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Parliament passes Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2018
Parliament has passed Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2018 prescribing death penalty to those convicted of raping girls below age of 12 years and making law against such sexual offences more stringent. The Bill replaces the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance promulgated on April 2018. Key Provisions of the Bill The Bill amends Indian Penal Code (IPC), ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Bills and Amendments • Child rape • CLAT • Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill • National • Parliament
Lok Sabha passes bill for speedy disposal of commercial disputes
Lok Sabha has passed Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2018. It replaces the ordinance promulgated by President in May 2018 and amends Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Act, 2015. The Act enables creation of commercial divisions in High Courts and commercial ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Bills and Acts • Bills and Amendments • CLAT • Commercial Courts • Commercial Courts Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts (Amendment) Bill • Ease of Doing Business • Lok Sabbha • National
Lok Sabha passes Homeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2018
Lok Sabha has passed Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2018 by voice vote to replace Ordinance promulgated by President in May 2018. It amends Homoeopathy Central Council Act, 1973 which sets up Central Council of Homoeopathy and regulates homoeopathic education and practice Key Features of Bill Supersession of Central Council: The Bill amends 1973 Act ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2018
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Bills and Acts • Bills and Amendments • CLAT • Homoeopathy • Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill • Homoeopathy Central Council Act
Lok Sabha passes National Council for Teacher Education (Amendment) Bill, 2017
Lok Sabha has passed National Council for Teacher Education (Amendment) Bill, 2017 to provide post-facto approval to those approved institutions which are funded by Centre or states, but do not have recognition. The Bill amends National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) Act, 1993. Key Features of Bill Retrospective recognition of certain teacher education institutions: The ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2018
Topics: Bills and Amendments • CLAT • Lok Sabha • National • National Council for Teacher Education (Amendment) Bill • NCTE
Parliament passes State Banks (Repeal and Amendment) Bill, 2017
Parliament has passed State Banks (Repeal and Amendment) Bill, 2017 to merge six subsidiary banks with State Bank of India after it was approved by Rajya Sabha. The bill already has been passed in Lok Sabha in 2017 Monsoon session of Parliament. Key Features of Bill The bill repeals two Acts namely State Bank of ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2018
Topics: Bank Mergers • Banking • Bills and Acts • Bills and Amendments • CLAT • SBI Merger • State Banks (Repeal and Amendment) Bill