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President approves Increasing Strength of Supreme Court Judges
President Ramnath Kovind has approved the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2019 which seeks to increase the number of judges in the top court from the present 31 to 34 (including chief justice). Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2019 amends the Supreme Court (Number ..
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Arjan Kumar Sikr appointed as an International Judge of Singapore International Commercial Court
Justice Arjan Kumar Sikr, an eminent jurist and a former judge of the Supreme Court of India (SCI), has been appointed as an International Judge of the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC). He will assume charge as an international judge with effect from August 1 & his term will expire on January 4, 2021. . ..
Topics: Arjan • Courts • High Court • Law by country • Supreme Court of India • Supreme Court of Pakistan
K S Radhakrishnan appointed as a member of Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal (CSAT)
Justice (Retd.) K S Radhakrishnan has been appointed as a member of the Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal in London. He will render his services as a member of the Tribunal for a period of four years from 1st of June, 2019 to 31st of May, 2023. Justice Radhakrishnan served as the Chief Justice of the ..
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Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2018
The Union Cabinet approved the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill 2018 to be put before the Parliament in order to amend the 1996 Act. It is a part of the efforts of the Government to encourage institutional arbitration for settlement of disputes and make India a centre of robust Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanism. The ..
Topics: Alternative dispute resolution • Arbitral tribunal • Arbitration • Arbitration and Conciliation Act • Australian constitutional law • Courts • Dispute resolution • International arbitration • Law • mediation
Tripura become India’s first state to set up family welfare committees
Tripura has become the India’s first state to set up family welfare district committees to examine the complaints of women against their husbands, in-laws and relatives of the husband and to find an amicable solution through negotiation. The Tripura High Court is the first high court among 24 high courts of the country that has ..
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