He will assume charge with effect from April 19, after the incumbent Hari Shankar Brahma demits office
On February 4, the Government of India is expected to re-impose the ban on the Students Islamic Movement of India. And the SIMI has made it clear that it will not fight the ban before the tribunal.
Replying to supplementaries during Question Hour in Rajya Sabha, Chidambaram said his ministry, in consultation with the Law Ministry, is examining directions to the central government in the apex court ruling on Salwa Judum.
Measure to be implemented in metros first, followed by state capitals, district HQs and rest of country
As P Chidambaram came in the line of fire over the withdrawal of three FIRs against an hotelier, former Union home secretary G K Pillai on Friday defended him saying the home minister had clearly instructed his officials not to take any decision and asked only to convey the law ministry's advice.
The Finance Ministry will soon unveil the simpler income tax return form 'Sugam', which is aimed at reducing compliance burden on small businessmen and professionals.
"Over a dozen Islamic countries such as Pakistan, Tunisia, Morocco, Iran and Egypt have regulated triple talaq. If Islamic countries can regulate the practice by enacting law, and it has not been found against sharia, then how can it be wrong in India, which is a secular country?" Prasad said.
'A brief statement was made by the Army on the sensitive issue. But no questions were taken,' a member said.
The government will initiate action to limit the amount of expenditure Reliance Industries is allowed to recoup from its flagging KG-D6 gas fields in three to four weeks, Oil Secretary G C Chaturvedi said on Tuesday.
Vicky Nanjappa analyses why Veerappa Moily was shunted out of the law ministry.
After blaming "vested interests" for his shifting from the Law Ministry, new Corporate Affairs Minister Veerappa Moily on Wednesday said he is "very happy" with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi for entrusting him with the new job.
'Justice K M Joseph is the senior-most chief justice of all the high courts in India.' 'The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended Justice Joseph's name to be elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court.' 'Despite these facts, the Government of India is not taking appropriate, speedy action, to forward the Supreme Court Collegium's recommendation to the President for Justice Joseph's appointment.'
The notification, one of the key demands of the anti-corruption campaign launched by Gandhian Anna Hazare, has been signed by V K Bhasin, Secretary, Legislative Department of the law ministry.
Struggling to bring down the whopping over 3 crore pending court cases in the country, the Law Ministry proposes to soon place before the Union Cabinet a comprehensive National Litigation Policy which aims at disposing of cases within three years.
Amid different views expressed by the law ministry and the attorney general on the issue of Army Chief V K Singh's age, Defence Minister A K Antony on Friday maintained suspense on it, saying whenever the government took a view, it would be announced.
MAG was constituted by Department of Electronics and IT in February 2014.
Army Chief General V K Singh will have to retire in May next year, with the government on Thursday deciding to treat May 10,1950 as his date of birth, ending a controversy that has been plaguing the force for several months.
The Election Commission and the Law Ministry have joined hands to draw up a list of electoral reforms that seek to bar corrupt and criminal leaders from contesting polls, says Sheela Bhatt
EPFO manages a corpus of over Rs 8.5 lakh crore and its subscribers' base is over five crore at present.
The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament has sent to the Telecom Ministry, a volley of questions including why views of the Finance Ministry, Law Ministry and even the Prime Minister were ignored when taking decisions on allocation of spectrum in 2008.
Concept of a real estate Bill has been around in the government for almost 10 years now.
Most of the parties supported 'one nation one election', says defence minister Rajnath Singh.
Unless ratified by eight states, a Constitutional amendment cannot be signed by the President of India.
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said the government is examining the decision of the Income Tax tribunal in the Bofors case and will decide the future course of action later.
Speculations surrounding Justice Gogoi's appointment as the next CJI emerged following the unprecedented press conference of 4 most-senior judges.
Eight Opposition parties joined hands to corner the government over its alleged "sinister" move to "strip" the AMU and the JMIU of their minority status.
At a time when there has been a hue and cry over the use of black money for the election campaigns of politicians, on February 23, the Union law ministry quietly issued a notification increasing the maximum limit on expenses that can be legally incurred by candidates standing for elections by a substantial 60 percent.
The Pakistan government on Tuesday defended its decision not to reopen graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari in Switzerland, telling the Supreme Court that reports of his alleged involvement in laundering 60 million dollars were "exaggerated".
The Indian government on Thursday said a proposed Bill will transform the emigration process into a simple and hassle-free exercise and also tighten the noose around unscrupulous agents who often dupe people seeking greener pastures abroad.
In the Modi government, he was the mentor -- he groomed half a dozen of those who became ministers. Some remembered, others did not -- Jaitley seemed to care little. Aditi Phadnis reports.
After the Ordnance Factory scam, Central Vigilance Commission's (CVC) and the Law Ministry's comments were sought and they advised us that these (blacklisted) companies should be allowed to participate in field-trials in contracts where multiple vendors were participating so that the acquisition process was not stalled, Defence Ministry sources said in New Delhi.
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the government to respond to the CAG report that points towards large-scale irregularities and favouritism allegedly by Telecom Minister A Raja in the Rs 70,000-crore (Rs 700 billion) 2G spectrum allocation scam in 2008.
In the wake of "public sentiment" in the Aarushi Talwar murder case, the Law Ministry has asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to have a fresh look at the closure report in the teenager's death probe, Law Minister M Veerappa Moily said on Sunday.
The clean up issue, ignored in the Bhopal gas tragedy settlement, emerged 20 years later, with the government trying to hold Dow Chemicals, UCIL's successor, liable on the 'polluter pays' principle. From the legal perspective, for the victims, efforts at Anderson's extradition or a Law Ministry face off with Dow on cleanup are pointless, writes Kumkum Sen
Judges would not be allowed to delay judgements beyond three months after conclusion of arguments, according to a proposed law which lays downs standards and accountability for members of the higher judiciary.
The draft 'Prevention of torture bill, 2017' proposed "stringent punishment" to perpetrators to curb the menace of torture and to have a deterrent effect on acts of torture. The punishment could extend up to life imprisonment and include a fine.
Telecom Minister A Raja has been indicted by the CAG in the 2G spectrum scam, which resulted in a loss of about Rs 1,70,000 crore.
Fifteen stations might be taken up in the first stage with an investment of Rs 6,000-7,000 crore.
According to the sources in the government, in a major U-turn, the Union law ministry has submitted a note to the Group of Ministers headed by Home Minister P Chidambaram on the Bhopal gas tragedy, where it has, reportedly, recommended that the government of India should undertake the cleanup operation of the site of Union Carbide.
By setting a single spectrum-release deadline for all bidders, the finance ministry aims to ensure a level playing field for all operators.
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