Law in India
Foreigners’ Tribunals are likely to be functional from October 1 in Assam
The 200 new Foreigners Tribunals are expected to be functional from October 1 as the government has cleared the decks by appointing 221 practising lawyers and retired civil servants and judicial officers as members of the tribunals. Why the move ..
Government to promulgate Enemy Property Ordinance for fifth time
Government has approved enemy property ordinance for fifth time. The ordinance will be sent to the President for re-promulgation. The amendment to the Enemy Property Act, 1968 has been passed in the Lok Sabha. It has been referred to the Parliamentary ..
Government approves ordinance on Payment of Wages Act
The union cabinet has approved the ordinance on Payment of Wages Act that relates to the payment of wages. The ordinance facilitates central government administered establishments to pay salaries by cheque or credit salary in employees’ bank accounts. Accordingly, the ..
Justice J S Khehar is the next CJI
Jagdish Singh Khehar, has been appointed as the 44th Chief Justice of India. He will be the first Chief Justice from the Sikh community to become the CJI. He will take the oath of office on January 4 and will ..
Government to set up single tribunal to decide inter-state water disputes
The government has decided to establish a single, permanent Tribunal to adjudicate all inter-state river water disputes. It is set to be headed by a retired Supreme Court judge. In order to make the Tribunal’s award more effective, it is ..
Supreme Court bans liquor shops on highways
The Supreme Court has directed that liquor stores cannot be operated within a distance of 500 metres of state and national highways throughout the country. The court has directed the government to remove the existing shops and remove all advertisements ..
Government mulling over National Litigation Policy
Home Minister has announced that the government is mulling over National Litigation Policy to reduce pendency of cases. It is estimated that the government litigation constitutes nearly half of all litigation in Indian judiciary. The Supreme Court since the 1970s ..
Altamas Kabir becomes 39th Chief Justice of India
Justice Altamas Kabir was sworn-in as the new chief justice of India by President Pranab Mukherjee. He took the position of Justice Sarosh Homi Kapadia, who retired after serving the Supreme Court.