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Social evils take refuge as religious customs: Law Commission
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), SEP 01 (ANI): The Law Commission in its consultation paper released on Friday addressed the difference between freedom of religion and one's right to equality.
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Personal laws cannot be in conflict with Constitution: Law Commission
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 31 (ANI): The Law Commission in its consultation paper released on Friday said that personal laws, by virtue of being enacted as laws, cannot be codified in a way that contradicts the Constitution.
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Law Commission backs simultaneous elections proposal
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 30 (ANI): Favouring the idea of holding simultaneous elections, the Law Commission in its draft report to the Central government recommended amendments in the Constitution and the electoral law to hold polls collectively for the House of the People and the State Legisl
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Constitution amendment required for one nation, one election: CEC
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 14 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) OP Rawat on Tuesday stated that holding assembly polls in 11 states along with Lok Sabha elections was possible if those states dissolve their houses voluntarily.
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Simultaneous elections will bolster democratic structure: Shah to Law Pane
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] August 13 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) National President Amit Shah on Monday wrote a detailed letter to Law Commission Chairman Balbir Singh Chauhan, presenting the thorough views of his party on the issue of simultaneous elections in the country.
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Shah bats for One Nation One Election, writes to Law Commission
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 13 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Monday wrote a letter to Law Commission Chairman B. S. Chauhan batting for One Nation One Election system.
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SP, TRS in favour of simultaneous elections, DMK opposes
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI) Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (SP) and K. Chandrashekar Rao's Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) have backed the Law Commission of India's proposal to hold simultaneous Lok Sabha and state assembly elections.
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Swamy backs simultaneous elections
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 08 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Sunday backed the idea of having simultaneous elections in the country while saying that it was up to opposition parties whether they wanted to support it or not.
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Legalising betting, gambling not desirable in present scenario: Law Commis
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): Clarifying its stance over the legalisation of regulated gambling and betting, the Law Commission of India on Friday stated that it had "strongly and categorically" told the Centre that this would not be desirable in the present scenario.
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Law Commission recommends legalisation of regulated gambling, betting
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): The Law Commission of India in its 276th report to the central government recommended legalisation of regulated betting and gambling activities, asserting that the current measures undertaken by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) are "ineffectiv
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Polls to be conducted as per current system: CEC on simultaneous election
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat on Wednesday said the Election Commission (EC) will continue to conduct elections under the under the provisions of Constitution of India and Representation of People Act.
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Simultaneous elections will bring stability, save money: Centre
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 3 (ANI): Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday said simultaneous elections will bring stability in the electoral process of the nation and save public money.
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