-The Indian Express Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Thursday said his ministry has asked for the opinion of the Law Ministry about sending a Presidential reference to the Supreme Court in the sexual harassment case of the law intern in which Justice (retd) A K Ganguly is accused. National Law Minister Kapil Sibal had earlier demanded Ganguly's resignation. An inquiry by the Supreme Court into the sexual harassment allegations against Justice A K...
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Conviction rate in cases of atrocities against SC/STs low in TN -KT Sangameswaran
-The Hindu During 2008-10 it was 17.4 per cent in the State against national average of 31 per cent Chennai (Tamil Nadu): The conviction rate in cases of atrocities against SC/STs in Tamil Nadu during 2008-10 was 17.4 per cent. This is very low compared to the national average of about 31 per cent, the Union Home Ministry has submitted before the Madras High Court. The Ministry submitted this in an affidavit in response...
More »NCPCR Meets With NGOs on Proposal on Juveniles
-Outlook The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights today sought the views of NGOs, working for child rights, on Women and Child Development Ministry's proposal to treat youngsters above 16 years of age guilty of heinous crimes on par with adult offenders. NCPCR chairperson Kushal Singh held a meeting with 40 NGOs which voiced their concern about the Ministry's seeking an amendment in the Juvenile Justice Act according to which youngsters...
More »Cabinet readies to treat 16 plus in heinous crimes as adults -Himanshi Dhawan
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Nearly a year after the role of a juvenile in the gang-rape of Nirbhaya triggered a storm of outrage while the crime itself led to widespread street protests, the government has proposed that youngsters above 16 years of age guilty of heinous crimes be treated on par with adult offenders. The decision to amend the existing law so that provisions of the Indian Penal Code relating...
More »Centre to give more teeth to SC/ST Act -Moushumi Das Gupta
-The Hindustan Times New Delhi: The UPA government is set to toughen a key law that protects India's Dalits against discrimination by introducing several new provisions which will criminalise acts, such as denying them access to temples and forcing them to quit elections. The Social Justice and Empowerment ministry is likely to move the cabinet shortly to get the proposed amendments to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act,...
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