Courts in J&K, Ladakh outperform during COVID times
Courts in J&K, Ladakh outperform during COVID times
Mohinder Verma
JAMMU, Apr 10: Despite difficult situation created by deadly Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Common High Court of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh and District and Subordinate Courts have performed well as far as Case Clearance Rate (CCR) is concerned.
This can be gauged from the data furnished by Registrar General of the High Court to the Union Ministry of Law and Justice on the insistence of the Department Related Parliam-entary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievance, Law and Justice of the Rajya Sabha.
No timeline set for holding simultaneous Lok Sabha, assembly polls: Govt in Parliament
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Last Updated: Feb 03, 2021, 08:03 PM IST
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The Centre has been toying with the idea for quite some time now.The government think-tank, NITI Aayog, had suggested synchronised two-phase Lok Sabha and assembly polls from 2024 to ensure minimum campaign-mode disruption to governance.
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NEW DELHI: The government has not set any timeline for holding simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and state assemblies in the country, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.
In written reply to a question, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice had examined the issue of simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies in consultation with various stakeholders, including the Election Commission.