Law Ministry faced flak over vacancies in courts in 2016
2016 can be summed up as a year when the Law Ministry came under constant fire of outgoing Chief Justice of India TS Thakur for rising vacancies in the higher judiciary even as its efforts to finalise a document to guide appointments in high courts and the Supreme Court failed to get finalised.
Dec 26, 2016, 10:16 AM IST
Equality before law denied to Muslim women in matter of triple talaq: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court on Friday said equality before the law has been denied to Muslim women in India in the matter of triple talaq.
Dec 16, 2016, 20:43 PM IST
Parliamentary panel to examine inordinate delay in judges' appointments
Amid a raging debate on shortage of judges, a parliamentary panel has decided to seek the views of the Law Ministry on "inordinate delay" in filling up vacancies in the Supreme Court and the 24 high courts of the country.
Oct 12, 2016, 15:54 PM IST
Decision on opening legal services for foreigners likely
Government is likely to take a decision soon on opening legal services for foreigners in a calibrated manner.
Sep 04, 2016, 13:17 PM IST
Election Commission says possible to hold polls to Lok Sabha, all state Assemblies together
It is for the first time that the poll panel has officially said it could conduct Lok Sabha and state polls together.
Jun 08, 2016, 09:24 AM IST
Days after CJI's emotional appeal, Supreme Court set to get four new judges on May 13
President Pranab Mukherjee is believed to cleared the names of three high court chief justices and a senior advocate for elevation to the apex court.
May 12, 2016, 10:51 AM IST
Appointment of judges must go on: Chief Justice of India
Chief Justice of India Justice TS Thakur said on Saturday the process of appointing judges must go on while improving the system, as the delay in appointments will deprive people of their fundamental right of access to justice.
Apr 09, 2016, 14:29 PM IST
Law ministry cautions Centre against terms of Rafale deal
The Law Ministry has cautioned the government that certain clauses in the draft inter- governmental agreement, including the one on material breach, signed for the purchase of 36 French Rafale fighter aircraft are not in India's interest.
Mar 14, 2016, 19:52 PM IST
HRD Ministry sends Visva Bharati VC file again to President
The HRD Ministry has again sent the file recommending dismissal of Visva Bharati Vice Chancellor Sushanta Dattagupta to President Pranab Mukherjee after the Law Ministry and Attorney General backed its view in the matter.
Feb 10, 2016, 12:51 PM IST
Over two crore cases pending in lower judiciary
Over two crore cases are pending in the country's lower judiciary, out of which more than 10 per cent have remained unsettled for over 10 years, latest Law Ministry data says.
Feb 09, 2016, 15:54 PM IST
Ease of doing business: Govt reviews over 50-year-old law
The review of the law comes amid the government's repeated emphasis on promoting the 'ease of doing business' in India.
Jan 31, 2016, 18:23 PM IST
High Courts short of 443 judges, SC five as vacancies mount
Vacancies in high courts continue to mount with the collegium which made a comeback three months ago yet to recommend fresh names for the posts.
Jan 18, 2016, 16:50 PM IST
Surveillance of sex offenders on the cards
The minister suggested that the offenders of heinous crimes should be mandated to provide their personal details to the local law enforcement agency on regular basis.
Dec 03, 2015, 15:22 PM IST
PMO gets file for elevation of Justice Thakur as CJI
The warrant of appointment of Justice TS Thakur as the next Chief Justice of India is set to be issued soon with the Law Ministry on Saturday forwarding the file of his appointment to the Prime Minister's Office.
Nov 07, 2015, 14:42 PM IST
Plans to turn law panel into permanent body put on hold
A proposal to make the Law Commission into a permanent body has been put on hold by the Government which has decided to continue with the present system of reconstituting it every three years.
Oct 06, 2015, 14:31 PM IST
Law panel's 'Death Penalty' report sent to Home Ministry, govt unlikely to support it
The Law Commission's report supporting abolition of death penalty except in terror-related cases has been forwarded to the Home Ministry for a final decision, amid indications that government may not be inclined to support it.
Sep 23, 2015, 19:51 PM IST
Law panel's 'Death Penalty' report sent to Home Ministry, govt unlikely to support it
The Law Commission's report supporting abolition of death penalty except in terror-related cases has been forwarded to the Home Ministry for a final decision, amid indications that government may not be inclined to support it.
Sep 23, 2015, 19:51 PM IST
Eight judges retire in a month; vacancies in HCs rise to 392
At a time when there is no mechanism in place to appoint or elevate judges to the higher judiciary, 8 High Court judges have retired in a month, raising the vacancies from 384 in August to 392 this month.
Sep 20, 2015, 13:16 PM IST
FSSAI to frame norms for product approval in 6 months
After scrapping product approval process following court orders, including the Maggi case, food safety watchdog FSSAI has invited legal firms to help frame new norms for approvals.
Aug 31, 2015, 16:02 PM IST
Arbitration law amendment cleared for speedy disposal of commercial disputes
The amendments to the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 came up for discussion before the Cabinet for the third time.
Aug 26, 2015, 21:43 PM IST
