / September 19, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet has passed an ordinance which criminalises making instant triple talaq a punishable offence with a three-year jail term and the woman will be entitled to maintenance. Giving details about the provisions of the ordinance, law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the core component is that an offence will be cognizable only when […] Read more » featured Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad triple talaq
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Ranjit Kumar resigns as solicitor general October 20, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar, the country’s second highest law officer, resigned today for “personal reasons”. The office of Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad received his resignation letter today. While Kumar confirmed to PTI that he had resigned, sources close to him said it was for “personal reasons”. He was appointed solicitor general in June 2014 […] Read more » Attorney general featured Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Mukul Rohatgi Ranjit Kumar Senior lawyer K K Venugopal
Bar, Bench & Firm News Top Law News Constraints can’t stand in way of access to justice November 1, 2016 / November 1, 2016 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Financial constraints cannot stand in the way of making access of the people to justice, though it may lead to lack of infrastructure and judges, Chief Justice of India T S Thakur said today. “Financial constraints cannot stand in the way of making access to justice a reality. That is absolutely in tune with our […] Read more » Chief Justice of India T S Thakur Constraints Delhi High Court Chief Justice G Rohini featured Financial constraints justice Justice B.D. Ahmed Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Najeeb Jung Prime Minister Narendra Modi way of access to justice
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Fresh bill in next session to repeal 287 archaic laws: Government September 30, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Giving a fresh push to weed out archaic laws, Law Ministry will bring a new bill in Winter session of Parliament to repeal another 287 obsolete statutes even as it works overtime to ensure that 700 Appropriation Acts which have lost relevance are junked. “While a bill is pending in Parliament to repeal 32 amendment […] Read more » Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad obsolete laws repeal 287 archaic laws repeal archaic laws
Top Law News Govt to seeks jurists’ views on bill to scrap collegium system July 28, 2014 / July 28, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Displaying earnest, government will seek the views of jurists and former judges on the proposed Judicial Appointments Commission bill it plans to bring in Parliament to replace the present collegium system where judges appoint judges. Sources said Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad will listen to top jurists and former judges on Monday to elicit their […] Read more » Amendment apex court Arun Jaitley Chief Justice of India composition controversy corruption courts Gopal Subramanium Govt to seeks jurists Judicial Appointments Commission bill Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad news Ravi Shankar Prasad The Supreme Court todays news todays top news Top news UPA government
Top Law News Make serving on bench mandatory for senior counsel July 13, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment will always be a headache in this country as long as senior lawyers are queasy about crossing over from the bar to the bench. Being a practicing advocate has its advantages: One is free to take up cases one likes, there’s more money to be made, not to speak of the freedom from reading monotonous […] Read more » fill up judicial vacancies to clear pendencies Judicial vacancies Justice Markandey Katju Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman Justice Soumitra Sen of the Kolkata High Court Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Make serving on bench mandatory for senior counsel
Top Law News “Labour rights must not be used to deter investment” July 9, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Labour rights need to be safeguarded and secured but these laws should not be used as means to deter investment, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said today. “Labour rights need to be safeguarded and secured. But at the same time, these laws should not be used as a means to deter investment and also production,” […] Read more » Factories Act Labour rights Labour rights must not be used to deter investment Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad news todays news todays top news Top news
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News Judiciary will brook no infringement of its independence July 6, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Chief Justice R.M. Lodha ticking off the government for not clearing former solicitor general Gopal Subramanium as a Supreme Court judge has sent a rather strong signal to all those worried about executive whittling away at the judiciary’s independence. Before publically disapproving the government action of segregating Subramanium’s name and returning the recommendation, Lodha wrote […] Read more » Chief Justice R M Lodha Judiciary will brook no infringement of its independence Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium
