Top Law News SC, HC judges get DA hike; bills to raise their salary await November 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The dearness allowance of judges of the Supreme Court and the 24 high courts has been increased even as proposals to give them a salary hike are pending approval of the Union Cabinet. In a letter to the secretary general of the apex court and registrars general of the high courts last month, the department […] Read more » Court featured High Court Law Legal News Supreme Court Union Cabinet
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News SC to hear petitions against scrapping of collegium system August 21, 2014 / August 31, 2014 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on SC to hear petitions against scrapping of collegium system Four PILs have been filed in the Supreme Court for declaring the NJAC move as unconstitutional The Supreme Court will hear on Monday a batch of petitions challenging the 121st constitutional amendment by which collegium system for appointment of judges in higher judiciary was scrapped and a new mechanism under National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) […] Read more » Bar Council of India Chief Justice Appointment collegium system judges appointment panel judicial appointments Judicial Appointments Commission petitions against scrapping of collegium system Ravi Shankar Prasad Union Cabinet
Top Law News Cabinet nod to child care policy September 20, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The union cabinet Friday approved the National Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) policy which aims to help 158.7 million children aged under six, an official statement said. According to the statement, the move would help to implement and monitor the child care policy through national and state councils and also to develop the curriculum […] Read more » Cabinet nod to child care policy ECCE Ministry of Women and Child Development National Early Childhood Care and Education national news news todays news todays top news Top news Union Cabinet
Top Law News Bar Association alarmed at Govt. move on Judicial appointments April 18, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Bar Association of India (BAI) expressed ‘alarm’ at the reported move by the government to bring in a Draft Bill for a Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) without consulting any legal body and urged the government not to rush through the legislation without a debate. Several eminent lawyers including BAI President Emeritus Fali S Nariman, […] Read more » and Vice Presidents K K Venugopal Ashok Desai BAI President Anil B Divan BAI President Emeritus Fali S Nariman Bar Association of India chief justice former Law Minister Shanti Bhushan JAC Judicial Appointments Commission Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) law minister Union Cabinet
Top Law News Law to prevent crime against women soon: Sonia March 16, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A law to prevent crime against woman will pass soon in the country according to the UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi. Sonia, who was speaking after the foundation stone laying ceremony of Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering and Technology here in the presence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, said the UPA government had taken various […] Read more » AICC president Crime against women Food Security Bill Law to prevent crime against women Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sonia Gandhi Union Cabinet UPA chairperson UPA government
Criminal Law News Criminal law amendment referred to Group of Ministers March 13, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill has been referred by the Union Cabinet which provides for life imprisonment for the rape convicts before the Group of Ministers (GoM) for arriving at clarity before final approval by the Cabinet. With this decision, the existing Ordinance on the matter will come up before the Cabinet once the GoM comprising […] Read more » approval by the Cabinet Communications Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill Criminal law amendment Finance Group of Ministers Group of Ministers (GoM) Law Ministers of Home Union Cabinet Women and Child Development
Top Law News ‘Law, Home ministries not split on anti-rape bill’ March 11, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Rejecting suggestions that ministries are split over various provisions of the proposed anti-rape bill, Law Minister Ashwani Kumar has said proposals are brought before the Union Cabinet after sufficient discussions. He also said that there is no finality in law making and the government is open for persuasion when the proposed Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, […] Read more » anti rape bill Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill 2013 Domestic Violence Act' Home ministries Home Ministry Houses of Parliament Law Home ministries Union Cabinet
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 Inquiry Commission set up into rape case December 26, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Government set up a Commission of Inquiry to identify lapses and fix responsibility in the gang rape of 23-year-old girl in New Delhi, an issue that was discussed by the Union Cabinet with ministers expressing concern over the incident. The one-person Commission, to be headed by former Delhi High Court judge Justice Usha Mehra, will […] Read more » aggravated sexual assault Commission of Inquiry Delhi High Court judge Justice Usha Mehra Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde NCR safer for women New Delhi Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Union Cabinet
Top Law News Forward Contract Bill deferred by cabinet July 12, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Union Cabinet on Thursday deferred consideration of the much-awaited Forward Contract Regulation Act (Amendment) Bill.The Forward Contract Bill aims to give more powers to Forward Market Commission, the commodity markets regulator. The Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh deferred consideration of the Forward Contract Bill over which there is no consensus in […] Read more » cabinet FMC Forward Contract Bill Forward Contract Regulation Act (Amendment) Bill Forward Market Commission Indian Cabinet Manmohan Singh National Multi Commodity Exchange National Spot Exchange Ltd NMCE NSEL P M Manmohan Singh Parliamentary Standing Committee Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Union Cabinet
Top Law News Cabinet OKs tougher penalties under Motor Vehicle Act March 2, 2012 / March 2, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the proposed changes in the Motor Vehicle Act. This paves way for passing the legislation in Parliament to increase penalty on traffic rule violators across the country. The new bill which will be introduced in the Rajya Sabha duing the Budget session has provision to slap Rs 500 fine […] Read more » Motor Vehicle Act Rajya Sabha Union Cabinet
