Articles for Nation and Parliament

Lok Sabha Takes Up Discussion On Bill To Upgrade Three Sanskrit Universities

Moving the Central Sanskrit Universities Bill, 2019 for passage in the House, Nishank said Sanskrit had contributed to India becoming 'Vishwa Guru" (world leader) in the past.

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'Sacked' From Babri Case: Advocate Rajeev Dhawan Who Represented Muslim Parties

On November 9, the apex court had awarded the disputed land to deity Ram Lalla and asked the Centre and the state government to give the Sunni Waqf Board a five-acre plot in Ayodhya to build a mosque.

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Personal Data Protection Bill To Be Tabled In Parliament

Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 has received the approval of the Cabinet, and will be tabled in this winter session of the Parliament.

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Personal Data Protection Bill Introduced In Lok Sabha, Prasad Proposes Sending It To Joint Select Committee

Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad saying that the government will bring a proposal to send it to joint select committee of the two Houses.

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Parliament Clears CAB, 125 MPs Vote For Bill In RS

As many as 125 members of the Upper House voted in favour of the Bill while 105 MPs voted against the Bill.

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Lok Sabha Passes Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019

The Bill seeks to grant Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan.

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'A Good Sequel to Last Year’s Pathbreaking Budget' Says Cyril Shroff, Managing Partner, CAM

“This is a good sequel to last year’s pathbreaking budget. The biggest point is the capex spending, and it comes from a position of confidence. The other aspects are the focus on ESG, and promotion of domestic industry. The growth aspiration of 9.2% is exciting. Announcements around private equity investments are interesting, and should help removing regulatory cholesterol. Announcements on GIFT City should provide additional impetus to the existing initiatives," says Cyril Shroff, Managing Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas on Budget 2022.

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Budget Reaction on Arbitration: Gunita Pahwa, Joint Managing Partner, S&A Law Offices

"We welcome the Govt's decision to set up Int'l Arbitration Centre in GIFT City in Gujarat. Arbitration is one of the foremost alternate Dispute resolution mechanisms worldwide, and Govt's initiative is yet another step in strengthening dispute resolution through arbitration in India. As Indian enterprises go global and many foreign enterprises enter India for business, this initiative will help ease the dispute resolution process. Hopefully, others will too be encouraged to set up such arbitration centres in other cities to give this initiative a further push," says Gunita Pahwa, Joint Managing Partner, S&A Law Offices.

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