Law Ministry

Law Ministry Will Not Only Be A 'Post Office': Ravi Shankar Prasad

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday June 3, 2019

Union Ravi Shankar Prasad, who took charge of the Law Ministry on Monday, said he and his ministry will not be merely a "post office" but a stakeholder in the judicial system, including in the appointment of judges.

Poll Day Political Ads Can't Be Banned In Lok Sabha Elections: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 5, 2019

An Election Commission proposal to ban political advertisements in newspapers on election day will not be implemented in the coming Lok Sabha polls as it is pending with the Law Ministry, say sources in the government.

There Are 20 Judges Per 10 Lakh People In India: Law Ministry

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 6, 2019

There are 20 judges per 10 lakh people in the country as compared to 17 in 2014, the Law Ministry said on Wednesday.

INX Media Case: Court Allows P Chidambaram To Submit Additional Documents

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 6, 2019

The Delhi High Court today allowed Congress leader P Chidambaram to place additional documents on record in his pending anticipatory bail plea in the INX Media case lodged by the CBI.

Law Ministry Gets Additional Rs 666.66 Crore For Conduct Of Lok Sabha Polls

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 1, 2019

The Law Ministry is the administrative ministry for the Election Commission (EC).

"Rafale Deal Will Be Probed If We Come To Power In 2019": Rahul Gandhi

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Friday January 4, 2019

Rahul Gandhi today said if the Congress party comes to power in this year's election, a criminal investigation would be launched into the Rafale jet deal and the accused would be punished. The Congress president's comments came as the party accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of overruling objections raised by the defence and the law ministries to...

Election Commission To Make A Fresh Push For Electoral Reforms

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 24, 2018

The Election Commission will make a fresh push for electoral reforms with the government, including making filing of false declaration a ground for disqualification and putting a cap on expenditure by candidates in legislative council polls, in the coming days.

Department of Telecom Awaits Law Ministry Nod for In-Flight Connectivity Norms

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday December 6, 2018

The Telecom Commission on May 1 had approved in-flight connectivity, facilitating both voice and data calls and data surfing in Indian airspace.

Facebook Refuses Singapore's Request To Remove "False, Malicious" Post

World News | Reuters | Saturday November 10, 2018

Facebook has rejected a Singapore government request to remove a post of an online article that the government said was "false and malicious", prompting its Law Ministry to say the case illustrated the need to introduce legislation to stop fake news.

Chief Justice Gogoi "In Awe" Of How Swiftly 4 New Judges Were Appointed

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Aditya Menon | Friday November 2, 2018

As the Supreme Court got four new judges today, Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said he was impressed with how quickly the appointments were made. "The recommendation (by the collegium) was sent at 11 am on Wednesday to the Law Ministry. I heard that the medical examination of the four judges was conducted on the same evening itself. I was in awe," Chi...

Four High Court Chief Justices Elevated As New Supreme Court Judges

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 1, 2018

Four high court chief justices were on Thursday night elevated to the Supreme Court, within 48 hours of the collegium recommending their names to the government.

With 5 New Appointments, All High Courts Fill Chief Justice Vacancies

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 25, 2018

Five high courts in the country got new chief justices on Wednesday, a Law Ministry notification said.

Cut Cap On Anonymous Donations: Election Commission To Law Ministry

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 17, 2018

The Election Commission has urged the government to slash the cap on anonymous donations to political parties from the present Rs 20,000 to Rs 2,000 to usher in more transparency, a move which comes months ahead of Lok Sabha elections due next year.

4 New Judges Appointed To Gujarat High Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 16, 2018

Four new judges were appointed to the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday. A notification issued by the Law Ministry said advocate Umesh Amritlal Trivedi, and judicial officers (judges of the lower courts) Ajaykumar Chandulal Rao, Vireshkumar Bhavchandbhai Mayani and Ashutosh Pushkerray Thaker have been appointed judges of the Gujarat High Court.

Law Ministry Backs Removing Time Cap To Report Child Abuse: Maneka Gandhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 16, 2018

The Law Ministry has endorsed a proposal of the Women and Child Development Ministry to remove the time limit for reporting child sexual abuse, WCD Minister Maneka Gandhi said Tuesday.