The Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the Department of Justice, under the Ministry of Law and Justice, has set up Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) across India to provide speedy justice to victims of rape and the POCSO Act.
The Central government through Ministry of Law and Justice on Thursday notified the appointment of Manjusha Ajay Deshpande Advocate, as an Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court.
According to the Ministry of Law and Justice's notification, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, the President of India is pleased to appoint Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, Judge of the Allahabad High Court, as the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court.
The Centre Government through Ministry of Law and Justice on Wednesday notified the appointment of four Judges as Chief Justice of Telangana, Gujarat, Orissa and Kerala High Courts.
Expressing his view, Senior Advocate Nidhesh Gupta said that Article 44 of the Constitution of India requires the State to endeavour to secure a Uniform Civil Code throughout India. "Being a part of the Directive Principles, it is a guiding principle that the State must aspire to secure," he
Amid a raging debate on the need to introduce uniform laws for every citizen of the country, the Law Commission of India has solicited the views and ideas of the public and recognised religious organizations to examine the Uniform Civil Code, officials said on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Law and Justice cleared the appointments of Advocate Shailesh Pramod Brahme, Advocate Firdosh Phiroze Pooniwalla and Advocate Jitendra Shantilal Jain as additional judges of the Bombay High Court.
Earlier today Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju was assigned as Minister of Earth Sciences while Arun Ram Meghwal was allotted the charge of the Law Ministry.
Holding of court proceedings is an administrative matter and falls strictly under the domain of the judiciary, the Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said in a written reply at the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said that the Union Ministry of Law and Justice will bring a bill to remove 65 more obsolete laws in the coming Parliament Session.