Launched by law ministry in April 2017, mechanism has provided help to 16.34 lakh people in India’s hinterland. Almost 1/3rd of the beneficiaries are women.
To calculate the ratio, the Department of Justice uses 2011 Census and available information regarding sanctioned strength of judges in SC, HC and district & subordinate courts.
Of the nine appointees, four judges have been appointed to the Jharkhand HC, two to Patna HC followed by one each to high courts of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Kerala.
Law ministry says convicted politicians and public servants cannot be equated for the purposes of punishment because they are governed by two different laws.
Ministry of Law and Justice Wednesday provided oral submission to the Joint Committee on Office of Profit regarding the draft bill to define ‘Office of Profit’.
From the day lockdown was imposed in March till the end of September, high courts and district courts across India have heard over 26 lakh cases virtually.
Sunil Arora called for extending the constitutional protection, which means commissioners can only be impeached and not removed from office by the President.
Women and child development minister Maneka Gandhi wrote to law minister, saying that people should be allowed to lodge their complaint even ‘10-15 years later'.
Why do people who complain that our municipalities are incapable of offering proper shelter to dogs not worry about the pathetic shelter offered to refugees and victims of political persecution?
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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