Grant of stay orders in civil and criminal cases is part of judicial proceedings and Courts have been vested with inherent powers in this regard under the relevant provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 and the Code of Criminal Procedure, ..
Against the sanctioned strength of 31 Judges of the Supreme Court, including the Chief Justice of India, 26 Judges have been in position as on 15.5.2012. There are 5 vacancies to the filled. In the High Courts, against the sanctioned strength of 8 ..
With regard to the setting up of various Benches of the Supreme Court of India the Government has said that the Law Commission, in its 229th Report, has recommended that: (1) A Constitution Bench be set up at Delhi to deal with constitution ..
The Government has said that it is not correct to say that the influence of money power in parliamentary and assembly elections is on the rise. Further, the Government and the Election Commission are seriously concerned about the role of money pow ..
The Group of Ministers constituted to tackle corruption has discussed certain formulations which could be adopted to address the issue of state funding of elections. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today, ..
The Government has decided to set up separate High Courts for each of the North Eastern States. However, the setting up of separate High Courts is subject to creation of necessary infrastructural facilities by the respective State Government. Givi ..
Disposal of pending cases in courts is within the domain of the Judiciary. Under the Constitution, control over district and subordinate courts vests in the High Courts having jurisdiction over such courts. However, necessary amendments were made ..
The Government has said that there are only four Acts passed and assented to by the President during the last fourteen years which are yet to be enforced. They are as follows: (1) Tamil Nadu Legislative Council Act, 2010. (16 of 20 ..
The Election Commission of India has intimated that Model Code of Conduct is a set of guidelines evolved by the Commission with consensus of political parties for the smooth conduct of free and fair election in the country. As the Model Code of Co ..
Huge backlog and pendency has been a matter of concern as it delays the disposal of cases. Of the 3 crore cases pending, 74% are less than 5 years old. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Shri Salman Khurshid ..
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