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The policy will lay out terms for when a government organisation or ministry can file litigation in court and is aimed at easing the burden on the courts by reducing pendency.
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As a law minister, Meghwal oversaw the passage of many important laws in the parliament, such as the mediation act, the new criminal laws, the personal data protection act, the law on appointment of election commissioner and chief election commissioner and the law on control of administrative services of the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
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In a surprise development, Meghwal was appointed the Minister of State (independent charge) of Law and Justice, succeeding Kiren Rijiju, whose 22-month tenure saw frequent run-ins with the judiciary.
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The Supreme Court has also stated that political leanings or expressions of views by a candidate do not disqualify them from holding a constitutional office as long as they are competent, merit-based, and of high integrity.
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In a written reply, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said as on March 10, there was no vacancy in the Supreme Court. In the 25 HCs, against the sanctioned strength of 1,114 judges, 780 judges were working — a shortfall of 334.
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Many see it as a renewed attempt by the government to interfere in the appointment of judges to the higher judiciary amidst the ongoing tussle between the government and the Supreme Court over the collegium system.
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Responding to a debate on the Family Court (Amendment) Bill, 2022, he said there are at present 715 family courts in the country with 11,49,907 cases pending at the beginning May.
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The sanctioned strength of the judicial officers in district and subordinate courts was 22,644 as on September 30, 2018, the minister said citing information provided by the high courts and respective state governments.
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Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad asks senior women leaders from opposition parties to "go beyond" the political divide for the passage of the bill on banning instant triple talaq stuck in Rajya Sabha.
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Initiating a discussion on the four GST bills in the Lok Sabha, Congress leader Veerappa Moily said what the NDA government has brought about in the name of a "revolutionary tax reform is not a game changer but only a baby step".
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Asking Bharti to surrender, Kejriwal tweeted on Wednesday, "Somnath should surrender. Why is he running away? Why is he so scared of going to jail? Now he is becoming an embarrassment for party and his family. He should co-operate with police."
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Richard Verma has sought an appointment with Gowda for this week to discuss the commercial courts bill pending before a Parliamentary committee and "issues related to creating a better investment climate such as timely resolution of disputes", sources in the Law Ministry said.
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Will it, or won't it? The biggest legal battle in recent memory has come down to this question. After 4 long months of debate and argument between legal titans on the constitutionality of the National Judicial Appointments Commission, the Supreme Court has reserved its judgment on the matter.
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On day one of the Budget session, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) raked up the issue of former Delhi law minister Jitender Singh Tomar‘s fake degrees. Following ruckus in the floor of the House, BJP‘s OP Sharma was marshalled out of the Assembly.
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Kejriwal, accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, also informed the Lieutenant Governor about his decision to include Delhi Jal Board vice-chairman Kapil Mishra in his cabinet as Law Minister.
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Tomar was earlier sent to four days of police custody by a court after Delhi Police arrested him on Tuesday morning for allegedly procuring fake law degree.
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Commencing final arguments in the case, Special Public Prosecutor Anand Grover said that Raja, in conspiracy with other accused, had advanced the cut-off date to favour accused firms in allocation of 2G licences.
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Many domestic and foreign companies, such as British telecoms major Vodafone , prefer Singapore, Hong Kong and London as arbitration venues, since winning final settlements from Indian courts can take years.
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The chances are, even if the Telangana Bill is passed due to the BJP's pusillanimity in opposing a badly-drafted law, UPA-2 will be ushered out with a huge sense of relief by a population that‘s tired of daily displays of utter incompetence.
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Salman Khurshid defended government‘s decision to amend the UAE-India airpact – the bilateral that was signed, and said it was not aimed at facilitating the Jet-Etihad deal but was trying to attract investment.
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The law minister has given his nod for conciliatory talks with Vodafone on the basis of the attorney general's opinion on the issue.
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CNBC-TV18's Siddharth Zarabi reports, quoting sources, that Kapil Saibal processed several crucial matters on Monday with an aim to solve knotty disputes.
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Ashwani Kumar was under fire from the opposition after the Supreme Court came down heavily on the CBI for allowing the law ministry to vet the draft of CBI probe report on Coalgate.
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Law minister Ashwani Kumar, who was forced to resign on Friday, put up a brave face on Saturday claiming he quit to end an "unnecessary" controversy and maintained that the Supreme Court had made no adverse comments against him in the case of vetting a CBI graft probe report.
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In yet another damning report, the CBI today told the Supreme Court that Law Minister Ashwani Kumar made certain "significant changes" in the agency's draft probe report on Coalgate while top law officers and government officials including those from PMO suggested amendments.
