Supreme Court wants panel to vet Tamil Nadu school books New Delhi, June 14: The Supreme Court today directed an experts committee to be set up to look into the content of textbooks published by the Tamil Nadu government for schools.
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Bar Council to hold mandatory test for budding lawyers New Delhi, Oct 15: The Bar Council of India (BCI) will hold, in December, its first-ever mandatory test for law graduates seeking to begin professional practice, the law ministry said today.
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More than 3,000 cases registered by CBI during 2007-09 New Delhi, Aug 12: The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a total of 3,050 cases in the last three years, parliament was informed today.
In a written reply in the Rajya Sa....
Revised norm on public holding will prevent stampede of issues New Delhi, Aug 10: The government's decision to amend the minimum public holding norms for listed companies has been a sensible and practical decision, taking into account the absorbing cap....
No consensus on creating all-India judicial service: Moily Panaji, July 25: There is no consensus yet on creating an all-India judicial service, union Law and Justice Minister M. Veerappa Moily said today.
"The attempt is to attract the b....
Fast track court scheme extended by a year
New Delhi, July 15: The central government today extended by a year its decade-old fast track court scheme under which it provides funds to states for speedy disposal of criminal cases.
Cabinet approves tighter arms licensing law
New Delhi, July 15: The cabinet today approved amendments to an over 40-year-old law to ensure that arms licences are only issued to those who genuinely need them.
The Arms (Amendment....
Rathore will get no pension: Government New Delhi, June 30: Disgraced former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore, in jail for molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra in 1990, will get no pension from the government, the home ministry sai....
Can Emergency be imposed again in India?
New Delhi, June 25: Thirty-five years after the Emergency stifled India's prized democracy, questions continue to be asked whether it can be imposed again as men and women who were jailed f....
States consulted on courts working in shifts Chennai, June 19: The possibility of lower courts working in shifts to render speedy justice and re-employment of retired judges to reduce pending cases is being discussed with the state govern....
Ban khap panchayats, says petition to president
New Delhi, May 17: Parallel justice systems like the khap panchayats that promote killings in the name of honour should be banned, says an online petition doing the rounds lately.
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Khap panchayats: No room for a parallel justice system New Delhi, May 12: The khap has been a system of social administration and organisation in the northwestern states of India since ancient times. Written references are found as far back as 2500....
Sonia, PM divided in their opinions over amending RTI Act New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the Congress President Sonia Gandhi are divided in their opinions over the issue of RTI amendment.
As per the recent reports, the propose....
Divorced women can't use their ex-husbands' name: HC Mumbai: With increasing cases of wives misusing their ex-husbands' name troubling the community of divorced men Bombay High Court has passed a rare directive prohibiting divorced woman from....
Government not to promote tainted judges: Moily New Delhi: The government is contemplating a law to ensure that a judge facing even slightest suspicion of corruption, judicial misconduct or impropriety ends up forfeiting chances of elevation....
Government considering renaming high courts New Delhi: The government is considering proposals from four state governments to rename their high courts based on the new names of their capitals, a Right To Information query has revealed.
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India needs 35,000 lower courts, says CJI Bangalore: Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan said today that the number of lower courts in the country should be 35,000 as against the present 14,000 so as to cut down delays in disposal of cases....
Controversial anti-terror law to be amended: PM to tribal leaders Agartala: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has assured tribal leaders from Tripura that the central government would suitably amend the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) 1958....
West Bengal governor briefed on law and order status
Kolkata On the day Home Minister P. Chidambaram asked the West Bengal government to maintain law and order, state Home Secretary Ardhendu Sen called on Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi to brief hi....
Company Law Board may collapse if law tribunal doesn't work Kolkata: Emphasising the importance of the proposed National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Company Law Board (CLB) chairman S. Balasubramanian today said it will be difficult for CLB to continue....
West Bengal may modify agri-marketing act Barasat (West Bengal): The West Bengal government is planning to modify its Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) Act, Minister of Agricultural Marketing Mortaza Hossain said here tod....
Judicial reforms will save courts' time, prevent law misuse: NGO
New Delhi: Judicial reforms will ensure that no time is wasted on frivolous litigation and instead help dispose of hundreds of cases pending in courts while holding up those misusing the law, s....
PM, chief justice differ on ways to tackle backlog of cases New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan on Sunday appeared to be differing on appointing more judges to reduce the huge backlog of cases pending in....
Law panel for division of Supreme Court into five benches
New Delhi: The Law Commission of India has recommended division of the Supreme Court in four regional benches at Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai or Hyderabad besides another one at Delhi to ....
Government retreats on judges' assets disclosure bill New Delhi: The government today deferred the introduction of a bill on the declaration of judges' assets after members across the spectrum said in the Rajya Sabha that it violated the Const....
High court warns govt counsels of fines for adjournments Panaji: The chief justice of the Bombay High Court has said that lawyers representing the government would be fined if they are found seeking unnecessary adjournments and delaying cases.
Changes in rape laws under consideration: Law minister New Delhi: The union Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily today said the government has received suggestions from various groups, including the National Commission for Women, for changes in laws for ....
Lawyers to strike on Thursday against service tax New Delhi: Lawyers of district courts in the capital will abstain from work on Thursday to oppose the imposition of service tax on law firms.
"The lawyers of India will not tolera....
Government mulls law to make judges disclose assets New Delhi: Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily today announced that the government would introduce a legislation in the coming budget session of parliament to ensure that judges declare their assets....
Armed forces tribunal set up for speedy disposal of cases
New Delhi: More than a year after the Armed Forces Tribunal Act came into force, the government on Monday constituted a tribunal for the speedy disposal of over 9,800 cases filed by service per....
Richest Lok Sabha candidate charged for violating poll code Lucknow: The Congress party's Pilibhit candidate V.M. Singh, who is contesting against his nephew and Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Varun Gandhi, has been charged for violating the mod....
HC extends VRS scheme for AAI employees New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday extended by three months the deadline for a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) for Airports Authority of India (AAI) employees.
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Mumbai airport workers can be transferred: SC New Delhi: The Supreme Court today dismissed a lawsuit by over 1,600 Mumbai airport workers seeking a stay on their transfer outside the metropolis to small airports following takeover of the C....
SC refuses to move 2002 riot cases out of Gujarat New Delhi: The Supreme Court today ruled that the trial of some of the crucial post-Godhra train carnage riot cases will not be transferred out of Gujarat and ordered the setting up of six fast....
Judicial reforms a priority, says PM New Delhi: Judicial reform will be a "priority" if the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government comes to power, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday in respons....
Bangalore: The Indian government plans to bring a new law to create a mechanism to transfer intellectual property (IP) created by public funded research to beneficiaries, Prime Minister Man....
Foreign law firms may operate soon in India: CJI London: Foreign law firms may soon operate from India and the Bar Council shall not be able to resist their entry, says Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan. "I do not think the Bar Council ....
Hindi to be courts' verdict language New Delhi: Should judgements in Supreme Court and High Courts be written in Hindi instead of English? This question has come up before Law Commission of India which is likely to submit a report....
India moving towards promoting legal reforms: PM New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said that the government had taken several steps to promote legal empowerment and judicial reforms but a lot more needed to be done.
"In th....
