Law Ministry

Soon after assuming charge as the Union law minister earlier in the day, Arjun Ram Meghwal signed the national litigation policy "document"

Law ministry gets Rs 6,461 crore allocation in Interim Budget 2024

The ministry has been allocated Rs. 1700 crore more this year. In the Union budget 2023, the law ministry was allocated Rs. 4752 crore.

Parliamentary panel calls representatives of Law Commission, law ministry on UCC

Till Tuesday evening, the law panel had received nearly 8.5 lakh responses on its public notice.

Shifting Rijiju out of law ministry victory of judiciary system: Sanjay Raut

In a sudden development, Rijiju was moved out of the law ministry and replaced by Arjun Ram Meghwal on May 18.

15% of lawyers in 15 states are women, says Law Ministry

Meghalaya has almost 60 percent women lawyers while Uttar Pradesh has a mere 8.75 percent of women in its lawyer force.

From 1,095 days to 306: Govt data shows quicker disposal of commercial disputes

According to the World Bank's 'doing business' report for India, it used to take 1,095 days in trial and judgment of commercial disputes in 2020.

Law ministry notifies Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act 2021, allows amicable settlement of 17 tax disputes

With this Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, the government is aiming to settle the tax disputes with Cairn Energy Plc and the Vodafone Group.

Govt issues ordinance prohibiting strikes by those engaged in essential defence services

The Law Ministry said anyone instigating or inciting others to take part in a strike declared illegal under the Ordinance shall also be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend up to two years besides prescribed fines.

Law Ministry tele-consultation service now addressing queries related to pandemic, lockdown

People have been calling various local centres of the tele-law scheme seeking solutions to various issues such as police highhandedness in implementing Covid-appropriate behaviour and discrimination being faced by health workers and their families who are wrongly accused of being carriers of coronavirus.

Govt pushes for minimal adjournments in cases related to commercial disputes

The letter was written in March this year, and Delhi and Mumbai High Courts have now issued directions regarding restricting the number of adjournments to three.

Congress alleges 'revenge politics' behind Justice Muralidhar's transfer, law minister hits back

The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended the transfer on February 12.

Election Commission makes fresh push for electoral reforms with Law Ministry

In a letter to the Law Ministry, the commission recently proposed that provisions of the Representation of the People Act be amended to allow EC to seek Aadhaar numbers of those applying to be voters and those who are already part of the electoral rolls, sources in the poll panel explained.

Law Ministry gets additional Rs 666.66 crore for conduct of Lok Sabha polls

The Law Ministry is the administrative ministry for the Election Commission. Certain funds are also allocated to the Home Ministry for elections which is largely used for transportation and logistics related to security personnel.

Rules of in-flight connectivity to be notified soon; awaiting Law Ministry's nod: Manoj Sinha

Telecom Ministry is currently awaiting the views of Law Ministry on in-flight connectivity rules and is hopeful of notifying the norms soon thereafter, Sinha said.

Justice Ranjan Gogoi: From Dibrugarh to Chief Justice of India

Gogoi would assume office on October 3 as the 46th CJI.

Ranjan Gogoi appointed next Chief Justice of India, to take oath on October 3

Incumbent CJI Dipak Misra had earlier this month recommended Justice Gogoi as his successor, in line with the established practice of naming the senior-most judge as the next Chief Justice of India.

Cabinet may consider setting up panel for pay hike of lower court judges

Once the proposed commission gives its recommendations, the lower court judges/judicial officers will get a hike in their pay packages.The judges and judicial officers of subordinate courts got the last pay hike in 2010, a three-fold jump, from their salaries decided in 1999.The 2010 hike was applied retrospectively from January 1, 2006.

HDFC Life-Max Life merger faces yet another regulatory hurdle

Sources have told CNBC-TV18 that the insurance regulator has sought a legal review on the proposed structure of the combine.

No jail term for exchanging old notes: Law Ministry sources

The government is speaking in multiple voices on the demonetisation ordinance. While Minister of state (MoS) for Finance Arjun Ram Meghwal says that demonetisation ordinance does have a provision for jail, Law Ministry says otherwise.

Law Ministry faced flak over vacancies in courts in 2016

The year 2016 can be summed up as a year when the Law Ministry came under constant fire of outgoing Chief Justice of India T S 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.

Par panel to examine inordinate delay in judges' appointments

"The Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice has decided to examine the inordinate delay in filling up vacancies in the Supreme Court and High Courts," according to a parliamentary bulletin.

High Courts of Bombay, Madras to undergo change in names

The high courts of Bombay and Madras are set to undergo a change in their names

Govt asks Law Commission to examine uniform civil code issue

The Law Ministry's Department of Legal Affairs has also asked the Commission to submit a report regarding the issue.

People can now approach lok adalat on housing project delay

A Law Ministry notification issued on February 16 said the two new categories have been included in Section 22 A of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 "in public interest".

Bill to raise maternity leave to go for inter-min consultation

The Labour Ministry is in the final stages of preparing a draft amendment bill to extend the period of maternity leave of working women from 12 weeks to 26 weeks and will soon send it for inter-ministerial consultations.