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Law to check NRIs, OCIs marrying Indians
The Law Commission has recommended a comprehensive law to deal with the situation and compulsory registration of such alliances
Law panel: Retain consent age
Commission proposes amendments to Pocso Act
AA Edit | It’s time to scrap sedition law, not make it harsher
Laws must be brought in to protect the people, and not the government
Centre to soon decide on reconstituting Law Commission
The cabinet approves reconstitution of the law panel for a period of three years.
Equality within communities the key, not between communities
Rather than enacting a UCC, the Law Commission has recommended that family laws of every religion must be reformed to render them gender-just.
Filing false poll affidavit a corrupt practice, can’t direct Parl for law on it: SC
SC said it 'agrees that the election affidavit should be treated seriously, but we cannot direct for a legislation'.
Seeking, accepting sexual favours ‘punishable’ under new anti-corruption law
The new anti-corruption law incorporates term 'undue advantage', which means any gratification other than legal remuneration.
Need Rs 4,500 cr for EVMs, joint polls imminent: Panel
In joint polls, no extra expenditure will be involved, except for an additional EVM for each polling station.
Over Rs 4,500 Cr needed to buy EVMs for ‘imminent’ simultaneous polls: Law panel
In draft report, law panel said as of now there is shortfall of 12.9 lakh ballot units, 9.4 lakh control units and about 12.3 lakh VVPATs.
Let civil laws be
The panel has also maintained the integrity of independent thought in stating that the UCC is not desirable at this stage.