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Imomali Rakhmon
Central Election Commission (CEC) of Tajikistan on 6 November 2013 declared
that Imomali Rakhmon was re-elected as the President of Tajikistan.
Imomali Rakhmon belongs to People’s Democratic Party of
Tajikistan (PDPT). The President of Tajikistan is elected by popular vote. The
term of the office is 7 years. The term of the President of Tajikistan is
limited to not more than two terms. However, a constitutional amendment passed
in 2003 allows President Imomali Rakhmon to run for a third term which, if he
prevails, would keep him in office until 2020.
Justice Ajit Prakash Shah
Union Government on 22 November 2013 appointed Justice Ajit
Prakash Shah as the new Chairman of the 20th Law Commission of India. Justice
Ajit Prakash Shah succeeded Justice D. K. Jain who resigned in October 2013 to
take over as the President of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission.
Justice Ajit Prakash Shah was born on 13 February, 1948 at Solapur, Maharashtra.
He started practice at Solapur district Court and shifted to the Bombay High
Court in the year 1977. He was Chief Justice of the High Court of Delhi from May
2008 till his retirement in February 2010. He is known for his bold judgments,
especially concerning social issues, including the world-headliner July 2009
ruling that found India‘s 150- year-old statute prohibiting homosexual acts
(Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code) as discriminatory and, therefore, a
“violation of fundamental rights”.
20th Law Commission of India
The 20th Law Commission of India was constituted with the
Order of the Government of India with effect from 1 September 2012. It has a
three-year term ending on 31st August, 2015. The commission would be responsible
for identification of obsolete laws and suggest measures suitable for quick
grievance handling and redressal of the citizens. It would also be examining the
laws that effects poor and suggest measures which would help in harnessing the
law and the legal process for the economically weaker and poor section of the
society.
