Category: Law ministry

Nirbhaya Case: Experts Say Centre’s Demand For Individual Hangings Bad In Law.

Source:- outlookindia.com The Centre on Februrary 1 moved the Delhi High Court for immediate execution of the death convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case. It argued that individual hangings were possible. Presently, all four convicts have been delaying their executions by taking advantage of the death law. The court has scheduled the hearing

Teachers accuse government of trying to bypass High Court order.

Source:- thehindu.com Court says department-level tests mandatory for promotion A section of qualified primary school teachers has accused the State government of trying to bypass a recent High Court (HC) order that made department-level tests mandatory for promotion as head teachers. K.N. Anand, president of the Kerala Test Qualified Primary Teachers’ Union, told The Hindu

Budget 2020: A hint of food subsidy reforms?

Source:- financialexpress.com Budget 2020 India: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed a slew of measures for the agriculture sector in her Budget speech on Saturday, but was silent on reforming the public distribution system, something that the Economic Survey had made strong case for. However, Budget FY21 numbers show the government could be moving on this.

Talks on with Law Minn on legislative changes for LIC listing: Fin Sec.

Source:- daijiworld.com (IANS): Finance Secretary Rajeev Kumar on Saturday said the Ministry is in talks with the Law Ministry for the legislative changes needed on account of LIC listing. “We have started talks with the Law Ministry on the legislative changes for LIC IPO,” he said at the post-Budget media interaction. “We are working on

Expectations soar high from Union Budget 2020-21.

Source:- dailypioneer.com With the Union Budget of India being presented by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1 for the financial year 2020-2021, Ranchiites have high hopes for the coming year. Income tax concessions, reduced prices of basic commodities, improvement in the education sector are what the people of Ranchi are looking for. Kunal

Nirbhaya: Supreme Court to hear convict Akshay’s curative petition today.

Source:- indialegallive.com The Supreme Court on Thursday will hear the curative petition filed by Akshay Singh, a convict in the Nirbhaya rape-murder case, challenging his execution. He is the third convict of this case to challenge his hanging. A five-judge bench comprising Justices NV Ramana, Arun Mishra, Rohinton Nariman, R Banumathi, and Ashok Bhushan will hear the curative

High Court notice to to Centre, Delhi govt over New Pension Scheme.

Source:- tkbsen.in New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the Centre and the Delhi Government on a petition filed by Delhi Judicial Service Association challenging the new pension scheme (NPS) for the judges in the national capital. Justice A K Chawla issued the notices on the petition filed by Delhi

Abortion Limit Increased To 24 Weeks As Centre Okays Changes In Pregnancy Termination Law.

Source:-abplive.com The Bill will be introduced in the ensuing session of Parliament starting January 31. Union Minister Prakash Javadekar shared the information after the decision taken into the Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 which proposed extension of

Anti-CAA stir: SP student leader arrested along with 8 others, sent to jail in Lucknow.

Source:-indiatoday.in Eight people including a student leader of the Samajwadi Party have been arrested and sent to jail in connection with the anti-CAA protests. Police told India Today TV that out of the eight arrested, a Delhi-based man who played a crucial role in Shaheen Bagh protest, have been held in Lucknow. “We got report

Finance Ministry looks for budget stopgap.

The Finance Ministry is considering the possibility of borrowing under the Public Debt Management Act to finance new state investment projects in case the 3.2-trillion-baht budget expenditure for fiscal 2020 hits further snags. Solutions to push public investment to boost the country’s economic growth are crucial amid the export slowdown, as the state investment budget