Law Minister Kiren Rijiju
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Elections ‘big budget affair’, simultaneous polls will save money: Govt
New Delhi: Elections have become a “big budget affair” and holding simultaneous polls to Lok Sabha and state assemblies would result in huge savings to the exchequer, the government said on Thursday. Law…
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19 state legislatures have less than 10 per cent women lawmakers: Govt data
New Delhi: Women representation in parliament and most state legislatures across the country is below 15 per cent with 19 of state assemblies having less than 10 per cent women lawmakers, according…
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Supreme Court warns Centre over delay in appointment of judges
Flagging the Centre’s delay in appointing judges for Supreme Court and High Court, the apex court on Monday objected to the recent remarks made by the Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju. Rijiju…
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Amend laws for stricter punishment in ‘love jihad’ cases: BJP MLA to UP CM after Mehrauli killing
Lucknow: BJP MLA Rajeshwar Singh on Thursday urged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to amend the state laws dealing with heinous crimes and proposed stricter punishment for ‘love jihad’ in view…
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Fittest should be appointed as judges, not someone whom collegium knows: Law Minister Rijiju
Mumbai: The Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju has called “opaque” the present Supreme Court collegium system through which judges are appointed, and said the “fittest” persons should be appointed as judges and…
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Sedition law: ‘Lakshman Rekha’ must be respected, says Union Minister on SC’s order
After the Supreme Court’s historic decision to put the controversial sedition law on hold, Minister of Law and Justice of India Kiren Rijiju made a contentious remark saying while he “respected the…
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35,000 cases involving central and state govts pending in SC
New Delhi: Nearly 35,000 cases involving the central and state governments are pending in the Supreme Court since 2017, the government informed Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Responding to a question on whether…
