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BJP accuses Arvind Kejriwal of vendetta politics over FIR against former AAP MP Sandeep PathakThe Bharatiya Janata Party has accused the Aam Aadmi Party of political vendetta. The BJP claims the Punjab Police is being misused against...
Twelve years on, government sections weigh changes to Lokpal law for smoother functioningGovernment officials indicate the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act may need adjustments. Operational issues and ambiguities have emerged since its...
Occasion for amending Lokpal Act has not arisen: GovtAs per section 20(10) of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, the website of the Lokpal shall, from time to time, display to the public, th...
Supreme Court reserves verdict on pleas seeking appointment of Lokpal ActAs per the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act of 2013, the Leader of Opposition in the LS will be part of Lokpal selection panel. At present, there ...
Amendment in Lokpal Bill pending before Parliament: Govt to SCThe NGO said the Lokpal law has been passed after a long struggle and the government is doing nothing to make it functional.
SC seeks par panel report suggesting changes in Lokpal law"Here is a law which was enacted three years ago after a long battle. It is the duty of the government and the court to ensure that the law...
House panel for integration of CVC, CBI with LokpalA Parliamentary Committee has drawn attention to the likely confusion between CVC, Lokpal and CBI while dealing with corruption cases due t...
Parliamentary committee to give report on Lokpal by JuneThe panel has already elicited the views of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Central Vigilance Commission.
Lokpal among top priorities of government: PMODoPT is also changing rules for a search committee, mandated to recommend names for appointment of chairperson and members of the Lokpal.
Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi to review Lokpal rulesThe process for appointing the Lokpal would only be initiated after the recommendations by the committee has been constituted under Rohatgi...
Lokpal Bill gets President Pranab Mukherjee's nodThe much-awaited Lokpal Bill today got the assent from President Pranab Mukherjee, providing for creation of an anti-graft watchdog.
Lokpal Bill sent to President Pranab Mukherjee for assentThe much-awaited anti-corruption measure Lokpal was tonight one step short of becoming a law with the government sending the bill to Presid...
Rajya Sabha clears Lokapal Bill; to be debated in Lok Sabha nowLokpal and Lokayukta Bill, 2011, was cleared by the Rajya Sabha, to be debated and passed in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
Coalgate: Lokpal would’ve saved govt the blushesThe select committee said in such cases, CBI should be empowered to appoint a panel of advocates "other than the government advocates, with...
Supreme Court rap 'well deserved': Arun Jaitley on coalgateArun Jaitley today charged the government with denigrating the institution of law officers that led to this embarrassment.
- RS panel for power to Lokpal to sanction prosecution
The constitutional protection available to civil servants under Articles 311 and 320, clause 3(C) of the Constitution would also be adverse...
- Select Committee report on Lokpal likely in Rajya Sabha tomorrow
The report of the Select Committee on Lokpal Bill is scheduled to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha tomorrow.
- Lokpal Bill: Law Ministry against power to file charge sheet without sanction
The Law Ministry has opposed a provision in the Lokpal Bill which gives the ombudsman power to file charge sheet against a public servant.
- Government trying for Lokpal consensus
The govt reached out to the Opposition & other parties, as part of its consensus-building exercise on the contentious provisions of the Lok...
- Lokpal Bill: Anna Hazare toughens stand, PM 'needs more time'
Team Anna seeks electoral reform and farmer-friendly land acquisition laws.