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Important Legislative News
CJI
should come under RTI Act: Panel
Hindu, May 1
The
25th report of the Parliamentary Committee on
Law and Justice stated
that all constitutional authorities, including the Chief Justice of
India,
would come under the ambit of the Right to Information Act.
Security
net for us and them
Indian Express, May 1
The
Unorganised Sector Workers’ Social Security
Bill which was listed for consideration and passing (although not
passed) in
the Budget session of Parliament has been explained in this article.
Compensation
hiked for air travellers
Economic Times, May 1
The
Carriage by Air (Amendment) Bill, passed by the Lok Sabha, includes the
provisions of the 1999 Montreal Convention which seeks to increase
compensation
for death or bodily injury from $2,000 to $1,40,000.
Cabinet
approves amendment to CrPC Bill
Indian Express, May 2
The
Union Cabinet approved amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure
(Amendment)
Bill, 2006, in line with the suggestions made by the Parliamentary
Standing
Committee on Home Affairs.
Lok
Sabha adjourned sine die
Economic Times, May 5
Lok
Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee adjourned the House sine die, bringing
its
Budget session to a close four days ahead of schedule.
The Union Budget and the Railways Budget,
2008-09 were passed in the session.
Bill
on afforestation programme introduced
Hindu, May 6
The
government introduced the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill in the
Lok
Sabha. It seeks to
establish a statutory
fund and a Management Authority to undertake a massive afforestation
programme.
Amid
drama Womens's Bill tabeled in Parliament
Hindu, May 7
The
government introduced the Constitution (108th Amendment) Bill, 2008, in
the
Rajya Sabha, amid protests by some Parliamentarians.
The Bill seeks to reserve one-third seats for
women in Parliament and state assemblies.
The
young and questioning
Indian Express,
May 7
The
article summarises the activity of the MPs who are below the age of 45
years
during the Budget session. While
the
attendance rate was lower, they asked far more questions than the older
MPs.
House
in Numbers
Indian Express, May 7
The
article analyses the working of Parliament during the Budget session
which
ended on May 5 for Lok Sabha and May 6 for Rajya Sabha.
SC
scraps law Ramadoss rammed through, Venugopal back at AIIMS
Indian Express,
May 9
The
Supreme Court struck down the law that amended the All India Institute
of
Medical Sciences Act to fix the age limit of the director at 65 years.
This
verdict reinstated Dr P Venugopal as director of AIIMS.
HC
stays OBC reservation in IIM Calcutta
Business Standard, May 15
The
Calcutta High Court stayed the implementation of OBC quota in
post-graduate
courses in Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta.
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