The UP ordinance on exemption from labour laws is unconstitutional
The present ordinance is violative of Articles 14, 16 & 21 of the Constitution of India. Several of its provisions are in direct conflict with the Central Enactments.
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Coronavirus: Masks & sanitizers now under Essential Commodities Act, jail term for prices above MRP
The Govt has also issued an advisory under the Legal Metrology Act.
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CCI holds National Conference on Economics of Competition Law
Bibek Debroy, Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister was the keynote speaker at the Conference.
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CARA seeks public feedback to streamline child adoption process
A national consultation was held by the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), on 14 January, in New Delhi, to discuss ways to improve and streamline the adoption process.
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Amendment to decriminalise defaults under Companies Act approved by Cabinet
The Companies (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019, will remove criminality in case of defaults which can be determined objectively and which, otherwise, lack the element of fraud or do not involve larger public interest.
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Finance Commission, State Ministers to discuss ways to align state & central fiscal laws
The Finance Commission will seek views of the Finance Ministers on how the State Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Acts (FRBMs) can be aligned with the Central FRBM legislation.
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Cabinet approves adaptation of Central Acts, laws in J&K Union Territory
All the Central Laws which are applicable to whole of India except the erstwhile State of J&K before 31 October 2019 are now applicable to the UT of Jammu and Kashmir w.e.f. 31 October 2019.
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India’s shooters allowed more firearms, others to surrender excess guns by Dec 13
As per the new rules, international medalists and renowned shooters are allowed to keep additional weapons up to a total of twelve under the exempted category, which earlier was seven.
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Tech should help deliver speedy justice: PM Modi inaugurates Int’l Judicial Conference
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at International Judicial Conference: Establishment of a National Judicial Data Grid will also make court procedures easier.
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Cabinet clears abortion, surrogacy, assisted reproductive tech Bills; Champions women’s rights
Govt of India: Taken together, the three proposed legislations create an environment of safeguards for women’s reproductive rights, addressing changing social contexts and technological advances.
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Paswan meets Amazon, Zomato, Paytm, Vodafone, FICCI, CII reps; Talks consumer protection laws
The Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Ram Vilas Paswan, stressed the need to regulate e-commerce and direct selling as at present there is no regulatory body for these sectors.
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Cabinet approves constitution of 22nd Law Commission to reform, study legislation
The 22nd Law Commission shall, on a reference made to it by the Central Government or suo motu, undertake research in law and review of existing laws in India for making reforms therein and enacting new legislations.
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Election Commission meets Law Ministry’s Legislative Dept on pending electoral reforms
Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora mentioned that there are more than 40 different proposals of electoral reforms which are pending since long and the Commission is at present discussing some of these proposals.
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Cabinet approves creation of 22nd Law Commission for 3-year term
The Law Commission of India is a non-statutory body constituted by the Government of India. The tenure of 21st Law Commission was up to 31 August 2018.
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Defence Minister Rajnath welcomes SC order on Permanent Commission for women in Army
Defence Ministry: As of January 2019, 3.89% of the army personnel comprised women, while 6.7% of the navy and 13.28% of the air force personnel respectively were women as of June 2019.
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CCI engages with states to boost competition advocacy
Resource persons from Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha and Puducherry participated in the orientation.
Welcome landmark SC order on election candidates’ criminal charges, history: ECI
The Supreme Court has made it mandatory for political parties to upload on their website detailed info regarding individuals with pending criminal cases who have been selected as election candidates.
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Draft New Delhi Int’l Arbitration Centre (NDIAC) Rules issued for public consultation: Law Ministry
The New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Act, 2019, was enacted with a view to provide for the establishment of an Arbitration Centre for the purpose of creating an independent, autonomous regime for institutionalised arbitration.
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Draft Arbitration Council of India (ACI) Rules issued for public consultation: Law Ministry
A copy of the draft Rules have been uploaded on the website of the department of Legal Affairs, and DoLA has commenced public consultation on the draft rules with the timeline of submission of comments by 14 March.
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145 Naxals killed, 1,276 arrested in 2019: MoS Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy
MoS Home Affairs G. Kishan Reddy: Resolute implementation of National Policy and Action Plan has resulted in consistent decline in Left Wing Extremist violence and its geographical spread.
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