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Legislative Business Transacted During the 11th Session of 15th Lok Sabha and 226th Session of Rajya Sabha (Monsoon Session)

   08 September 2012 at 12:54

The Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Water Resources, Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal addressed a Press Conference on the Post-Monsoon Session of Parliament, 2012 (11th Session of Fifteenth Lok Sabha and the 226th Session of the Rajya Sabha fro ..

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Free Legal AID

   05 September 2012 at 11:59

Supreme Court of India has been consistently urging the State that the poor people who cannot afford to institute or defend a case in a court of law should be given free legal aid at all levels of courts. Giving this information in written reply t ..

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Status of Fast Track Courts

   05 September 2012 at 11:59

The Government has discontinued the scheme of central assistance to States for Fast Track Courts (FTCs) since 1.4.2011. However, several States have continued Fast Track Courts from their own resources. Giving this information in written reply to ..

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Proposal for Setting up of an All India Judicial Service

   05 September 2012 at 11:59

The Government has a proposal for creation of All India Judicial Service (AIJS). Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Law & Justice said that, however, there is no decisio ..

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It is mandatory for the State Governments to set up a Family Court for every area

   04 September 2012 at 11:31

Family Courts As per the reports received by the Government, 212 Family Courts are operational in the country. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Law & Justice, said that ..

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Pending Cases in Uttar Pradesh Courts

   29 August 2012 at 11:57

The data on pendency of cases in High Courts and district and subordinate Courts falling under their jurisdiction is maintained by the High Courts. Based on the information available 10,05,527 cases were pending in Allahabad High Court and 57,98,0 ..

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Collegium For Appointments to the Constitutional Bodies

   24 August 2012 at 12:05

The Government has said that it doesn’t propose to set up any Collegium for the appointment of Election Commissioners, Comptroller and Auditor General and to the Constitutional bodies in the country. However, the Government has been receivin ..

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High Court Benches in North-Eastern States

   24 August 2012 at 12:04

The Benches of Gauhati High Court have already been set up and are functioning in the States of Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today, Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Law &a ..

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Retirement Age of High Court Judges

   23 August 2012 at 13:38

The Constitution (One Hundred and Fourteenth Amendment ) Bill, 2010 provides to increase the retirement age of Judges of High Courts from 62 to 65 i.e. at par with the retirement age of Judges of the Supreme Court. Giving this information in writt ..

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Provisions of the Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill do not in any way Infringe on the Independence of the Judiciary - Ministry of Law & Justice

   17 August 2012 at 17:13

The Provisions of the Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill do not in any way Infringe on the Independence of the Judiciary Several national dailies have carried a news item on 16.08.2012 conveying that Judicial Standards and Accountability B ..

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