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  • No plans to modify names of Madras, Bombay and Calcutta Prime Courts: Centre

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    There are not any plans to modify the names of the Madras, Bombay and Calcutta Prime Courts, the Centre informed Parliament on Thursday. This was once said in keeping with a query by way of Rajya Sabha MP from Tamil Nadu CV Shanmugam. 

    Legislation Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal recalled the historical past of the proposal in his answer. 

    Below the Madras (Alteration of Title) Act, 1996, town of Madras was once renamed as Chennai. Following this, the Tamil Nadu govt despatched a suggestion to modify the title of the Madras Prime Courtroom to the Prime Courtroom of Chennai in 1997, mentioned Meghwal.

    The names of Bombay and Calcutta had additionally modified by way of that point. The federal government thus introduced a regulation titled “Prime Courts (Alteration of Names) Invoice, 2016” to modify the names of the Bombay, Calcutta and Madras Prime Courts to the Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai Prime Courts respectively. This was once offered within the Lok Sabha on July 19, 2016, mentioned the minister. 

    In the meantime the title of Orissa had modified to Odisha and Gauhati to Guwahati. Consultations had been then performed with the involved state governments and top courts, mentioned Meghwal, however there was once a blended reaction. 

    The Maharashtra govt and Bombay Prime Courtroom agreed to the proposal to modify the title to Mumbai Prime Courtroom.

    The Orissa Prime Courtroom and Odisha govt in addition to Gauhati Prime Courtroom and Assam govt additionally conveyed no objection to the proposal to modify the names of the respective Prime Courts.

    The Tamil Nadu govt recommended that the title of the Madras Prime Courtroom be modified to Prime Courtroom of Tamil Nadu. The Madras Prime Courtroom, alternatively, didn’t conform to the proposal. 

    The Calcutta Prime Courtroom and West Bengal govt additionally didn’t conform to the proposal. 

    The invoice was once now not taken to any extent further and lapsed because of the dissolution of the sixteenth Lok Sabha, he mentioned. 

    Later, VP Patil had filed a petition within the Preferrred Courtroom to rename the Bombay Prime Courtroom as Prime Courtroom of Maharashtra and different top courts as consistent with their present state/town names. However the Preferrred Courtroom brushed aside the petition in 2022, famous Meghwal.

    At this time, there is not any proposal to deliver regulation in this topic, mentioned the Legislation Minister in his written answer.

    There are not any plans to modify the names of the Madras, Bombay and Calcutta Prime Courts, the Centre informed Parliament on Thursday. This was once said in keeping with a query by way of Rajya Sabha MP from Tamil Nadu CV Shanmugam. 

    Legislation Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal recalled the historical past of the proposal in his answer. 

    Below the Madras (Alteration of Title) Act, 1996, town of Madras was once renamed as Chennai. Following this, the Tamil Nadu govt despatched a suggestion to modify the title of the Madras Prime Courtroom to the Prime Courtroom of Chennai in 1997, mentioned Meghwal.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    The names of Bombay and Calcutta had additionally modified by way of that point. The federal government thus introduced a regulation titled “Prime Courts (Alteration of Names) Invoice, 2016” to modify the names of the Bombay, Calcutta and Madras Prime Courts to the Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai Prime Courts respectively. This was once offered within the Lok Sabha on July 19, 2016, mentioned the minister. 

    In the meantime the title of Orissa had modified to Odisha and Gauhati to Guwahati. Consultations had been then performed with the involved state governments and top courts, mentioned Meghwal, however there was once a blended reaction. 

    The Maharashtra govt and Bombay Prime Courtroom agreed to the proposal to modify the title to Mumbai Prime Courtroom.

    The Orissa Prime Courtroom and Odisha govt in addition to Gauhati Prime Courtroom and Assam govt additionally conveyed no objection to the proposal to modify the names of the respective Prime Courts.

    The Tamil Nadu govt recommended that the title of the Madras Prime Courtroom be modified to Prime Courtroom of Tamil Nadu. The Madras Prime Courtroom, alternatively, didn’t conform to the proposal. 

    The Calcutta Prime Courtroom and West Bengal govt additionally didn’t conform to the proposal. 

    The invoice was once now not taken to any extent further and lapsed because of the dissolution of the sixteenth Lok Sabha, he mentioned. 

    Later, VP Patil had filed a petition within the Preferrred Courtroom to rename the Bombay Prime Courtroom as Prime Courtroom of Maharashtra and different top courts as consistent with their present state/town names. However the Preferrred Courtroom brushed aside the petition in 2022, famous Meghwal.

    At this time, there is not any proposal to deliver regulation in this topic, mentioned the Legislation Minister in his written answer.

  • Arjun Ram Meghwal replaces Kiren Rijiju as regulation minister

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    NEW DELHI: In a significant Cupboard reshuffle, Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Thursday changed Regulation Minister Kiren Rijiju, who has been moved to the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences.

    Rijiju, who had common run-ins with the Ideally suited Court docket over judicial appointments, used to be named as regulation minister on July 7, 2021.

    The Sports activities Minister and the Minister of State for Minority Affairs at the moment, Rijiju were given the coveted portfolio following the resignation of senior BJP chief Ravi Shankar Prasad.

    Rijiju had in November closing 12 months stated the collegium device of constructing appointments within the apex court docket and top courts used to be “alien” to the Charter.

    In January, he wrote to Leader Justice of India DY Chandrachud for the inclusion of presidency nominees within the collegium device.

    President Droupadi Murmu, as steered by way of High Minister Narendra Modi, has reallocated portfolios amongst ministers within the Union Council of Ministers, a short lived observation issued by way of the Rashtrapati Bhavan stated.

    “The portfolio of (the) Ministry of Earth Sciences be assigned to Shri Kiren Rijiju,” it stated. Union Minister Jitendra Singh used to be conserving price of the Ministry of Earth Sciences. Meghwal is lately the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and the Minister of State for Tradition.

    He has been assigned unbiased price as Minister of State within the Ministry of Regulation and Justice along with his current portfolios, instead of Rijiju, in keeping with the observation.

    NEW DELHI: In a significant Cupboard reshuffle, Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Thursday changed Regulation Minister Kiren Rijiju, who has been moved to the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences.

    Rijiju, who had common run-ins with the Ideally suited Court docket over judicial appointments, used to be named as regulation minister on July 7, 2021.

    The Sports activities Minister and the Minister of State for Minority Affairs at the moment, Rijiju were given the coveted portfolio following the resignation of senior BJP chief Ravi Shankar Prasad.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    Rijiju had in November closing 12 months stated the collegium device of constructing appointments within the apex court docket and top courts used to be “alien” to the Charter.

    In January, he wrote to Leader Justice of India DY Chandrachud for the inclusion of presidency nominees within the collegium device.

    President Droupadi Murmu, as steered by way of High Minister Narendra Modi, has reallocated portfolios amongst ministers within the Union Council of Ministers, a short lived observation issued by way of the Rashtrapati Bhavan stated.

    “The portfolio of (the) Ministry of Earth Sciences be assigned to Shri Kiren Rijiju,” it stated. Union Minister Jitendra Singh used to be conserving price of the Ministry of Earth Sciences. Meghwal is lately the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and the Minister of State for Tradition.

    He has been assigned unbiased price as Minister of State within the Ministry of Regulation and Justice along with his current portfolios, instead of Rijiju, in keeping with the observation.

  • Greater than 300 legal professionals criticise Kiren Rijiju, ask him to withdraw ‘anti-India gang’ remarks

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    NEW DELHI: Greater than 300 legal professionals from around the nation criticised the ‘anti-India gang’ remarks of Union Legislation Minister Kiren Rijiju in an open letter on Wednesday, pronouncing it was once an “unwarranted assault” in opposition to retired judges. They demanded that Rijiju withdraw his remark.

    “We, the undersigned legal professionals working towards in various courts across the country, deprecate the unwarranted assault introduced in opposition to retired judges of the Best Courtroom by way of Union Legislation Minister Shri Kiren Rijiju, at a conclave telecast are living by way of a media space. The allegations of anti-nationalism in opposition to individuals who have devoted their lives to upholding the rule of thumb of regulation, and the bare danger of reprisals in opposition to them, marks a brand new low within the public discourse of our nice country,” the letter reads.

    The letter referred to Rijiju’s commentary made on the India Lately Conclave in New Delhi on March 18 during which he had mentioned that there have been “3 or 4” retired judges who’re a part of an “anti-India” gang.

    ALSO READ | Some retired judges a part of anti-India gang, claims Legislation Minister Rijiju

    He referred to a seminar during which judges and senior advocates participated. “The subject of the seminar was once ‘Responsibility in Judges Appointment’ however the dialogue [the] complete day was once how [the] executive is taking on the Indian judiciary,” Rijiju mentioned.

    “This is a few retired judges – possibly 3 or 4 – a couple of of the ones activists, a part of the anti-India gang. Those persons are looking to make the Indian judiciary play the function of the opposition birthday celebration. How can those other folks brazenly say the Indian judiciary (will have to) take the federal government head on?” he mentioned.

    Additional, in a respond to a query at the motion taken by way of the federal government on this regard, Rijiju mentioned, “Businesses will take motion as in step with the provisions of regulation. No person will break out. Those that have labored in opposition to the rustic should pay a value for that.”

    The listing of the 323 signatories come with senior advocates Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Kapil Sibal, Arvind Datar, Iqbal Chagla, Janak Dwarakadas, Sri Hari Aney, Raju Ramachandran, Dushyant Dave, Indira Jaising, Rajshekhar Rao and Sanjay Singhvi.

    The legal professionals condemned the remarks of the minister by way of pronouncing that the regulation minister “threatened” the retired Best Courtroom judges and “transgressed all limits of constitutional propriety”.

    Rijiju is sworn to uphold and undergo true allegiance to the Charter and as a minister of regulation and justice, “it’s his responsibility to offer protection to the judicial machine, the judiciary, and the judges, each previous and provide,” the letter learn.

    NEW DELHI: Greater than 300 legal professionals from around the nation criticised the ‘anti-India gang’ remarks of Union Legislation Minister Kiren Rijiju in an open letter on Wednesday, pronouncing it was once an “unwarranted assault” in opposition to retired judges. They demanded that Rijiju withdraw his remark.

    “We, the undersigned legal professionals working towards in various courts across the country, deprecate the unwarranted assault introduced in opposition to retired judges of the Best Courtroom by way of Union Legislation Minister Shri Kiren Rijiju, at a conclave telecast are living by way of a media space. The allegations of anti-nationalism in opposition to individuals who have devoted their lives to upholding the rule of thumb of regulation, and the bare danger of reprisals in opposition to them, marks a brand new low within the public discourse of our nice country,” the letter reads.

    The letter referred to Rijiju’s commentary made on the India Lately Conclave in New Delhi on March 18 during which he had mentioned that there have been “3 or 4” retired judges who’re a part of an “anti-India” gang.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    ALSO READ | Some retired judges a part of anti-India gang, claims Legislation Minister Rijiju

    He referred to a seminar during which judges and senior advocates participated. “The subject of the seminar was once ‘Responsibility in Judges Appointment’ however the dialogue [the] complete day was once how [the] executive is taking on the Indian judiciary,” Rijiju mentioned.

    “This is a few retired judges – possibly 3 or 4 – a couple of of the ones activists, a part of the anti-India gang. Those persons are looking to make the Indian judiciary play the function of the opposition birthday celebration. How can those other folks brazenly say the Indian judiciary (will have to) take the federal government head on?” he mentioned.

    Additional, in a respond to a query at the motion taken by way of the federal government on this regard, Rijiju mentioned, “Businesses will take motion as in step with the provisions of regulation. No person will break out. Those that have labored in opposition to the rustic should pay a value for that.”

    The listing of the 323 signatories come with senior advocates Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Kapil Sibal, Arvind Datar, Iqbal Chagla, Janak Dwarakadas, Sri Hari Aney, Raju Ramachandran, Dushyant Dave, Indira Jaising, Rajshekhar Rao and Sanjay Singhvi.

    The legal professionals condemned the remarks of the minister by way of pronouncing that the regulation minister “threatened” the retired Best Courtroom judges and “transgressed all limits of constitutional propriety”.

    Rijiju is sworn to uphold and undergo true allegiance to the Charter and as a minister of regulation and justice, “it’s his responsibility to offer protection to the judicial machine, the judiciary, and the judges, each previous and provide,” the letter learn.

  • Congress lacks inspirational management, birthday celebration faces existential problem: Ashwani Kumar

    By way of PTI

    NEW DELHI: Former Legislation Minister Ashwani Kumar, who resigned from the Congress on Tuesday in the middle of the election cycle, mentioned the grand previous birthday celebration had misplaced contact with the bottom fact and not mirrored the nationwide temper.

    In a no-holds-barred interview to PTI after quitting the Congress, the 69-year-old former Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab mentioned he had reached his limits of perseverance within the birthday celebration, which, he mentioned, lacked inspirational management and is going through an existential problem.

    He additionally accused the birthday celebration of failing to reinvent itself regardless of its decline.

    Expressing anguish over contemporary controversies over Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’ statue at India Gate and Padma Bhushan award to senior birthday celebration chief Ghulam Nabi Azad, Kumar mentioned those occasions betrayed a narrowness of way now not anticipated of the Congress.

    He additionally mentioned the Congress must glance inwards as a substitute of discovering fault with the ones quitting it. Excerpts of the interview.

    What induced you to go away the Congress after many years of affiliation with the birthday celebration going again for your father’s days? 

    Loss of inspirational management, absence of a way of belonging and debilitating processes of interior functioning mixed to make imaginable a painful choice to finish a 46-year-long affiliation with the Congress with which two previous generations of my circle of relatives have been carefully attached all the way through the liberty fight.

    Unnecessary controversy round Netaji’s statute and Ghulam Nabi Azad’s nationwide award additionally disillusioned me in up to those betrayed a narrowness of way now not anticipated of the Congress.

    As has been mentioned, “Concepts wait upon occasions, which offer them start”.

    Absent an inspiring management and captive to its interior compulsions, the birthday celebration has did not reinvent itself regardless of unmistakable indicators of decline over time.

    I don’t want to criticise somebody however failings of the ones accountable can’t be brushed apart.

    Any particular reason why for quitting the birthday celebration at the moment at the eve of Punjab elections the place you might have been energetic? 

    In Punjab, the political discourse used to be by no means as low.

    The open struggle over the place of job of leader minister confirmed Congress in deficient mild and lowered us all within the procedure.

    It confirmed that apart from a couple of other folks no person else used to be related or entitled to recognize.

    A bit of Congress veterans used to be very disillusioned on the method Capt Amarinder Singh used to be ousted in Punjab. Has your resignation the rest to do with that factor?

    The way by which Capt Amarinder Singh used to be humiliated and compelled to surrender used to be an ominous sign. He deserved higher.

    The dismal State of Punjab’s financial system calls for an raising and consensual politics and shunning of slim non-public prejudices.

    What’s your long run plan? Are you going to sign up for any birthday celebration? 

    I’ve now not considered becoming a member of every other political birthday celebration but however intend to stay energetic in pursuit of public and nationwide reasons as perfect as imaginable. What the long run holds can’t be predicted as of late.

    What’s your affect of Punjab elections?

    Election leads to Punjab will marvel many.

    In line with the groundswell of common beef up, I think that AAP will very easily shape the following Executive in Punjab and Bhagwant Mann would be the state’s subsequent leader minister.

    Punjab is in a position for a sensational political alternate.

    Is your choice to hand over the Congress attached with the aspirations of G 23? 

    My choice has not anything to do with G23. I used to be by no means part of that grouping.

    You’ve gotten labored with many PMs and Congress presidents. What’s other now that a number of leaders are leaving the birthday celebration? Rahul Gandhi says the ones leaving the Congress are fearful of taking at the BJP and that the fewer courageous are unfastened to go away. Your take?

    A number of leaders leaving the birthday celebration in fast succession let us know that one thing could be very incorrect with the oldest birthday celebration. It’s higher for the management to appear inwards somewhat than to find fault with those that are forced to go away the birthday celebration.

    Do you assume the life of Congress as a countrywide birthday celebration is in peril taking into account handiest the regional avid gamers seem to be ready to problem the ruling BJP. Bengal and Uttar Pradesh are instances in level.

    Congress is going through an existentialist problem as a countrywide birthday celebration. The birthday celebration has misplaced contact with the bottom and not displays that nationwide temper. Regional events have stuck the creativeness of the folk, in particular of the adolescence. Congress is nearly a 3 states birthday celebration now.

    Regional events may just come in combination at a long run date at the foundation of a minimal commonplace programme however none of them can in my view problem the BJP’s dominant political place within the nation.

    Ideological battles want transformative management that may upward push above particular person vanities and aspirations. This isn’t taking place, sadly.

    Did you succeed in out to Sonia Gandhi together with your grievances given your shut affiliation along with her over the past a number of years? 

    Sure, however there’s a prohibit to perseverance. Let me resolution you in verse. “Chup si ho gayin dil ki dhadkane, so gayi kahin saari aahatein, charsoo yahaan sirf khamoshi, ab sadayein dein kya kisi ko hum, waqt ne kiya kya haseen sitam. (There’s silence/indifference throughout. Who must I summon to my name. What a tragedy of our occasions).

    Is the Congress ready to fulfil aspirations of other folks nationally?

    I don’t believe so. I see an extra decline in its relevance as a countrywide birthday celebration sooner or later.