New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), 2023 were enacted in place of the old legislation to modernise the criminal justice system and make it faster, simpler and more transparent, said a statement from the Home Ministry in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home Bandi Sanjay Kumar, while answering a question, asserted that the new provisions have ensured faster a…
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New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The Centre on Friday cleared the appointment of three judicial officers as Additional Judges of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, following the recommendation made by the Supreme Court Collegium. Announcing the decision in a post on X, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal said that, in exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution of India and in consultation with the Chief Justice of India, the President has appointed Su…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The Ministry of Coal has introduced a key reform to provide greater financial flexibility to companies allocated coal blocks by allowing them to choose between a performance bank guarantee and an insurance surety bond for fulfilling their performance security obligations, thus further strengthening the ease of doing business in the coal sector, according to an official statement issued on Thursday.Through the Coal Blocks Allocation (Amendment) Rules, 2026, the Ministry h…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, on Tuesday recommended the appointment of three judicial officers as judges of the Karnataka High Court.In a statement, the apex court Collegium said that in its meeting held on April 14, it approved the proposal for the appointment of judicial officers Rajeshwari Narayana Hegde, Kedambadi Ganesh Shanthi, and Mahadevappa Brungesh as judges of the Karnataka High Court. “The Supreme Court Col…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The Union Cabinet has cleared the proposal to rename Kerala as ‘Keralam’, paving the way for a constitutional amendment in Parliament and triggering a fresh political debate. While the BJP welcomed the decision as recognition of the state’s cultural and linguistic identity, the Congress alleged a “dual policy,” questioning why a similar long-pending demand to rename West Bengal has not received the Centre’s approval.Reacting to the development, BJP National Spoke…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The Centre on Friday cleared the appointment of two judges to the Punjab and Haryana High Court, following the recommendation made by the Supreme Court Collegium.”In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 224 of th Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint i) Shri Ramesh Chande imri and ii) Ms. Neerja Kulwant Kalson, to be Additional Judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court for a period of two years with effect from the date they assu…