Lawyers body says DV Act applies to women kin too At a time the Delhi high court is deliberating if women can be prosecuted under the Domestic Violence (DV) Act,an influential lawyers body has waded into the debate. Joining issue with a petitione ..
An illiterate, poor father's petition in the Delhi high court has forced the Union government to agree to bring wide-ranging reforms in rape laws that will treat sex with any women less than 18 years of age as rape. Mahadev, whose daughter w ..
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARJUN SIKRI AND MR. JUSTICE AJIT BHARIHOKE OF DELHI HIGH COURT ISSUED NOTICE TODAY TO UNION OF INDIA AND STATE GOVT AND DIRECTED TO FILE COUNTER AFFIDAVIT WITHIN TWO WEEKS ON A WRIT PETITION NO 638 0F 2010 FILED BY VARSHA K ..
Arvind Jain, Advocate, Supreme Court has been invited to deliver seed lecture as an esteemed resource person, in a National Seminar titled "Women Empowerment in Modern Indian Society" on 27 & 28th February 2009, to be held at Chanchal Bai Patel Mahil ..
Teenage girl 'raped' by boyfriend18 Jan 2008, 0142 hrs IST, TNN Print Email Discuss Share Save Comment Text: HYDERABAD: A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her lover after confining her at his friend's room in Patigadda. The minor is a resi ..
4 year old raped, murdered17 Feb, 2009 1720hrs IST TNN[ Lalit Kumar ]GHAZIABAD: A 4 year old girl was raped, and then murdered, in the Sihani Gate police station area in Ghaziabad. The girl's body was, on Tuesday afternoon, found wrapped in a blanket ..
TODAY JUSTICE B.D.AHMED AND MANMOHAN OF DELHI HIGH COURT ISSUED NOTICE TO UNION OF INDIA AND STATE IN A WRIT PETITION CHALLENGING THE CONSTITUTIONAL VALIDITY OF SEC 375 AND 376 OF IPC ETC.RELATING TO CHILD MARRIAGE ISSUES. THE NOTICE WAS ACCEPTED BY ..
20 Feb 2009, 0100 hrs IST, Abhinav Garg, TNNNEW DELHI: Taking a stand contrary to the Prevention of Child Marriage Act (PCMA) 2006, the Centre has claimed before the Delhi High Court that a minor girl should be allowed to stay with her husband even i ..
IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI SUBJECT : INDIAN PENAL CODE W.P.(CRL.)591/2008 & Crl. M.A. 5507/2008 Date of Hearing : 01st July, 2008 Date of Decision : 08th July, 2008 MOHD. NIHAL …. Petitioner Through Mr. K. Sunil, Adv. versus STATE ….. Re ..
Pregnant teenager trapped by law30 Jan 2009, Manoj Mitta, TNNNEW DELHI: That an under-aged pregnant girl needs the care of her family is a no-brainer. But, caught as she is between contradictory child marriage laws and a sluggish Delhi high court, 17 ..