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SC seeks AG's assistance on plea against constitutional validity of restit
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 14 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought assistance of Attorney General KK Venugopal on a PIL against the law that gives power to courts to force a separated couple to stay together through decree for Restitution of Conjugal Rights.
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MHA & Law Ministry find ambiguities in draft legislation bill seeking to p
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 25 (ANI): Found ambiguities in the Health and Services Personnel and Clinical Establishments (Prohibition of Violence and Damage of Property) bill by the Health Ministry, the home ministry and ministry of law and justice have suggested certain amendments in the draf
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Owaisi should be happy that 'certain protections' being made for Muslim wo
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): Owaisi should be happy that government is making certain protections for Muslim women through Triple Talaq bill, said Mehmood Pracha, member of All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) here on Friday.
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Ravi Shankar Prasad takes charge as Law Minister, says his dept will not b
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India) June 3 (ANI): Senior BJP leader and Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad took charge of the Ministry of Law and Justice on Monday. Prasad held the same portfolio in the previous Narendra Modi-led NDA government.
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Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad to take charge of his Ministries tomorr
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), June 2 (ANI): Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad will take charge of the Ministry of Law and Justice at 10.30 am and of Ministry of Electronics and IT at 2.30 pm on Monday, June 3.
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Delhi HC seeks Centre's response on plea to extend pregnancy termination p
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought a response from Central government on a plea seeking to extend the length of pregnancy termination by further four to six weeks in case of any health risk to mother or the foetus.
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SC seeks reply from Centre in candidates' assets case
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 12 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Ministry of Law and Justice for a detailed reply within two weeks on why it has not constituted a permanent mechanism to check unprecedented increase in assets of political party candidates.
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Andhra Pradesh High Court to be operational from January 1 at Amaravati
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 26 (ANI): Union Ministry of Law and Justice has notified the constitution of a separate high court for the state of Andhra Pradesh from January 1, 2019, at the state's capital Amaravati.
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2.91cr old cases pending before courts: Law Ministry
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India] Dec 19 (ANI): The Ministry of Law and Justice, citing data published by the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG), revealed that more than 2.91 crore court cases are pending before district and subordinate courts, out of which 21.90 lakh cases are pending for more than 10 ye
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Govt.examining various aspects of virtual currencies
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan.13 (ANI): The committee appointed by the government last year to examine issues related to cryptocurrency has submitted its report and examining pros and cons, including launching of its own crypto currency, said a top legal affairs ministry official said at an ASSOCHA
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Fire at Pak law ministry's building destroys important documents
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan 2 (ANI): Several important documents were burnt after a fire erupted in the storeroom of Pakistan's Ministry of Law and Justice building, which also housed a project office of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), on Tuesday.
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Additional Judges for Allahabad, Punjab and Haryana HCs announced
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): The Ministry of Law and Justice on Thursday notified appointment of additional judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and the Allahabad High Court.
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