Lok Sabha passes bill to provide legal framework to mediationThe Lok Sabha on Monday passed a bill that seeks to provide legal framework to mediation and reduce burden on courts. Introducing the Media...
07 Aug, 2023, 07.52 PM IST
Centre forms committee to draft rules, standards for mediation in IndiaThe committee is further directed to refer to the subject mentioned and to say that the Mediation Bill, 2021 through its objectives, promot...
31 Jan, 2023, 11.42 AM IST
Govt lists 19 bills for LS, says ready for discussion on all issuesThe government has listed 19 Bills, including 16 new ones, for discussion and passage in the Lok Sabha in the winter session starting Wedne...
06 Dec, 2022, 11.39 PM IST
Govt to push mediation bill for speedy justice: Kiren RijijuSpeaking at All India Conference of Law Ministers and Law Secretaries being held in Gujarat, Rijiju said the burden on the judicial system ...
15 Oct, 2022, 10.19 PM IST
Courts extremely burdened, mediation important tool to tackle high pendency of cases: Justice ChandrachudJustice Chandrachud said that courts in India are extremely burdened, desperately congested and hence dispute resolution mechanism like med...
20 Aug, 2022, 01.41 PM IST
Centre lines up six new bills for last four days of Winter sessionThe government is determined to push through the bills although opposition protests have forced adjournments in both the Houses on several ...
22 Dec, 2021, 07.27 PM IST
Govt refers two bills to parliamentary panels for scrutinyEnvironment Minister Bhupendra Yadav moved the motion to refer the Biodiversity Bill to the Joint Committee with 21 members of Lok Sabha an...
20 Dec, 2021, 07.11 PM IST
Online retailers, celebrities can't fool you now: 9 things about the new Consumer Protection BillThe new law will revolutionise consumer rights by giving consumers a lot more power than what they have.
21 Dec, 2018, 02.14 PM IST
Monsoon session begins today: Key bills to be taken upOver the next 24 days, the House is expected to take up 68 pending bills. Eighteen new bills have been listed for introduction while three ...
18 Jul, 2018, 11.14 AM IST
Government revamping consumer protection law: MinisterMisleading advertisements, tele-marketing, multi-level marketing, direct selling and e-tailing pose new challenges to consumer protection, ...
04 Jul, 2017, 10.38 PM IST
Centre can bring bill to build Ram temple in Ayodhya: Subramanian SwamySubramanian Swamy today said that the Centre might introduce a bill for constructing a Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya only afte...
15 May, 2017, 10.32 PM IST
Government drafts bill for 'equitable' river water sharingSince water is a state subject, the proposed legislation will not be binding on the states for adoption even if it becomes a law through Pa...
13 Oct, 2016, 11.34 AM IST
Changes proposed in Consumer Protection Act to hold celebrities liable for brand endorsementsAmong the changes proposed, there are five highlights in the Consumer Protection Bill 2015 being deliberated by the government.
04 Sep, 2016, 11.06 AM IST
Consumer Protection Bill 2015 tabled in Lok SabhaConsumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan tabled the Consumer Protection Bill 2015 amid uproar by the Congress members over Lalit Modi and...
10 Aug, 2015, 08.46 PM IST
Cabinet approves new Consumer Protection BillThe Cabinet today approved a new Consumer Protection Bill 2015 that seeks to replace a 29-year-old law and proposes setting up a regulatory...
29 Jul, 2015, 11.18 PM IST
Cabinet nod for new Consumer Protection Bill likely tomorrowAfter the Cabinet approval, the Consumer Affairs Ministry is aiming to introduce the bill in the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament.
28 Jul, 2015, 07.46 PM IST
Time to panic when 'House scuffle' is treated as routineThe RS worked approximately 22 pc of the time allotted to it this session, which saw an unseemly scuffle between two MPs.
08 Sep, 2012, 11.27 AM IST