Statutes/Bills/Ordinances

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the following four GST related bills: The Central Goods

Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation introduced the Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2017 in Lok Sabha

The Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Bill, 2016 was passed by the Lok Sabha on 10-3-2017. The Bill aims to

Lok Sabha has passed the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 on 9th March, 2017, which inter alia includes increasing the maternity benefits

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, in its meeting held in Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi under the Chairmanship of the Union

THE PAYMENT OF WAGES (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 2016 No. 9 of 2016 Promulgated by the President in the Sixty-seventh Year of the Republic

The President of India has promulgated the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Fifth Ordinance, 2016 (8 of 2016) on 22nd December, 2016.

The Draft Inland Vessels Bill, 2016 covers the Preamble and has 16 parts i.e. Part I to Part XVI. The salient features

Bonded Labour System has been abolished by law throughout the country with effect from 25th October, 1975 under the Bonded Labour System

Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot, Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment has said that in the “Rights of Persons With Disabilities (RPWD) Bill, the

NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 12th September, 2016 S.O. 2922(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 467

The Transgender Bill has been tabled in Lok Sabha. The Bill provides for protection of rights of transgender persons and their welfare

The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016 (38 of 2016) receives President’s assent on the 3rd August, 2016. The object of the Act is

Rajya Sabha passes long awaited Constitution (122nd Amendment) (GST) Bill, 2014. Bill got 203 Ayes and 0 NIL. The Lok Sabha had already

Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Amendment) Act, 2016 receives President’s assent on 29 July, 2016 in order to amend the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act,

The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016 receives the assent of the President on 29th July, 2016. The Act came

Rajya Sabha passes The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2016.   The Bill had earlier been passed by Lok Sabha in May 2016. Background to