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Simultaneous Polls Not Undemocratic: Law Ministry To Joint Panel
Holding simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies is not undemocratic and does not hurt the federal structure, the Union law ministry told the joint committee of Parliament examining the bills on 'one nation, one election'.
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Law Ministry Pushes For Extension Of Fast Track Special Courts Scheme
The law ministry is learnt to have approached the Union Cabinet to push for the extension of the special fast track courts which seek to deliver swift justice in sexual offence cases.
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Parliamentary Panel Summons Law Commission, Ministry Over Civil Code
A parliamentary standing committee has called representatives of the Law Commission and the law ministry on July 3 on a recent notice issued by the law panel seeking views of stakeholders on the issue of a uniform civil code.
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Kiren Rijiju Takes Charge Of New Ministry, Says This On Losing Law
A day after his surprise removal as the Union Law Minister, Kiren Rijiju said the move was the vision of the Prime Minister and not a punishment.
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Government Aims to Digitise 3,100 Crore Documents Ahead of Launch of Phase-3 of E-Courts Project
The government plans to digitise over 3,100 crore documents ahead of the launch of Phase 3 of the e-Courts project, which will include legacy records and pending cases. The move to digitise these documents will cost Rs. 2,038.40 crore, and the implementation of the upcoming phase is being coordinated by the Department of Justice in the Union Law Mi...
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"Few Ex Supreme Court Judges Part Of Anti-India Gang?" Minister's Reply
The law ministry receives complaints regarding serving and retired judges from time to time but it is concerned only with appointment and service conditions of serving members of the higher judiciary, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said.
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Transfer Of 10 High Court Judges Under Process: Law Ministry
The Ministry of Law and Justice, while responding to queries in Parliament on Friday, stated that proposals for the transfer of 10 High Court Judges are under various stages of processing.
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Election Commission Seeks Cap On Cash Donations To Political Parties
The Election Commission has proposed bringing down anonymous political donations from Rs 20,000 to Rs 2,000 and cap cash donations at 20 per cent or at a maximum of Rs 20 crore to cleanse election funding of black money.
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Retired Chief Justices, Supreme Court Judges Get New Facilities. Details Here
Chief justices of India will get rent-free accommodation for six months after demitting office while the top court judges will get round-the-clock security for one year upon superannuation, the government said Tuesday.
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Centre Urges Chief Justice NV Ramana's Office To Recommend Successor
The office of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana Wednesday received a communication from the Ministry of Law and Justice urging him to initiate the process of recommending his successor.
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14 New Judges Appointed To Three High Courts
The Department of Justice in the Law Ministry issued a list of the latest set of appointments.
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8 Judges Elevated As Chief Justices Of High Courts
Eight judges were on Saturday elevated as chief justices of various high courts. Five chief justices were also transferred to various high courts, the Law Ministry said.
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"Travesty Of Truth": P Chidambaram On Foreign Ministry's Farm Laws Remark
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday contested the statement of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) that the farm laws were passed in Parliament after a full debate and called the statement 'a travesty of the truth'.
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Law Ministry Gets Rs 1,005 Crore For Poll Body To Purchase Voting Equipment
The Union Law Ministry has been allocated Rs 1,005 crore in the central Budget to provide funds to the Election Commission for procurement of ballot units, control units and voter verifiable paper audit trial units (VVPATS), and ancillary expenditure on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and destruction of obsolete voting machines.
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3 More Test Positive For COVID-19 In Law Ministry, Total Now 5: Officials
Three more people, including a deputy secretary and a member of the multi-tasking service (MTS), working in the Law Ministry, have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said on Monday.
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Simultaneous Polls Not Undemocratic: Law Ministry To Joint Panel
Holding simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies is not undemocratic and does not hurt the federal structure, the Union law ministry told the joint committee of Parliament examining the bills on 'one nation, one election'.
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Law Ministry Pushes For Extension Of Fast Track Special Courts Scheme
The law ministry is learnt to have approached the Union Cabinet to push for the extension of the special fast track courts which seek to deliver swift justice in sexual offence cases.
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Parliamentary Panel Summons Law Commission, Ministry Over Civil Code
A parliamentary standing committee has called representatives of the Law Commission and the law ministry on July 3 on a recent notice issued by the law panel seeking views of stakeholders on the issue of a uniform civil code.
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Kiren Rijiju Takes Charge Of New Ministry, Says This On Losing Law
A day after his surprise removal as the Union Law Minister, Kiren Rijiju said the move was the vision of the Prime Minister and not a punishment.
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Government Aims to Digitise 3,100 Crore Documents Ahead of Launch of Phase-3 of E-Courts Project
The government plans to digitise over 3,100 crore documents ahead of the launch of Phase 3 of the e-Courts project, which will include legacy records and pending cases. The move to digitise these documents will cost Rs. 2,038.40 crore, and the implementation of the upcoming phase is being coordinated by the Department of Justice in the Union Law Mi...
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"Few Ex Supreme Court Judges Part Of Anti-India Gang?" Minister's Reply
The law ministry receives complaints regarding serving and retired judges from time to time but it is concerned only with appointment and service conditions of serving members of the higher judiciary, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said.
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Transfer Of 10 High Court Judges Under Process: Law Ministry
The Ministry of Law and Justice, while responding to queries in Parliament on Friday, stated that proposals for the transfer of 10 High Court Judges are under various stages of processing.
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Election Commission Seeks Cap On Cash Donations To Political Parties
The Election Commission has proposed bringing down anonymous political donations from Rs 20,000 to Rs 2,000 and cap cash donations at 20 per cent or at a maximum of Rs 20 crore to cleanse election funding of black money.
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Retired Chief Justices, Supreme Court Judges Get New Facilities. Details Here
Chief justices of India will get rent-free accommodation for six months after demitting office while the top court judges will get round-the-clock security for one year upon superannuation, the government said Tuesday.
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Centre Urges Chief Justice NV Ramana's Office To Recommend Successor
The office of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana Wednesday received a communication from the Ministry of Law and Justice urging him to initiate the process of recommending his successor.
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14 New Judges Appointed To Three High Courts
The Department of Justice in the Law Ministry issued a list of the latest set of appointments.
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8 Judges Elevated As Chief Justices Of High Courts
Eight judges were on Saturday elevated as chief justices of various high courts. Five chief justices were also transferred to various high courts, the Law Ministry said.
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"Travesty Of Truth": P Chidambaram On Foreign Ministry's Farm Laws Remark
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday contested the statement of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) that the farm laws were passed in Parliament after a full debate and called the statement 'a travesty of the truth'.
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Law Ministry Gets Rs 1,005 Crore For Poll Body To Purchase Voting Equipment
The Union Law Ministry has been allocated Rs 1,005 crore in the central Budget to provide funds to the Election Commission for procurement of ballot units, control units and voter verifiable paper audit trial units (VVPATS), and ancillary expenditure on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and destruction of obsolete voting machines.
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3 More Test Positive For COVID-19 In Law Ministry, Total Now 5: Officials
Three more people, including a deputy secretary and a member of the multi-tasking service (MTS), working in the Law Ministry, have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said on Monday.
