Top Law News Bill for more Supreme Court judges gets Lok Sabha nod August 6, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday told the Lok Sabha that judges in the higher judiciary should be careful about their observations in ongoing cases & should be pertinent to the case they are hearing. Mr. Prasad made these remarks during the passage of a Bill to increase the strength of judges in […] Read more » bill court judges Lok Sabha suprreme court
Court, Judiciary & Legal System As Lok Sabha passes Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill August 5, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Lok Sabha has passed Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2019 which is aimed at making India an international arbitration hub. Bill has been already passed by Rajya Sabha, aims to establish an independent body called Arbitration Council of India (ACI) for promotion of arbitration, mediation, conciliation and other alternative dispute redressal mechanisms. ACI’s functions would include […] Read more » amendment bill arbitration Arbitration and Conciliation Lok Sabha
education law Lok Sabha Passes Teachers’ Reservation Bill July 2, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Overturning a Supreme Court decision on reservation in appointment of teachers in universities, the Lok Sabha on Monday passed a Bill that proposes to make a university or college a unit instead of a department for the purpose of providing reservation. The Bill is applicable to all Central universities. The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in […] Read more » Lok Sabha Passes Teachers Reservation Bill
Court, Judiciary & Legal System High Court denies urgent hearing to plea seeking LoP’s appointment in Lok Sabha June 27, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday refused an urgent hearing to a plea for asking the Lok Sabha speaker to appoint a leader of opposition (LoP) in the House. A vacation bench of justices Jyoti Singh and Manoj Kumar Ohri said “looking at the relief sought, there is no urgency”. The bench instead listed the petition […] Read more » Appointments Lok Sabha
Top Law News Lok Sabha passes citizenship (amendment) bill January 9, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A bill seeking to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangaldesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan was passed by the Lok Sabha on Tuesday Piloting the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019, Home Minister Rajnath Singh told the Opposition that the bill was not against the provisions of the Constitution and would give succour to persecuted minorities in […] Read more » Asaduddin Owaisi (AIMIM) Bodo Kacharis citizenship (amendment) bill Indian citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangaldesh Indian citizenship to non-Muslims from Pakistan Jayprakash Narayan Yadav (RJD) Lok Sabha P R Kunhalikutty (IUML)
Criminal Law News Death for Child Rape : Lok Sabha Passes Criminal Law Amendment Bill July 31, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment On Monday, July 30, the Lok Sabha passed Criminal Law(Amendment) Bill making rape of girl below the age of twelve years an offence punishable with death. The Bill seeks to amend provisions of Indian Penal Code(IPC), Code of Criminal Procedure, Evidence Act and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO). It replaced the Ordinance […] Read more » Child Rape Code of Criminal Procedure Criminal Law(Amendment) Bill death Evidence Act and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO). Indian Penal Code(IPC) Lok Sabha punishable
High Profile Cases Top Law News Sunanda Pushkar death case transferred to designated court May 25, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court today transferred the Sunanda Pushkar death case, in which her husband and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has been chargesheeted for abetting her suicide, to a special court designated to try lawmakers. Metropolitan Magistrate Dharmendra Singh transferred the case to Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal, who will take up the matter on […] Read more » ACMM Samar Vishal Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal featured Lok Sabha Metropolitan Magistrate Dharmendra Singh Shashi Tharoor Sunanda Pushkar death case
Top Law News Lok Sabha passes Bill to amend Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code December 30, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Lok Sabha has passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill -2017.The bill prohibits certain persons from submitting a resolution plan in case of defaults. These include wilful defaulters, promoters or management of the company if it has an outstanding non-performing debt for over a year. The Bill also has provisions to bar the […] Read more » amend Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code bill featured Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code Lok Sabha
Top Law News Bill criminalising triple talaq introduced in Lok Sabha December 28, 2017 / December 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A bill to make instant triple talaq illegal and void and awarding a jail term of three years for the husband, was introduced in the Lok Sabha today. Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad introduced the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, calling it a “historic day” amid opposition to its introduction by members […] Read more » Bill criminalising triple talaq featured jail term of three years Lok Sabha non-bailable offence triple talaq triple talaq bill
High Profile Cases No justification to suspend operation of Lokpal Act: SC April 28, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment There is no justification to keep the enforcement of Lokpal Act suspended till the proposed amendments, including on the issue of the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, are cleared by Parliament, the Supreme Court said today. The apex court said the Act was an eminently workable piece of legislation and it “does not create […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Lok Sabha Lokpal Act Parliament Supreme Court
Top Law News Order on transfer of complaint against MP reserved August 22, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment A local court today reserved order on transfer of a criminal complaint case against former Nagaland chief minister and Lok Sabha MP Neiphiu Rio from the court of chief judicial magistrate here to another court. Complainant Rosemary Dzuvichu had on February 11 filed a criminal complaint before CJM Kohima against Rio for filing a wrong […] Read more » Court criminal complaint case featured Law Legal News Lok Sabha MP Neiphiu Rio Nagaland chief minister
Top Law News LS candidate admitted as Independent moves HC March 31, 2014 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday agreed to hear a plea by an advocate who filed his nomination to contest the Lok Sabha election from the Bhartiya Janta Dal (Integrated) party, but his papers were admitted as an Independent candidate. Advocate Dan Bahadur Yadav told the court he filed his candidature from the Bhartiya Janta Dal-Integrated […] Read more » Court Delhi election Lok Sabha news todays news todays top news Top news
