Source: bloomberg.com Singapore’s Minister of Law and Home Affairs doesn’t believe the island city-state stands to benefit from any instability in Hong Kong, as protests stretch into a third month. The rival financial centers are widely seen as investor-friendly havens from which to tap into fast-growing Asian markets. Since protests started in June, sparked by a proposal
Source: thehindu.com The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday informed the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court that a final draft Cabinet note for the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act Amendment had been sent to the Ministry of Law and Justice. The submission was made in suo motu proceedings initiated to
Source: indiatoday.in Opposing the contentious triple talaq bill, parties like Congress, TMC, SP, AIADMK and DMK on Tuesday demanded in Rajya Sabha that the proposed legislation be sent to select committee for further scrutiny. Most of the opposition members objected to the provision of criminalising instant triple talaq. Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad moved the
Source: gulfnews.com ISLAMABAD: The video leak scandal-hit judge of the Accountability Court, Arshad Malik, who was barred by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) from continuing as judge, is yet to report to his parent department — Lahore High Court (LHC). Ministry of Law & Justice has not yet relieved him of his services in compliance
Source: thekashmirimages.co New Delhi, Jul 14: With the country without a Law Commission since September last year, the Law Ministry has initiated the process of setting up the body which gives advice to the government on complex legal issues. The three-year term of the 21st Law Commission ended on August 31 last year. On at
Source: firstpost.com New Delhi: The union health ministry has entrusted an eight-member sub-committee with the task of drafting a central law to check violence against doctors and other medical professionals, a long-standing demand of the medical fraternity. The sub-committee has been directed to draft the law by 17 July, officials said. The panel comprises officials
Source: thehindu.com DMK president M.K. Stalin demanded the resignation of Law Minister C.Ve. Shanmugam in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday for not informing the House about the President returning the two NEET Bills, for 19 months. Slamming the Law Minister for not informing the House even a couple of days ago about this, Mr. Stalin
Source: livemint.com Delhi HC tells Goyal to first deposit the amount airline owes lenders if he wishes to travel abroad The airline has total liabilities, including unpaid salaries and vendor dues, of over ₹15,000 crore NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Tuesday asked Naresh Goyal, the founder and former chairman of Jet Airways (India) Ltd, to first
Source: timesnownews.com New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her maiden Budget speech announced Labour law reforms. Ministry of Labour and Employment has taken steps for drafting four Labour Codes on Wages; Industrial Relations; Social Security; and Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions respectively, by simplifying, amalgamating and rationalizing the relevant provisions of the existing Central Labour
Source: theprint.in New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government gave a fresh push to the proposed All-India Judicial Service (AIJS) in June this year, writing to the chief secretaries and high courts of states seeking their opinion. But just three months ago, the government had thought there was “no consensus” about the AIJS among high courts.
