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Law Minister hits out at former SC judge for remarks on lack of freedom of expression

Law Minister Kiren Rijiju was responding to a tweet which quoted a portion of an interview given by Justice Srikrishna to The Hindu

The Hindu

Shocked by high level of political interference in AIFF elections: Bhutia

Rajasthan State Association President Manvendra Singh had alleged that Law Minister Kiren Rijiju was at the hotel where the AIFF members stayed and told them to vote against Bhaichung Bhutia in the AIFF president elections

The Hindu

National Green Tribunal is suddenly clearing a lot of cases. It’s, well, odd

In a written reply to the Lok Sabha last month, union minister for law and justice Kiren Rijiju revealed that the National Green Tribunal, a quasi-judicial body to adjudicate environment matters, was disposing of more cases than new applications. However, members of several NGT benches have raised concerns over the…

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Aadhaar-voter ID linking | Reports of coercion emerge

There have been instances of people being warned by booth-level officers that their voter ID would be cancelled if it is not linked to their Aadhaar number.

The Hindu

Explained | What is India’s policy on the Rohingya?

Can refugees who feel threatened in their home nation be deported? What are the government’s obligations?

The Hindu

People are more aware now and approach courts to settle disputes: Rijiju

Number of pending cases in Courts nears the 5-crore mark

The Hindu

Lok Sabha passes Bill to establish carbon markets

Bill to change name of international arbitration centre in New Delhi also passed

The Hindu

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Opposition leaders like Sibal criticise courts when their judgments do not favour them: Rijiju

Kapil Sibal had criticised the apex court over its recent judgments

The Hindu

130 ‘hate news’ cases reported since LS polls

More than 10,000 cases are pending in the Supreme Court for more than a decade, Law Minister informs Rajya Sabha.

The Hindu

Parliament proceedings | Government says 130 ‘hate news’ cases reported between 2019 Lok Sabha elections and latest round of Assembly polls

More than 10,000 cases are pending in the Supreme Court for more than a decade, Law Minister informs Rajya Sabha.

The Hindu

No complete proposal pending with Centre on shifting A.P. High Court to Kurnool: Kiren Rijiju

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The Hindu

More than 71,000 cases pending in Supreme Court; of which 10,000 cases await disposal for over a decade

In a written reply, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said 71,411 cases as on August 2 were pending before the top court, which included over 56,000 civil matters and over 15,000 criminal matters.

The Hindu

Rajya Sabha passes Family Courts Bill amid din over ED actions

Bill will help setting up at least one family court in each district so that there could be speedy disposal of the cases: Law Minister

The Hindu

CJI Ramana names Justice U.U. Lalit as successor

Chief Justice Ramana is retiring on August 26, 2022.

The Hindu

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The Hindu

BJP demands Cong to apologise to nation over Chowdhary’s remarks

Leader of Congress party in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary said his reference to President Murmu as ‘Rashtrapatni’ was a slip of the tongue and the BJP was trying to make a mountain out of a molehill

The Hindu

Parliament proceedings | No plan for committee to implement UCC, law panel asked to examine issue: Kiren Rijiju

New Delhi The government on July 28 said it does not propose to set up a committee to implement a un

The Hindu

No complete proposal to shift Andhra Pradesh High Court to Kurnool is pending with the Centre: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju reiterated the Centre’s stand that ‘shifting of principal seat of the High Court is to be decided by the State government in consultation with the concerned High Court’.

The Hindu

Law panel to examine simultaneous elections

Law Minister Kiren Rijiju cited a report of a Parliamentary panel which noted that frequent elections lead to ‘disruption’ of normal public life and impact the functioning of essential services

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The Hindu

No need to amend anti-defection law as it stood the test of time, Law Minister tells Rajya Sabha

Law Minister says ‘in-house mechanism’ sufficient to deal with objectionable remarks made by judicial officers or a judge

The Hindu

Regional, local languages should be promoted in proceedings at lower, high courts: Kiren Rijiju

He also said that no court should be only for the privileged and the doors of justice should be open for all

The Hindu

Rahul Gandhi questioning by ED | Congress serves legal notice on Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman, Kiren Rijiju

Party seeks action against ED officials over ‘selective leaks’

The Hindu

Kiren Rijiju-led team to carry Buddha relics to Mongolia

The sacred relics will be taken to Mongolia by Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju in a special casket and will be on display at a monastery for 11 days

The Hindu

Errant IAS couple’s transfer raises ‘dumping ground’ storm

Twitter users ask if Arunachal Pradesh and Ladakh are dumping grounds for bureaucrats Sanjeev Khirwar and Rinku Dugga

The Hindu

Rahul Gandhi's meeting with Labour MP Jeremy Corbyn in London triggers row; BJP attacks him, Congress hits back

Jeremy Corbyn, who served as Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from 2015 to 2020, has often expressed his views against India.

The Hindu

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