This conference will be held by the Chief Justice of India, Dr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, at the Ambedkar International Centre, Janpath on April 20, 2024.
Section that related to hit & run cases had sparked protests with transporters raising concern that punishments were too stringent even when accidents were unintentional.
Govt Tuesday held talks with All India Motor Transport Congress (AITMC) delegation & assured new penal provision won't be implemented before consultations. Some in AIMTC 'dissatisfied'.
The committee will have to prepare course material for investigating officers of force for practical understanding and study of new provisions and changes in the procedures.
According to Parliamentary sources, some opposition members had already submitted their dissent notes to replace IPC, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and Indian Evidence Act, 1872.
Earlier, some opposition members had urged panel chairperson Brij Lal to seek an extension of three months & 'stop bulldozing these bills for short-term electoral gain'.
Unlike many other Indian origin politicians, he has not converted to Christianity or played down his Indian roots. It would be hard for him to do that anyway because his mother Mira Nair is a well-known film director in India.
On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
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