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Apex court asks Parliament to amend law regarding live-in relationships

The Supreme Court has asked Parliament to introduce appropriate amendments to the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, or enact a suitable legislation so that women and...

November 30, 2013

Toll free number '1037' for registering telecom complaints coming soon: DoT

A new toll free telecom consumer grievances helpline with a special number ‘1037’ will soon be made available to subscribers across the country to register their telecom related...

November 27, 2013

Article 371(D) of the Constitution needs to be amended for bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh: Law Ministry

The Union Law Ministry informed the Group of Ministers (GoM) that the Article 371 (D) of the Constitution of India needed to be amended for facilitating bifurcation of...

November 16, 2013

CBI will get functional autonomy but is under norms of executive: Fin Min

As per Finance Minister P Chidambaram, who chaired the Group of Ministers on the issue of imparting autonomy to CBI, government will give functional autonomy to it but...

November 14, 2013

Supreme Court restores 9,000 trials in CBI courts

The Supreme Court held the order of the Gauhati High Court, which had questioned the legality of the formation of CBI, as erroneous and contrary to the express...

November 12, 2013

NGT issues notice to Ministry of Environment on idol immersion

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued a notice to the Ministry of Environment & Forest and Ministry of Water Resources regarding immersions of idols in rivers and water bodies...

November 10, 2013

Gauhati HC quashes 1963 resolution on CBI formation

The Gauhati High Court has set aside the Union Home Ministry resolution by which the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was formed in 1963. As per the court,...

November 9, 2013

Exercise caution while accepting PIL challenging public appointments: Supreme Court to HCs

The Supreme Court clarified that the jurisdiction of the High Court while issuing a writ of quo warranto  is a limited one and can be issued only when the...

November 5, 2013

'State Govts can’t order suspension of films': Justice Mukul Mudgal on draft Cinematograph Bill 2013

The Empowered Committee on film certification chaired by Justice Mukul Mudgal has mandated that no State government can order the suspension of a film. As per the draft...

October 24, 2013

President’s assent to Uttarakhand Lokayukta Act, 2011

The President of India Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent to the Uttarakhand Lokayukta Bill. With this the Uttarakhand Lokayukta Bill became an Act. The Lokayukta Act is aimed...

October 21, 2013

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