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The Hindu · Apr 2, 2022

Rs 17,000 crore worth GST and excise tax appeals from Hyderabad pending in courts

HYDERABAD: More than Rs 17,000 crore worth GST and customs excise tax appeals from Hyderabad customs excise and GST zone are pending in various courts and tribunals. The appeals are pending before the Supreme Court, Telangana high court and the Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT).

The Times of India · Apr 1, 2022

Over 1,600 complaints against judiciary: Rijiju

Grievances forwarded to CJI, High Courts, government tells Lok Sabha

The Hindu · Apr 1, 2022

189 Indian students who reached Slovakia from Ukraine to fly home tonight: Rijiju

The law minister reached Slovakia on a SpiceJet flight sent to pull out Indians who reached the country by road from Ukraine

The Hindu · Mar 2, 2022

Kiren Rijiju accuses Akhilesh Yadav of insulting Lord Buddha

NEW DELHI: Law minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday accused Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav of insulting Lord Buddha by allegedly not accepting his bust at an election rally in Uttar Pradesh.

The Times of India · Feb 24, 2022

Former Law Minister Ashwani Kumar resigns from Congress

Congress says those who don’t have patience or commitment in an ideological battle will leave

The Hindu · Feb 15, 2022

Bar council seeks diversity in Madras HC judges appointment

CHENNAI: Of the sanctioned strength of 75 judges, Madras high court has 12 vacancies, and another 12 are to arise in the next one year. Citing this, the Bar council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry has written to the union minister of law and justice, Kiren Rijiju to ensure that…

The Times of India · Feb 11, 2022

India has about 21 judges per million people: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju

Responding to a query on pendency of cases, he said setting up of subordinate courts comes within the domain of the State governments.

The Hindu · Feb 10, 2022

Aadhar is not proof of citizenship, Law Minister tells Lok Sabha

Difficult to cap ‘exorbitant’ lawyer fees, says Kiren Rijiju

The Hindu · Feb 4, 2022

New Law Commission will examine issue of uniform civil code, Law Minister responds to BJP MP

Last year, Nishikant Dubey had raised the issue of a Uniform Civil Code during the Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha

The Hindu · Feb 4, 2022