Advice of the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) has been received for inclusion of 56 Castes/communities in the Central list of OBCs for the following States and Union Territories: Name of State/UT ..
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of article 124 of the Constitution of India, the President has appointed Shri Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India with ..
With a view to curbing the use of money power in the election process, the Election Commission had rescinded its earlier notification on allegations of large scale involvement of cash as inducement and other malpractices during election process an ..
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President has appointed Shri Justice Sunil Gaur, Additional Judge of the Delhi High Court, as a Judge of the Delhi High Court with effect from the d ..
Election Commission of India today honoured its Brand Ambassadors and Partner Agencies for their contribution to voters’ participation in the recent assembly Elections in Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. At a function hel ..
Mining operations often involve acquisition of land held by individuals therefore the National Mineral Policy provides for social impact assessment and also adequate provisions for Relief and Rehabilitation. The National Mineral Policy, 2008 (For ..
There is a Coordination Committee for monitoring the planning and progress of the schemes/programmes being implemented for overall development of Scheduled Tribes. This Coordination Committee is chaired by Secretary, Tribal Affairs. During the Coo ..
The Government is conscious of the need to recruit talented and experienced persons including lawyers as Judges. The Constitution was amended in 1977 to provide for an All India Judicial Service (AIJS) under Article 312 of the Constitution. There ..
All the judgments and orders of the Supreme Court are reported in various Law Reports and are also available on the Supreme Court websites i.e. www.supremecourtofindia.nic.in and www.sci.nic.in and can be accessed therefrom. Giving this informatio ..
Government has informed the Rajya Sabha that the Chief Justice of India had asked the Central Government (vide letter dated 18.2.2011) to take appropriate decision in terms of section 252 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, read with Income Tax Appellate ..