Articles for Nation and Parliament

Arbitration Amendment Bill 2024: Enhancing Framework For Effective Dispute Resolution

The last eight years have seen a paradigm shift in Indian arbitration law. The 2024 Bill to amend the (Indian) Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 seeks to bring the arbitration process in line with international practice, limit court intervention, and increase the efficiency of arbitration. The 2024 Bill is being looked at as a means to provide more certainty to foreign investors for enforcement of contracts and to establish India as an international arbitration hub. 

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BJP Announces 9 Candidates For Rajya Sabha Bypolls

The party has fielded Manan Kumar Mishra, Chairman, Bar Council of India, as its candidate from Bihar

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DoPT Minister Jitendra Singh Asks UPSC Chairman To Cancel Lateral Entry Ad On PM Modi's Orders

"I am writing to you on the important issue of lateral entry into the Government of India. Recently, the UPSC issued an advertisement related to a number of lateral entry posts at various levels in the Central Government. It is well known that, as a principle, lateral entry was endorsed by the Second Administrative Reforms Commission which was constituted in 2005, and chaired by Shri Veerappa Moily. The recommendations of the sixth pay commission in 2013 were also in the same direction. However, both before and after that there have been many high-profile cases of lateral entrants," the letter said

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Breaking | President Appoints Six High Court Chief Justices

Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Union Minister of State for Law & Justice, Parliamentary Affairs, and Culture shared the announcement today on social media platform X.

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Interim Budget 2024 Unveils India's Fiscal Strategy for Growth of MSMEs and Startups: Law Firm Experts

Experts from Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Nishith Desai Associates and Khaitan & Co., provide insightful analysis on the Interim Budget's impact across various sectors, emphasizing its broad implications for economic and social development.

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Interim Budget 2024: Govt's Vision Is Viksit Bharat By 2047, Says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Nirmala Sitharaman said, "With the ‘whole of nation’ approach of ‘Sabka Prayas’, the country overcame the challenge of a once-in-a-century pandemic, took long strides towards ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’, committed to ‘Panch Pran’, and laid solid foundations for the ‘Amrit Kaal’."

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Interim Budget 2024 Expectations: Process Simplification for Ease of Doing Business and Make in India Initiative

The budget, while not expected to introduce major policy shifts, is expected to focus on process simplification and providing clarifications to reduce legal complications

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2024 Budget Expectations and Insights from BMR Legal

Tax law specialists at BMR Legal outline a concise set of 14 key expectations from the upcoming Interim Budget.

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