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Kiren Rijiju's car meets with accident, Minister safe: J-K Police
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Ramban Police said that while going from Jammu to Srinagar by road, the Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju's car met with a minor accident.
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Pendency in courts touching 5 crores now which is a concern, says Rijiju
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju on Saturday visited Jammu and Kashmir to attend the inauguration of the first edition of the Constitution of India in Dogri language at the University of Jammu.
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No plans right now to set up fast track courts for undertrials, says Law M
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In a written reply to the question asked by Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) MP Poonam Mahajan and Congress MP Ramya Haridas, the Centre has said that it has no plans right now we set up fast track courts for under trials.
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Pakistan President raises questions over timing of bill aimed at curbing C
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Pakistan's President Arif Alvi on Wednesday admitted that there was "some need to streamline" Supreme Court's internal matters but he questioned the timing and manner of Pakistan's government's bid to curb the power of the Chief Justice to take suo moto notice in an individual capacity, Dawn
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Pakistan National Assembly passes bill to curtail Chief Justice's suo moto
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Pakistan National Assembly on Wednesday unanimously passed the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure), Bill 2023, curtailing the powers of the Chief Justice of Pakistan to take suo moto notice in an individual capacity. The Express Tribune reported.
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Imran Khan cautions lawyers against Pak govt's attempt to divide judiciary
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Hours after Pakistan's Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar tabled the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill, 2023 aimed to limit the discretionary powers to take suo motu notice by the chief justice of Pakistan, Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged lawyers to be united for th
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Pakistan Law Minister tables bill in NA to curtail powers of Chief Justice
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Pakistan's Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar on Tuesday tabled the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill, 2023 aimed to limit the discretionary powers to take suo motu notice by the chief justice of Pakistan, Geo News reported.
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Appeal filed in SC against remarks by Vice President, Law Minister on judi
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Bombay Lawyers Association on Tuesday approached the Supreme Court challenging a Bombay High Court decision dismissing its PIL against Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju for their remarks on the judiciary and the Collegium system for appointment of jud
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Rahul Gandhi disqualification: Rijiju says, now Congress will blame BJP an
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday remarked on the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi as Lok Sabha MP following his conviction in a criminal defamation case, and said that the Congress party will now blame the BJP for the same and even criticize the judiciary.
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Former Law Minister Ashwani Kumar calls for review of disqualification law
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Former Law Minister Ashwani Kumar on Friday raised a question on the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi as Lok Sabha MP and said that the decision raises a larger question about the harshness and disproportionality of the consequences of a two-year sentence upon conviction.
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1080 vacancies in UP district courts, Law Minister tells MP Neeraj Shekhar
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
There are a total of 1,080 vacancies in various district courts across Uttar Pradesh, Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju told Parliament on Thursday.
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Govt is examining Supreme Court order on appointment of ECs and CEC: Kiren
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Responding to a question asked by a Congress MP whether the Government has any plans to enact a law for the appointment of Election Commissioners (ECs) and the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) to conduct free and fair elections, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said that the government is examinin
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