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States should emphasise on Empowerment and Inclusion of the Disabled, says Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment

   25 August 2014 at 10:07

An interactive daylong Conference with Ministers of Social Welfare in States/UTs dealing with issues related to disability was held under the Chairmanship of Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot, Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment here today. W ..

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Appointment of Lokpal

   14 August 2014 at 14:27

The Central Government, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (4) of section 1 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 (1 of 2014), appointed the 16th day of January, 2014, as the date on which the provisions of the said Act shall come i ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   651 Views


Judicial Appointment commissions bill introduced in Lok Sabha

   12 August 2014 at 12:28

Judicial Appointment commissions bill is introduced in Lok Sabha on Monday though there were difference of opinion on the bill. Keen to scrap the collegium system, government today introduced a Constitution Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha to establish ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  3 comments |   716 Views


Mercy Killing/Euthanasia

   11 August 2014 at 12:15

The matter of mercy killing was examined by the Department of Health & Family Welfare in consultation with the Ministry of Law & Justice, and after examination, it has been decided that the Hon’ble Supreme Court has laid down the law o ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  1 comments |   585 Views


Empowerment of Transgender Community

   08 August 2014 at 13:46

An Expert Committee was constituted in the Ministry to make an in-depth study of the problems being faced by the Transgender Community and suggest suitable measures to ameliorate their problems. The Committee submitted its report on 27th January 201 ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   419 Views


Law for Refugees in India

   07 August 2014 at 13:50

India is not a signatory to the 1951 United Nations Convention on the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol thereon. There is no national law on Refugee at present. Government has circulated a Standard Operating Procedure for dealing with foreign ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   514 Views


Top jurists want change in collegium system

   29 July 2014 at 10:08

Several top jurists on Monday pushed for scrapping the existing collegium system where judges appoint judges but government's plans to bring a bill to make the process of appointments more transparent may take some more time. At a meeting to dis ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  1 comments |   530 Views


NHRC to Maharashtra Government: Pay Rs.50 thousand each to two girls or face coercive process in facebook comments case

   16 July 2014 at 11:08

PRESS RELEASE New Delhi, 15th July, 2014 The National Human Rights Commission has reiterated its recommendations in yet another reminder that the Government of Maharashtra pay Rs.50 thousand each to the two girls, who, it held, were illegally deta ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  1 comments |   806 Views


Full text of the letter addressed to CJI by SCBA

   25 June 2014 at 15:42

Letter addressed by Mr. Pravin H. Parekh, President, Supreme Court Bar Association to the Hon'ble CJI R.M. Lodha about the proposal for Courts to function for 365 days. ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  5 comments |   1021 Views


State-Wise Voter Turnout in General Elections 2014-Female Voter Turnout Higher Than Male in 16 States /UTS

   21 May 2014 at 15:42

The highest turnout in the 2014 Lok Sabha Election was recorded in the State of Nagaland (87.82 %) and the lowest turnout was recorded in the state of Jammu and Kashmir (49.52 %). The highest male turnout was reported in Nagaland (88.15%) while th ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   1020 Views