Top Law News 2 BJP-ruled states among 7 opposing all-India judicial service April 24, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Seven states, including BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh, have opposed the formation of an all-India judicial service, a 60-year-old proposal which has received a fresh push from the Modi government. Another BJP-ruled state, Maharashtra, wants recruitment for the all-India judicial service (AIJS) to be done in a particular manner which the Law Ministry feels […] Read more » AIJS all-India judicial service Court featured Law Law Ministry Legal News
Top Law News ‘Remove bar on giving advice to ministries directly’ February 27, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi has urged the government to junk a rule which bars him from giving legal advice to various ministries without involving the Law Ministry, saying it delays decision-making on important matters. Rohatgi has also said the rule which requires law officers to give legal opinion to various central ministries and departments only […] Read more » Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi Centre government Court featured Law Law Ministry Legal News
Top Law News Witnesses most neglected lot: Law Ministry October 17, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Terming witnesses as the “most neglected segment” in the criminal justice system, the Law Ministry has said a 13-year-old report held the key to insulating them from harassment and minimising inconvenience caused during trial. “Witnesses are a critical constituent in the process of administration of criminal justice. They discharge an important public function by assisting […] Read more » Court featured Law Law Ministry Legal News Witnesses most neglected lot
Top Law News Home, law ministries meet to discuss Ganguly case December 18, 2013 / December 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The union home ministry is consulting the law ministry on demands for removal of Justice (retd) AK Ganguly as the chief of the West Bengal human rights panel following allegations of sexual harassment against him, official sources said. The sources said consultations have begun over letters written by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to […] Read more » Law Ministry news President Pranab Mukherjee retd Justice AK Ganguly todays news todays top news Top news union home ministry West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
Top Law News Judicial reforms were the flavour of 2012 December 27, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Judicial reforms were the flavour of the year as the government focused its efforts on bringing a bill on judicial accountability and kept up its plans to change the present system of appointment of judges where the executive has little say. In March, the Lok Sabha passed an ambitious bill to lay judicial standards but despite two […] Read more » chaired by Prime MinisterManmohan Singh constitutional body Government Judicial reforms Law Ministry Lok Sabha National Framework of Court Excellence NDA government Petroleum Ministry Rajya Sabha senior judges Union Cabinet UPA II government
Top Law News 2G: High Court asks Centre to respond to Essar”s plea November 8, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court asked the Centre to respond to the pleas of Essar Teleholdings Ltd and its promoters, Ravi and Anshuman Ruia, for quashing of the charges framed against them in a case linked to the 2G spectrum allocation scam. Notice has been issued by Justice AK Pathak to the Ministry of Law, the CBI and […] Read more » 2G 2G spectrum allocation scam 420 of IPC advocate Mukul Rohatgi CBI department of telecommunications DoT Essar Group director Essar Group director (Strategy and Planning) Vikas Saraf. Essar Teleholdings Ltd. Essar''s plea High Court Justice AK Pathak Kiran Khaitan Law Ministry Loop Mobile India Ltd Loop Telecom Pvt Ltd Ministry of Law Prevention of Corruption Act Ravi and Anshuman Ruia Ruias and Essar Teleholdings Ltd section 120 B of IPC Telecom firm The Delhi High Court
Top Law News Unified Indian judicial service like IAS, may get govt nod July 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment With an Aim to infuse young talents to higher judiciary, the government has prepared a Cabinet note to introduce the Indian Judicial Service (IJS) — an all-India service on the lines of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and Indian Police Service (IPS). The proposal is likely to be brought before the Union Cabinet next week […] Read more » Indian judicial service Indian judicial service under article 312 Indian Judicial Service(IJS) Introduction of Indian Judicial Service Law Commission Law Ministry National Judicial Pay Commission unified Indian judicial service
Top Law News Probe report on Narvekar to be referred to Law Ministry July 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The probe report on the alleged fraud committed by former Goa Cricket Association President Dayanand Narvekar, will now be referred to the law ministry for further action, a senior official said today. The two-member committee constituted by state government has already submitted its report to the Registrar of Cooperative Societies, which is a registering authority for the […] Read more » Goa Cricket Association Goa Cricket Association President Goa Cricket Association President Dayanand Narvekar Law Ministry Law Ministry on cricket dispute Law Ministry to probe Narvekar report Probe report on Narvekar