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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 · Aug 20, 2022

Judiciary, legislature, executive need to work in tandem to solve larger issues: Law minister Kiren Rijiju

NEW DELHI: Judiciary, legislature and executive face unique challenges but they will have to work together to solve the problems of a vast country like India, Union law minister Kiren Rijiju said on Monday.

The Times of India · Aug 15, 2022

Lok Sabha passes Bill to establish carbon markets

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

The Hindu · Aug 8, 2022

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 · Aug 4, 2022

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 · Aug 4, 2022

CJI Ramana names Justice U.U. Lalit as successor

Chief Justice Ramana is retiring on August 26, 2022.

The Hindu · Aug 4, 2022

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 · Jul 28, 2022

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 · Jul 28, 2022

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 · Jul 23, 2022

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

The Hindu · Jul 22, 2022