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Pakistan withdraws plans for VPN ban – but usage may still be at risk

No legal grounds to ban VPNs, said Pakistan's Law Ministry. Yet, VPN usage may still be at risk.

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81% of citizen responses have affirmed simultaneous polls: Law Ministry

The Ram Nath Kovind-led committee on "One Nation One Election" receives over 20,000 responses, with 81% supporting simultaneous polls.

The Hindu

Law Commission presents roadmap on ‘One Nation, One Election’ to Ram Nath Kovind-led panel

Law Commission suggests roadmap for One Nation, One Election; HLC formed to examine possibility of simultaneous polls. HLC seeks views of political parties and approves budget for 2023-24. Law Commission making formula to sync Assembly elections with 2029 Lok Sabha polls.

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Shah, Meghwal meet Kovind days after he was appointed head of ‘one nation, one election’ panel

Amit Shah & Arjun Ram Meghwal met former president Ram Nath Kovind, who heads the committee on simultaneous polls, in Delhi. Efforts are on to hold the first meeting of the panel soon, with possible hybrid mode. The law ministry is nominating officers to assist the panel. Notified on Saturday,…

The Hindu

Talking Politics with Nistula Hebbar | Why is the Law Ministry’s Bill on appointment of Election Commissioners controversial?

In this episode of Talking Politics, we discuss the Law Ministry’s new bill on the selection of Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners

The Hindu

Next move on UCC after Law Commission report, Ministry officials tell House panel

Officials from the Law Ministry are awaiting the 22nd Law Commission report to proceed with their process on Uniform Civil Code (UCC), authoritative sources told The Hindu. Read more here

The Hindu

PM Modi’s pitch for Uniform Civil Code is on the same lines as Centre’s affidavit in Supreme Court

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pitch for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh on June 27 mirrors a Law Ministry affidavit filed in the Supreme Court months ago, which said that “citizens belonging to different religions and denominations following different property and matrimonial laws is an affront to…

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Law Ministry notifies appointment of Chief Justices to Karnataka and J&K High Courts

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju had tweeted about the latest judicial appointments.

The Hindu

SC Collegium resolves not to undertake further deliberations on appointments of Judges

Union Law Ministry has already sent its request to CJI U.U. Lalit to nominate his successor.

The Hindu

Petition on audio verification of VVPAT slips for blind voters sets off debate

Supreme Court ordered notices to be sent to ECI, Law Ministry on activist’s petition

The Hindu

One person-one seat: ECI proposal to Law Ministry

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar wrote a letter to the Law Ministry proposing to limit one person to contest only from one constituency at a time. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Justice Dinesh Sharma to head UAPA tribunal related to the ban on PFI

Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma was nominated by Delhi High Court Chief Justice S.C. Sharma

The Hindu

Senior advocate R. Venkataramani is the new Attorney General of India

R. Venkataramani’s appointment comes after Mukul Rohatgi declined the post

The Hindu

EC proposes doing away with postal ballot option for poll workers

Voters on election duty should cast their ballot at a voter facilitation centre, instead of sending by post, says the committee

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After unrecognised parties, now EC takes on discrepancies in recognised parties’ statements

EC wrote to Law Ministry last week to lower limit for declaration of donations from ₹20,000 to ₹2,000

The Hindu

Justice D.Y. Chandrachud appointed as the executive chairman of National Legal Services Authority

Justice Chandrachud takes up the position that became vacant after Justice U.U. Lalit was elevated as the 49th Chief Justice of India

The Hindu

138 judicial appointments so far in 2022: Law Ministry

Earlier record of 126 High Court appointments surpassed

The Hindu

Election Commission wants people to run from one seat

In a recent interaction with the Legislative Secretary in the Law Ministry, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar made this push for the reform first proposed in 2004.

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Centre executes two orders of J&K Delimitation Commission

Jammu will have 43 Assembly seats whereas Kashmir division will have 47 seats

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