Cabinet nod for constitution of 19th Law Commission

Last Updated: Thursday, October 22, 2009, 20:58

The Union Cabinet today approved the constitution of the 19th Law Commission for three years.

Law Commission recommends legal sanction to surrogacy

Last Updated: Sunday, August 9, 2009, 18:11

The Law Commission has recommended giving legal sanction to surrogacy and to prohibit its commercial use by making it mandatory for one of the parents wanting to have child through it to be a donor.

AIMP board refutes law commission`s observation about bigamy

Last Updated: Saturday, August 8, 2009, 23:28

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) here on Saturday said that the observation of the Law Commission that bigamy conflicts with "the Islamic Law in letter and spirit" is wrong, unfounded and mistaken.

`Advocates should not be appointed judge of same court`

Last Updated: Friday, August 7, 2009, 12:39

The Law Commission has recommended that a practising advocate of a High Court should not be appointed as a judge in the same court as it "affects impartiality" of justice.

`Proceedings of impeachment of judge not effective`

Last Updated: Thursday, August 6, 2009, 23:18

The Law Commission has suggested that an alternative mechanism should be evolved to deal with the erring judges of higher judiciary as the impeachment provision is not effective.