An amount of Rs. 5,000 crore has been allocated on the recommendation of Thirteenth Finance Commission for five years from 2010-11 to 2014-15 for various initiatives to improve justice delivery system. Out of this, an amount of Rs. 300 crore has b ..
Appointment of Judges in the higher judiciary is based on the Supreme Court Judgement dated 6th October, 1993 in the case of Supreme Court Advocates on Record and ors. vs. Union of India and ors. and their Advisory Opinion dated 28th October, 1998 ..
The Law Commission of India is reconstituted for a period of 3 years and the present one i.e. 19th Law Commission of India, was constituted for the period from 1st September, 2009 to 31st August, 2012. The Commission functions within the terms of ..
As per information available, there were 9,926 CBI cases pending trial (as on 31.3.2012) in various courts including exclusive courts all over the country. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today, Shri Salma ..
The e-Court Mission Mode project is being implemented as part of the National e-Governance plan. The project envisages computerization of 14,249 district and subordinate courts and upgradation of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ..
The proposal for setting up of National Judicial Commission has been on the anvil since 1990. But despite the recommendations of various Commissions including the 2nd Administrative Reforms Commission, the proposal has not reached a logical conclu ..
The Constitution (One Hundred and Fourteenth Amendment) Bill, 2010 was taken up for discussion in the Lok Sabha on 28.12.2011. However, the discussion remained inconclusive due to adjournment of the Winter Session. Request for listing it for discuss ..
The Government has said that representations have been received from time to time from various sources, for establishment of Benches of the Supreme Court in various parts of the country. The Law Commission in its 229th Report, in addition to its 9 ..
The Minister of Law & Justice has said that a policy decision for implementing the Acts passed by Parliament is taken by the concerned Ministries/ Departments. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today, Shri ..
Permission of the Central Government for the prosecution of a Member of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) was conveyed to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on 29.12.2011 and the approval of the Central Government under section 6A of Del ..