Coming down heavily on khap panchayats, the Justice JS Verma Committee on Wednesday said means adopted by them have assumed "unreasonable proportions" and asked the government to ensure such bodies do not interfere with choices made by people regarding marriage. ...
08:12 PM, Jan 23, 2013
The Justice Verma Committee, which on Wednesday presented its report to the government, stopped short of suggesting death penalty for rapists and lowering juvenile age. Justice JS Verma said in the case of December 16 Delhi gangrape, he "referred to it only as undisputed facts". ...
08:05 PM, Jan 23, 2013
Read and download the full text of the Justice JS Verma Committee report on making rape laws stronger in India. ...
07:54 PM, Jan 23, 2013
The three-member Justice Verma Committee on Wednesday sought review of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) - a suggestion that may be welcomed by social groups and activists who have been demanding abolition or amendment of the act. The act allows an officer of the armed forces to use measures such as make unwarranted arrests or search any premises to make arrests. ...
07:35 PM, Jan 23, 2013
The three-member Justice JS Verma Committee submitted its report on the changes needed to fight crimes against women to the government on Wednesday. The report suggests several changes in the laws, but is against death penalty for rape. ...
07:16 PM, Jan 23, 2013
Home Secretary RK Singh on Wednesday got a rap on his knuckles from former Chief Justice of India JS Verma for his praise of Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar in the aftermath of the Delhi gangrape incident. Justice Verma said he was shocked to hear the praise when instead an apology was expected. ...
06:15 PM, Jan 23, 2013
Justice JS Verma, who headed a committee set up to review laws after the Delhi gangrape, on Wednesday said there was a need to "learn from the youth" who led a "peaceful protest" against the incident. "It was the young who were conscious that gender inequality has to be done away with," the former Chief Justice of India said at a press conference in New Delhi after submitting his report....
05:58 PM, Jan 23, 2013
A month after the brutal Delhi gangrape and murder, the Justice Verma Committee submitted its recommendations to check crimes against women on Wednesday. The report has suggested changes in an entire gamut of laws to bring speedier justice for crimes against women. ...
04:38 PM, Jan 23, 2013
The Juvenile Justice Board has reserved the order Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy's plea to consider the sixth accused in the Delhi gangrape case as an adult till Thursday. Swamy, in his plea had pointed to the discrepancies between the Juvenile Justice Act and the Indian Penal Code. ...
03:44 PM, Jan 23, 2013
A month after the brutal Delhi gangrape-murder, the Justice Verma Committee will submit its recommendations on Wednesday. The three-member committee, headed by Justice JS Verma, was set up to review existing laws and make changes to check crimes against women. ...
08:52 AM, Jan 23, 2013
Over a month after the brutal gangrape-murder of a 23-year-old medical student in Delhi, the Justice Verma Committee, formed to lay down stricter anti-rape measures, will submit its recommendations on Wednesday. The three-member committee, headed by Justice JS Verma, was set up to review existing laws and make changes in them to effectively check crimes against women. ...
03:47 PM, Jan 22, 2013
Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir on Monday strongly supported the upsurge of protests in the aftermath of the barbaric gangrape of a 23-year-old paramedic student in Delhi on December 16, describing it as "justified and necessary". The CJI also said he wished he could have taken part in the protests that shook up the nation and exposed the flimsy safety measures for women in the country. ...
08:21 PM, Jan 21, 2013
The brutalities against the girl child does not seem to end. In a shocking case, an eight-year-old girl was raped in Alwar district of Rajasthan on Friday night. The enraged family, wanting to set an example of vigilante justice, tried to lynch one of the two accused in full public view. ...
10:20 AM, Jan 21, 2013
India has jurisdiction to try two Italian marines charged with killing two fishermen, India's Supreme Court said in a long-awaiting ruling on Friday, setting the stage for a criminal trial that could further sour ties between India and Italy. ...
01:56 AM, Jan 19, 2013
The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Centre and the Delhi Police after a Chandigarh-based lawyer filed a PIL seeking that the juvenile accused in the horrific Delhi gangrape case be considered as an adult. The PIL stated that the mental age, and not the physical age, of the accused should be taken into consideration, considering he had been involved in such a heinous crime. ...
12:46 PM, Jan 18, 2013
In a major setback to the two Italian marines accused of shooting dead two Kerala fishermen in February last year, the Supreme Court on Friday said that the duo will be tried in a special court under the Chief Justice of India. ...
11:15 AM, Jan 18, 2013
"Self regulation" as practised by the electronic media is a "ploy" to escape accountability, Press Council of India (PCI) chairperson Justice Markandey Katju on Wednesday claimed and favoured bringing them under the ambit of the media watchdog. ...
06:52 PM, Jan 16, 2013
A PIL on Tuesday urged the Bombay High Court to direct the Maharashtra Government to implement effectively the Juvenile Justice (care and protection of children) Act and Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act. ...
07:54 PM, Jan 15, 2013
The Juvenile Justice Board has reserved its order on the age of the minor accused in the Delhi gangrape-murder case till January 28. On Tuesday, two school principals, former and current, of the minor accused appeared before the court. Their statements were recorded and the court reserved its order till January 28. ...
04:32 PM, Jan 15, 2013
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday appointed his cabinet's legal advisor as the country's new Chief Justice to succeed Shirani Bandaranayake, whose impeachment created much furore both inside and outside the nation. Rajapaksa sworn in new Chief Justice Mohan Peiris to replace Sri Lanka's first woman chief justice who was impeached by the parliament in a controversial move. ...
03:20 PM, Jan 15, 2013
