Rape Of 10 Year Old Girl: UP Court Sentences Accused To Death

Firozabad (UP), Apr 1 (PTI) A special POCSO court here on Thursday sentenced a man to death for raping a 10-year-old girl in December 2020, disposing of the case in a record three and a half months.Additional Sessions Judge Mridul Dubey, heading the special court set up under the provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, sentenced the accused, Neeraj, a resident of...

"Such A Fate Would Be Violation Of Child's Right To Healthy Development As An Individual": Delhi Court Grants Bail To Mother Lodged In Jail With Her 21 Months Old Son

A Delhi Court on Wednesday granted bail to a woman, accused of dowry death and causing abortion of a three month old foetus, on the account of her being lodged in the Tihar Jail with her 21 months old son in view of her judicial custody. Additional Sessions Judge Vishal Gogne granted bail to Suman Kumari after observing that in view of the "greater appreciation and empathy" as a ground of...

Delhi High Court Seeks Status Report In Plea Seeking Constitution of SIT To Investigate Into Alleged Digital Fraud And Click Fraud Scam By Facebook

The Delhi High Court recently sought Delhi Police Cyber Cell's status report in a plea pertaining to alleged click fraud and other digital criminal frauds hatched by Facebook thereby seeking directions on Union of India, Delhi Police and Cyber Crime Cell to jointly constitute a Special Investigation Unit (SIT) for investigating into the complaint made by the petitioner company. The petition...

Kumbh Mela 2021: Increase Number Of Daily COVID Testing To At Least 50K Persons Per Day: Uttarakhand High Court Directs Govt.

In view of the fact that a large population is about to visit the cities of Haridwar and Rishikesh for Kumbh Mela, the Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday (31st March) directed the State Government to increase the number of daily testing to at least 50,000 persons per day.The Bench of Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice Alok Kumar Verma has further directed the State Government...

Mega Lok Adalat Held On March 27, Settled 3,32,936 Cases In Karnataka

A total of 3,32,936 cases were settled at the Mega Lok Adalat held on March 27, it was organised by the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority (KSLSA), in the State. The Lok Adalat was inaugurated by former Supreme Court Justice, N Santhosh Hegde. As per the press releases issued by the authority states that ​"In the Mega Lok Adalat 19,113 pre-litigation cases, 313,823 pending...

Tamil Nadu Advocate General Declines Consent To Initiate Contempt Proceedings Against Thuglak Magazine's Editor, S. Gurumurthy

The Advocate General of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday (31st March) declined to grant consent to initiate Criminal Contempt (of Court) proceedings against Thuglak magazine's editor, S Gurumurthy for his remarks, which were made in connection with High Court and Supreme Court judges at a public meeting. Senior advocate S. Doraiswamy, who is practicing in the Madras High Court sought to...

Separate Toilets For Adolescent Girls And Provisions Of Sanitary Napkins Are Instances Of Empowerment Of Girl Child : Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the state government to file by April 16, a status report with regard to the implementation of Shuchi scheme and to state as to when the administrative approvals for procurement of sanitary napkins/pads, as proposed for the year 2021-22, shall be secured. Under the scheme sanitary napkins are distributed to adolescent girls studying in...

HC Under Article 226 Should Not Entertain A Dispute Which Is Arbitrable Unless There Is An Issue Of Public Interest: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that ordinarily a High Court in its jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution has to decline to entertain a dispute which is arbitrable, unless there is a fundamental issue of public interest.The bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, MR Shah and Sanjiv Khanna observed thus while considering appeals filed by Rapid Metrorail Gurgaon Limited against the...

Parents Being Harassed Via SMS To Pay School Fees, Even For Lockdown Duration: Plea Alleges Before Allahabad High Court

Whereas the Uttar Pradesh Government is yet to respond to a query put by Allahabad High Court regarding regulation of school fees during suspension of physical classes, yet another PIL has been filed challenging exorbitant and arbitrary levy of fees by private schools in the State. The plea has been filed by members of the Parents Association in Moradabad, alleging that the parents and...

Maharashtra Government Notifies Appellate Authorities Under POSH Act After Filing Of Art. 226 Petition Before Bombay High Court

Over seven years after coming into force of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act and Rules in 2013, the Maharashtra Government yesterday issued a notification appointing the Appellate Authority under the Act. The Industries, Energy and Labour Department of the State appointed "Industrial Courts", constituted under section 10 of...

Delhi Court Adjourns Hearing In Deep Sidhu's Bail Plea Till April 8, Asks State To File Reply

A Delhi Court on Thursday adjourned till April 8th hearing in the bail application filed by Deep Sidhu, accused in the Red Fort violence case in connection with the farmer's tractor rally on Republic Day. Delete Delhi Court adjourns to 7th April hearing in bail plea filed by #DeepSidhu, accused in the Red Fort violence case in connection with the farmer's tractor rally on #RepublicDay.Court...

'How To Name It? Callousness? Apathy?': Madras High Court Repents 'Inadequate Bureaucratic Impulses' In Respecting Citizen's Right To Property

The Madras High Court has recently made significant remarks on the issue of systemic delay in functioning of Government agencies and the resultant pressure on the Courts. "It is better to have one case less for the Court than to add one case more to it. But will the bureaucracy set the course for mission-change?" a Single Bench of Justice N. Seshasayee said when it was faced with...