SC likely to hear petitions challenging sections of India’s first privacy law this monthThe petitioners are the Reporters' Collective, the Editors Guild of India, the National Campaign for People's Right to Information, Mazdoor...
13 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
The smart move by Raghav Chadha and other AAP MPsLegal experts say the Tenth Schedule allows a two-thirds majority of a legislature party to merge with another party. This means joining th...
25 Apr, 2026, 07.31 AM IST
Cabinet nod to repeal 71 laws which have outlived utilityThe Union Cabinet has approved a Bill to repeal 71 outdated laws. These laws are no longer needed in the statute books. The move aims to si...
12 Dec, 2025, 05.38 PM IST
Parliament clears bill to repeal 76 outdated, obsolete lawsParliament on Wednesday passed a bill to repeal 76 redundant and obsolete laws with the government saying the move is part of its continuin...
13 Dec, 2023, 06.01 PM IST
Special Parliament Session: Check the updated list of bills that can be taken up by govtThe upcoming Special Parliament Session will discuss and pass several bills, including the Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill, the ...
18 Sep, 2023, 06.00 PM IST
Cabinet clears proposal to scrap 105 redundant lawsPrasad told reporters that the two-member committee constituted by the PMO, the Law Commission and the Legislative Department had identifie...
18 Jan, 2017, 06.50 PM IST
Lok Sabha approves Rajya Sabha amendments to 2 repeal billsThe amendments to Appropriation Acts (Repeal) Bill 2015 that seeks to repeal 758 old appropriation acts which have lost relevance.
03 May, 2016, 06.50 PM IST
On second thought, DoPT does not want to scrap Pensions ActThe Department of Personnel and Training has decided against scrapping the law, which exempts pension from being "attached or sequestered".
17 Apr, 2016, 01.19 PM IST
Government withdraws Repeal Bill from Lok Sabha to correct duplicacyLaw Minister Gowda withdrew the Repealing and Amending (Third) Bill, 2015, in Lok Sabha amid din created by Opposition over the Lalit Modi ...
23 Jul, 2015, 05.41 PM IST
Parliament clears bill to repeal 36 redundant lawsThe bill was cleared by the LS in December and the RS earlier this month, but had to travel back to the lower house for certain technical a...
07 May, 2015, 03.07 PM IST
Government seeks views on repealing industrial dispute lawThe ministry has received a communication from the Prime Minister's Office as well as Cabinet Secretariat to start process of repealing the...
22 Jan, 2015, 11.15 PM IST
Rajya Sabha refers two bills to Select CommitteesThe Payment and Settlement Systems (Amendment) Bill, 2014 and The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2014 were passed by Lok Sabha in the Winter ...
23 Dec, 2014, 03.17 PM IST
Bill to repeal 90 Amendment Acts gets Lok Sabha nodCongress and CPI(M) said by not referring the bill to the Parliamentary Standing Committee, government was trying to "sabotage" the committ...
08 Dec, 2014, 05.07 PM IST
Bill to repeal 90 Acts introduced in Lok SabhaLaw Minister D V Sadananda Gowda introduced The Repealing and Amending (Second) Bill, 2014, which seeks to remove certain Amendment Acts fr...
03 Dec, 2014, 07.52 PM IST
- Bill introduced to repeal 36 obsolete laws
The decision is in tune with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's agenda to do away with archaic laws which are hindering efficient governance.
11 Aug, 2014, 05.05 PM IST
In keeping with PM Narendra Modi’s poll promise, government to repeal 36 archaic lawsThe government is likely to introduce the Repealing and Amending Act Bill, 2014 on Monday to scrap at least 36 antiquated and redundant law...
09 Aug, 2014, 01.08 PM IST
Govt clarifies position on bounced chequesNEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday asserted that the dishonouring of cheques for insufficiency of funds in the account continued to be ...
23 Jan, 2002, 01.08 PM IST