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"Situation From Kashmir To Kerala...": Law Panel Chief On Sedition Law
Amid a clamour for the colonial-era sedition law to be repealed, Law Commission chairman Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi said on Tuesday it is an important tool to safeguard the "safety and integrity of India".
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"All Communities Are Cooperating": Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Panel Chief
Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Chairperson Justice (Retd) Ranjana Prakash Desai on Friday met Law Commission Chairman Justice (Retd) Rituraj Awasthi in Uttarakhand Sadan in the national capital.
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SEC Chairman Gary Gensler Lays Out Regulatory Responsibilities Around Crypto
During a recent interview, US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler said that the agency could use executive authority to regulate crypto. The public would benefit from investor protection when it comes to service providers like exchanges, lending and brokerage dealers, Gensler says.
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BJP Can't Form Political Entity In Country: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's Election Commission Chairman Nimal Punchihewa on Monday shot down reports of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) planning to set up a political unit in the island nation, saying the country's electoral law does not permit such an arrangement.
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Simultaneous Polls Will 'Destroy' Parliamentary Democracy, Says AAP
The Aam Aadmi Party firmly believes that simultaneous elections will "destroy" India's parliamentary democracy and federalism, its senior leader Ashish Khetan said today.
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Arvind Kejriwal's Aide Ashish Khetan Quits Advisory Body, To Take Up Law
AAP leader and Vice Chairman of the Delhi Dialogue and Development Commission Ashish Khetan has resigned from the post, saying he now wanted to practise law.
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Uniform Code: Law Panel May Recommend Piece Meal Amendments To Family Laws
The Law Commission will recommend religion-wise "piece meal" amendments to family laws if it finds it difficult to come out with a composite uniform civil code, its chairman Justice BS Chauhan said.
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Lawyers Across India To Go On Strike On March 31
Lawyers all over India will abstain from work on March 31 to protest against a proposed bill that bars advocates from going on strike. Bar Council of India (BCI) Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra said the proposed amendments by the Law Commission in the Advocates Act were "draconian, anti-lawyer, unconstitutional, undemocratic and anti-people".
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Law Panel Wants States To Encourage People To Respond To Uniform Civil Code Questionnaire
Seeking to widen the reach of its consultation paper on Uniform Civil Code (UCC), the Law Commission has urged chief ministers to use their influence to encourage minority groups, political parties and even government departments to respond to its questionnaire.
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Minorities Panel Chief Comes Out Openly Against Triple Talaq
Claiming the triple talaq issue has the potential to escalate and cause eventual de-recognition of Muslim Personal Law and imposition of uniform civil code, the Chairman of State Minorities Commission that serves Andhra Pradesh and Telangana has urged the AIMPLB to change its stance on it.
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"Situation From Kashmir To Kerala...": Law Panel Chief On Sedition Law
Amid a clamour for the colonial-era sedition law to be repealed, Law Commission chairman Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi said on Tuesday it is an important tool to safeguard the "safety and integrity of India".
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"All Communities Are Cooperating": Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Panel Chief
Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Chairperson Justice (Retd) Ranjana Prakash Desai on Friday met Law Commission Chairman Justice (Retd) Rituraj Awasthi in Uttarakhand Sadan in the national capital.
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SEC Chairman Gary Gensler Lays Out Regulatory Responsibilities Around Crypto
During a recent interview, US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler said that the agency could use executive authority to regulate crypto. The public would benefit from investor protection when it comes to service providers like exchanges, lending and brokerage dealers, Gensler says.
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BJP Can't Form Political Entity In Country: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's Election Commission Chairman Nimal Punchihewa on Monday shot down reports of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) planning to set up a political unit in the island nation, saying the country's electoral law does not permit such an arrangement.
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Simultaneous Polls Will 'Destroy' Parliamentary Democracy, Says AAP
The Aam Aadmi Party firmly believes that simultaneous elections will "destroy" India's parliamentary democracy and federalism, its senior leader Ashish Khetan said today.
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Arvind Kejriwal's Aide Ashish Khetan Quits Advisory Body, To Take Up Law
AAP leader and Vice Chairman of the Delhi Dialogue and Development Commission Ashish Khetan has resigned from the post, saying he now wanted to practise law.
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Uniform Code: Law Panel May Recommend Piece Meal Amendments To Family Laws
The Law Commission will recommend religion-wise "piece meal" amendments to family laws if it finds it difficult to come out with a composite uniform civil code, its chairman Justice BS Chauhan said.
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Lawyers Across India To Go On Strike On March 31
Lawyers all over India will abstain from work on March 31 to protest against a proposed bill that bars advocates from going on strike. Bar Council of India (BCI) Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra said the proposed amendments by the Law Commission in the Advocates Act were "draconian, anti-lawyer, unconstitutional, undemocratic and anti-people".
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Law Panel Wants States To Encourage People To Respond To Uniform Civil Code Questionnaire
Seeking to widen the reach of its consultation paper on Uniform Civil Code (UCC), the Law Commission has urged chief ministers to use their influence to encourage minority groups, political parties and even government departments to respond to its questionnaire.
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Minorities Panel Chief Comes Out Openly Against Triple Talaq
Claiming the triple talaq issue has the potential to escalate and cause eventual de-recognition of Muslim Personal Law and imposition of uniform civil code, the Chairman of State Minorities Commission that serves Andhra Pradesh and Telangana has urged the AIMPLB to change its stance on it.
