The legal fraternity stood together in a demonstration of an unwavering solidarity with the victims and their families.
With the Calcutta High Court on Monday directing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to submit a comprehensive report on the rape and murder of the junior doctor of the R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital, clarifying if it was a case of "rape” or “gang-rape", the victim's father expressed immense gratification over this particular observation of the court.
The Karnataka High Court has granted interim relief to former Chief Minister and BJP Central Parliamentary Committee member B.S. Yediyurappa in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act case by staying the summons requiring his personal appearance before the First Fast Track Court on March 15.
A Division Bench of the High Court of J&K and Ladakh comprising Chief Justice Tashi Rabstan and Justice MA Chowdhary expressed displeasure over the poor health facilities in the UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh Union Territories (UTs).
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee today made it clear that the state would move high court seeking capital punishment for the convict while expressing shock at the hearing of verdict of life sentence in the R G Kar rape and murder case.
Teams of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) were also sent to West Bengal last year to review the complaints.
This country is supposed to be governed by the rule of law as per the Constitution, and the courts intervene to clarify when there are conflicting interpretations of the provisions of law.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Saturday that Haryana and Punjab have demanded the setting up of a separate high court for both the states and both would duly send their proposals to the Union Home Ministry.
The petitioners have also urged the court that the state government may be restrained from paying these taxes.
From January 9, deployment of 10,000 police personnel and nearly 5,000 volunteers will be started exclusively from South 24 Parganas
