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POCSO Victim's Condition Is Of Betrayed Trust, Rehabilitation Of Child Equally Important As Punishing Offender : Justice Ravindra Bhat
The Supreme Court Committee on Juvenile Justice, in association with UNICEF, has organized a two-day National Consultation on the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO).Addressing the gathering, Justice S. Ravindra Bhat, Chairperson of the Supreme Court Juvenile Justice Committee said, "A POCSO victim's condition could be described as one of 'betrayed trust and...
Uniform Civil Code Necessary, Discrimination Against Women In Personal Laws Should Be Removed: NHRC Chairperson Justice Arun Mishra
Article 44 of the Constitution, which contains a constitutional edict to 'endeavour to secure for citizens a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India' should no longer remain a dead letter, said former Supreme Court judge and current chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission, Arun Mishra. "We see discrimination against women worldwide due to social, customary, and...
Claimants' Socio-Economic Background Should Be Considered While Awarding Motor Accident Compensation In Permanent Disability Cases : Supreme Court
Socio-economic background of the claimants must be considered while awarding compensation in cases of permanent disability caused due to motor accidents, the Supreme Court observed in a judgment delivered today (9 December 2022).The bench of Justices Krishna Murari and S. Ravindra Bhat observed thus while allowing appeal filed by a claimant seeking enhancement of motor accident...
CJI DY Chandrachud Urges Parliament To Consider Concerns About Age Of Consent Under POCSO Act
Amid rising concerns pertaining to cases of mutually consenting 'romantic relationships' falling under the purview of the POCSO Act, the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud today opined that the legislature should consider growing concerns relating to the age of consent under the 2012 Act, which is 18 years. The CJI was delivering the keynote address at the inaugural two-day Session...
Supreme Court Stays NGT's Direction To State Of West Bengal To Phase Out Public Transport Vehicles Below BS-IV Within 6 Months
Recently, the Supreme Court issued notice in a plea assailing the direction of the National Green Tribunal, Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata to the West Bengal Government to ensure that public transport vehicles below BS-IV are phased out within a period of six months.While issuing notice, a Bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and A.S. Oka stayed the operation of the impugned...
Supreme Court To Hear Bilkis Bano's Petition Challenging Premature Release On Convicts Sentenced For Gangrape-Murder On 13th December
The Supreme Court to hear Bilkis Bano's writ petition, challenging the premature release of 11 convicts sentenced to life imprisonment for gang rape and murder during the 2002 Gujarat riots, on 13th December, 2022 (Tuesday).Bano has also sought a review of the Supreme Court's judgment allowing the Gujarat Government to make a decision on the remission of the convicts. The writ...
Supreme Court Stays Execution In Two Death Penalty Matters For Psychological Examination Of Convicts
This week, the Supreme Court stayed execution in two death penalty matters. Further, following the principle laid down in Manoj v. State of Madhya Pradesh, it directed psychological evaluation of the accused (Samivel and Deen Dayal Tiwari).Both the executions were stayed by a Bench comprising the CJI, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, Justice P.S. Narasimha and Justice J.B. Pardiwala. The Bench...
Anti-Conversion Laws Are Coming For Political Reasons Than Actual Reasons: Ex-Judge Justice Deepak Gupta | Transcript Of Interview
This is the full transcript of the interview of former Supreme Court judge Justice Deepak Gupta with Manu Sebastian, Managing Editor of LiveLaw, on the topic of anti-conversion laws.State has no business to know if a person has changed religionMr. Manu Sebastian : "An important news of this week is the Supreme Court hearing a PIL which seeks to regulate forceful conversion. The Supreme Court...
'Like Learning Swimming Without Entering Water' : NMC Opposes Relaxations For Foreign Medical Graduates Without Clinical Training
A medical student who has not undergone clinical training was like someone who has learned the theory of swimming but has never entered the water, and as such, such students should not be allowed to treat Indian patients under any circumstances, Advocate Gaurav Sharma, appearing on behalf of the National Medical Council, told the Supreme Court on Friday. "Because of a lack of training...
'Why Portray Religious Festivals Are Always Sources Of Riots?': Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Regulate Processions
The Supreme Court, on Friday, dismissed a plea preferred by Citizens for Injustice And Peace seeking issuance of mandamus to regulate all kinds of processions, including religious processions and also issue Standard Operating Procedure for granting permission for such processions.While dismissing the plea the Bench comprising CJI, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice P.S. Narasimha recorded...
Strict Rules Of Evidence As Applicable In A Criminal Trial, Are Not Applicable In Motor Accident Compensation Cases : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court reiterated that strict rules of evidence as applicable in a criminal trial, are not applicable in motor accident compensation cases.In this case, the Rajasthan High Court, while reducing the compensation awarded by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal to claimants, refused to consider the salary certificate and pay slip of the deceased merely on the ground that the person...