The following Bills, after having received the assent of the President on 7th June, 2012, have been published as corresponding Acts in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section-1, dated the 8th June, 2012: 1. The Copyright (A ..
A vacancy has occurred from 40 – Dasuya Assembly Constituency in the State of Punjab, which needs to be filled up. After taking into consideration various factors like, festivals, electoral rolls etc., the Commission has decided to hold bye- ..
The President has appointed the senior-most Election Commissioner, Shri V.S. Sampath as the Chief Election Commissioner in the Election Commission of India. Shri Sampath will assume the charge of the post of Chief Election Commissioner with effect ..
The Budget Session, 2012 of Parliament which commenced on Monday, 12th March, 2012 has been adjourned sine die on Tuesday, the 22nd May, 2012. The Session was held in two parts. In the first part, the sittings of the both Houses were held from 1 ..
Recently, while deciding an RTI Appeal by the Information Commissioner, Department of Justice was directed to provide the applicant copies of forwarding letters by which complaints received by it (Department) were sent to the Supreme Court and Hig ..
In exercise of powers conferred under proviso to Article 309 read with Articles 233 and 234 of the Constitution, the State Governments frame rules and regulations in consultation with the respective High Courts in respect of the members of the Sta ..
Malfunctioning of EVMs The Election Commission has intimated that some Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were reported defective on poll day during the recently held elections for Legislative Assemblies of five States. Giving this information i ..
Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister of Law & Justice, has said that it is for the State Governments to notify the Gram Nyayalayas in consultation with the respective High Courts as the Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008 has come into force w.e.f. 2.10.2009. ..
Pawan Kumar Bansal says Government very keen on Passing of the Lokpal Bill The Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs & Water Resources Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal said that the government is very keen on passing of the Lokpal Bill the earliest ..
As per the ‘in-house mechanism’ of the higher judiciary, the Chief Justice of India (CJI) is competent to receive complaints against the conduct of the Judges of the Supreme Court and the Chief Justices of the High Courts. Similarly, t ..