Pakistan’s law minister Azam Nazeer Tarar has said that the lifetime disqualification of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif—who is on a self-imposed exile in London —has ended and he can now contest elections.

Pak ex-PM Nawaz Sharif may contest elections this year, says law minister Azam Nazeer Tarar

India’s former law minister and senior Supreme Court lawyer Shanti Bhushan passed away at his Delhi residence on Tuesday, following a brief illness. He was 97. Bhushan served as the law minister from 1977 to 1979 in the Morarji Desai cabinet.

India’s former law minister Shanti Bhushan dies at 97 

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday appreciated the adoption of digital and virtual hearings held in the Supreme Court, High Courts and various subordinate courts across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Courts in India have rapidly adopted digital technology amid COVID-19: Ravi Shankar Prasad

The government on Wednesday said that there are over 2.4 lakh pending cases in courts related to rape and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act across the country till December last year.

Over 2.4 lakh cases relating to rape and POCSO pending in courts across country, says Government

There are 20 judges per 10 lakh people in the country as compared to 17 in 2014, the Law Ministry said on Wednesday. In a written reply in Lok Sabha, minister of state for Law P P Chaudhary said, based on the population as per Census 2011 and sanctioned strength of judges in Supreme Court, the 24 high courts, and lower judiciary in 2018, the judge-population ratio in the country works out to be 19.

There are 20 judges per 10 lakh people in India: Government

The Law Ministry has endorsed a proposal of the Women and Child Development Ministry to remove the time limit for reporting child sexual abuse, WCD Minister Maneka Gandhi said Tuesday.

Law Ministry endorses removal of time limit to report child sexual abuse: Maneka Gandhi

The government had on April 26 returned Justice Joseph's name to the collegium asking it to reconsider its nomination of him. The government had said Kerala, from where Joseph hails, was adequately represented in the higher judiciary. It also wondered whether Justice Joseph was senior enough to be elevated to the Supreme Court

Resend Justice KM Joseph's name to Centre: Justice Chelameswar to CJI

A staggering 400 High Court and 6,000 Lower Court judges not appointed, while Law Minister preoccupied peddling fake news,'' Rahul tweeted.

Law minister preoccupied peddling 'fake news' while law system collapses: Rahul Gandhi

Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad promised 'swift action soon'

PNB scam: 'No one shall be spared,' says govt

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Ravi Shankar Prasad added that innovations cannot be killed under the garb of privacy

Aadhaar breach row: 'Let us not overblow this issue of privacy,' says Law Minister

The proposed law would give power to the victim to approach a magistrate seeking subsistence allowance for herself and minor children

Law about justice for women, not religion, says government as it tables triple talaq bill in Lok Sabha

Hamid said he hoped his resignation would bring an end to the ongoing protests in Islamabad

Pakistan law minister Zahid Hamid resigns, Islamist group to call off protest

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