New Delhi: Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in response to a question in Rajya Sabha said that Dalit converting to Islam or Christianity cannot claim reservation benefits and it will also deprive the person the eligibility to contest parliamentary or Assembly election from constituencies reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC).
Prasad, in response to a question from BJP member G.V.L. Narasimha Rao, clarified that those who have adopted Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist faiths would be eligible for contesting from SC reserved seats and getting other reservation benefits. He further elaborated on the aspect of eligibility to fight an election from reserved constituencies.Pras
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NEW DELHI: As many as 56,69,960 cases are pending in high courts across the country, with 12.58 lakh of them awaiting verdict for over a decade, according to the latest information from the Union Law Ministry. The Supreme Court had as many as 65,331 cases, including 52,391 civil cases and 12,940 criminal cases, pending before it as on February 5, 2021, it said.
Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad shared the statistics on the backlog of cases in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday while replying on the issue posed by party colleague Kidodi Lal Meena. “Disposal of pending cases in courts is within the domain of the judiciary,” Prasad said when asked what measures have been taken by the government to expedite the process.
The Lok Sabha on Friday passed a Bill that aims to empower courts to grant unconditional stays on the enforcement of arbitration awards tainted by fraud or corruption.The Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was passed .
Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in response to a question in Rajya Sabha said that Dalit converting to Islam or Christianity cannot claim reservation benefits and it will also deprive the person the eligibility to contest parliamentary or .