'To Flirt With A Junior Not An Acceptable Conduct For A Judge' : Supreme Court To MP Judge Facing Disciplinary Proceedings For Sexual Harassment
4 years, 1 month ago

'To Flirt With A Junior Not An Acceptable Conduct For A Judge' : Supreme Court To MP Judge Facing Disciplinary Proceedings For Sexual Harassment

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed reluctance to entertain a petition filed by a former District Judge from Madhya Pradesh challenging the disciplinary proceedings initiated by the MP High Court over the sexual harassment allegations made by a junior judicial officer.Appearing for the Madhya Pradesh High Court, Senior Advocate Ravindra Srivastava read out before a bench headed by the. The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed reluctance to entertain a petition filed by a former District Judge from Madhya Pradesh challenging the disciplinary proceedings initiated by the MP High Court over the sexual harassment allegations made by a junior judicial officer. Appearing for the Madhya Pradesh High Court, Senior Advocate Ravindra Srivastava read out before a bench headed by the Chief Justice of India the WhatsApp messages sent by the petitioner to the complainant lady officer. The petitioner's counsel, Senior Advocate R Balasubramanium, submitted before the bench that the lady officer has withdrawn her complaint under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act, and therefore the disciplinary proceedings by the High Court are not maintainable.

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BJP MP seeks action against Justice Mishra for Allahabad high court observations on rape
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5 days, 7 hours ago

BJP MP seeks action against Justice Mishra for Allahabad high court observations on rape

Hindustan Times  

A BJP MP on Wednesday demanded action against a sitting Allahabad High Court judge who said in an order that merely grabbing breasts and pulling pyjama strings of a woman does not amount to rape. Allahabad High Court judge Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra. Rajput said the remarks of the high court judge have caused hurt to over 140 crore citizens …

Supreme Court stays Allahabad High Court’s ‘grabbing breasts not rape’ verdict; says it’s ‘insensitive, inhuman’
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5 days, 11 hours ago

Supreme Court stays Allahabad High Court’s ‘grabbing breasts not rape’ verdict; says it’s ‘insensitive, inhuman’

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed an Allahabad High Court order of March 17, which concluded that “mere” grabbing the breasts of a minor victim, breaking the string of her pyjama to “bring down” her lower garment are not sufficient to constitute an offence of attempt to rape. Gavai said the observations made by a Single Judge Bench of Justice …

Lawyer seeks action against Allahabad High Court judge over 'not rape' ruling
1 week, 4 days ago

Lawyer seeks action against Allahabad High Court judge over 'not rape' ruling

India Today  

A senior lawyer of the Supreme Court has written to Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, requesting him to take note of the controversial ruling made by an Allahabad High Court judge and seeking that the concerned judge be immediately removed from the criminal roster. The senior lawyer's request came in light of the High Court judge saying that grabbing …

Supreme Court Sets Aside Dismissal Of Two Women Judicial Officers In MP, Says Sensitivity Must Be Shown To Women's Difficulties
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1 month ago

Supreme Court Sets Aside Dismissal Of Two Women Judicial Officers In MP, Says Sensitivity Must Be Shown To Women's Difficulties

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today set aside the termination of services of two women judicial officers in Madhya Pradesh, after finding it to be "punitive, arbitrary and illegal. The Supreme Court today set aside the termination of services of two women judicial officers in Madhya Pradesh, after finding it to be "punitive, arbitrary and illegal." The Court directed the Madhya Pradesh …

Supreme Court Sets Aside Dismissal Of Two Lady Judicial Officers In MP, Calls For Sensitivity Towards Women's Difficulties
1 month ago

Supreme Court Sets Aside Dismissal Of Two Lady Judicial Officers In MP, Calls For Sensitivity Towards Women's Difficulties

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today set aside the termination of services of two women judicial officers in Madhya Pradesh, after finding it to be "punitive, arbitrary and illegal. The Supreme Court today set aside the termination of services of two women judicial officers in Madhya Pradesh, after finding it to be "punitive, arbitrary and illegal." The Court directed the Madhya Pradesh …

Supreme Court quashes chargesheet against former Army officer in rape case
1 month ago

Supreme Court quashes chargesheet against former Army officer in rape case

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed a chargesheet against a former Army officer in an alleged rape case saying it was an "abuse of process of law". Mr. Dubey said seven FIRs against nine different people, including the petitioner, at seven different police stations, were registered at her instance in the last eight years. "Petitioner is a 63-year-old decorated officer …

Rajasthan High Court Stays 800 Kilometers Far Transfer Of Lecturer Who Filed Sexual Harassment Complaint Against Govt School Principal
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Rajasthan High Court Stays 800 Kilometers Far Transfer Of Lecturer Who Filed Sexual Harassment Complaint Against Govt School Principal

Live Law  

The Jodhpur bench of the Rajasthan High Court has stayed the transfer of a government school lecturer who had filed a sexual harassment complaint against the school Principal.After the woman alleged that the 800 km far transfer was a consequence of her complaint, Justice Arun Monga issued notice on her plea and directed:"Meanwhile, the petitioner shall be allowed to discharge …

Approach Supreme Court, Madras High Court tells journalists complaining of ‘harassment’ by police
2 months ago

Approach Supreme Court, Madras High Court tells journalists complaining of ‘harassment’ by police

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea with respect to alleged “harassment” of some journalists by the Greater Chennai City Police in connection with the Anna University sexual assault First Information Report leak case investigation. Suryaprakasam made a mention before the Bench and alleged the police were “harassing” the journalists by seizing their mobile phones, Justice …

Supreme Court stays Madras High Court order against Chennai Police Commissioner
2 months ago

Supreme Court stays Madras High Court order against Chennai Police Commissioner

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Madras High Court’s order calling for an enquiry against Chennai Police Commissioner in connection with the alleged Anna University sexual assault case. The stay, issued by a bench comprising Justices BV Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma, comes in response to a plea by the Tamil Nadu government challenging the high court’s observations against …

HC refuses to stop POCSO-accused woman’s access to minor daughter
3 months ago

HC refuses to stop POCSO-accused woman’s access to minor daughter

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Tuesday refused to interfere with a Pune family court order, setting out an arrangement of sequential alternate access to a minor girl child, of 15 days each between her father and mother. A vacation bench of justice Somasekhar Sundaresan refused to pass any interim order on the petition filed by the woman’s estranged husband, …

Calcutta high court relief for NUJS vice chancellor in sexual harassment case
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3 months ago

Calcutta high court relief for NUJS vice chancellor in sexual harassment case

Hindustan Times  

KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court has upheld the decision to dismiss a sexual harassment complaint filed by a faculty member against Nirmal Kanti Chakrabarti, vice chancellor of the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences in Kolkata. The local complaints committee dismissed the complaint against the vice chancellor in March this year The bench of justices Harish Tandon and Prasenjit …

"She Is A Major, Family Can't Restrain Her": Andhra Pradesh HC Allows Woman To Live With Same-Sex Partner
3 months, 1 week ago

"She Is A Major, Family Can't Restrain Her": Andhra Pradesh HC Allows Woman To Live With Same-Sex Partner

Live Law  

While hearing a habeas corpus petition wherein a woman had claimed that her female partner had been detained by her parents, the Andhra Pradesh High Court while upholding the right of women to cohabit together said that the detenue was major and her family cannot restrain her from taking her own life decisions. The division bench of Justice R. Raghunandan …

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: December 02, 2024 To December 08, 2024
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: December 02, 2024 To December 08, 2024

Live Law  

Index Citations Ashok v. State of Uttar Pradesh, Criminal Appeal No. Case Details: Irfan Khan v. State Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 945 The Supreme Court quashed the Arms Act case against the person accused of possessing a buttondar knife. Setting aside the High Court's decision, Mehta J. in the judgment observed that "the notification whereby, a buttondar knife having blade dimensions …

Kerala High Court quashes case against Goa Governor over Sabarimala remarks
4 months, 1 week ago

Kerala High Court quashes case against Goa Governor over Sabarimala remarks

India Today  

The Kerala High Court on Thursday quashed a case registered against Goa Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai for his controversial remarks regarding the entry of women at the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple. The case, filed by Kozhikode Kasaba police, was linked to a speech Pillai made in 2018 during a Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha meeting, in which he expressed opposition to the …

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's Plea To Quash Vivek Tankha's Criminal Defamation Case
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's Plea To Quash Vivek Tankha's Criminal Defamation Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday exempted Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan from a bailable warrant issued in a criminal defamation case filed against him by Senior Advocate and Rajya Sabha MP Vivek Tankha, subject to his participation in the proceedings.The Court also issued notice on the plea of Chouhan challenging the Madhya Pradesh High Court's order which refused. The Supreme …

Sexual harassment cases can’t be quashed even if accused, survivor patch up: Supreme Court
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Sexual harassment cases can’t be quashed even if accused, survivor patch up: Supreme Court

Firstpost  

The verdict, which was reserved way back in October 2023, came in a matter that dealt with the question of whether a High Court, in exercise of its powers under Section 482 CrPC, can quash a sexual harassment case based on compromise between the accused and the survivor. Supreme Court on Thursday set aside Rajasthan High Court’s decision to quash …

Compromise can't end sexual harassment case, says SC
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Compromise can't end sexual harassment case, says SC

Deccan Chronicle  

A Supreme Court bench comprising Justices C.T. Sanjay Kumar overturned a Rajasthan High Court order that quashed a sexual harassment case based on a compromise between the accused and the complainant. The Supreme Court stated, “The impugned order is quashed and set aside, FIR and criminal proceedings shall proceed as per law,” emphasizing that the merits of the case were …

​Judge and prejudice: On conduct in judicial proceedings
6 months ago

​Judge and prejudice: On conduct in judicial proceedings

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court of India has rapped judges over the knuckles, asking them to refrain from making “casual observations” that reveal their communal bias or misogyny. Taking suo motu cognisance of video clips featuring Karnataka High Court Judge V. Srishananda and his sexist comments to a woman lawyer on two separate judicial proceedings, a five-judge Special Bench headed by Chief …

CJI-led five-judge Bench takes suo motu notice of a video showing Karnataka HC judge’s sexist remarks in court
6 months, 1 week ago

CJI-led five-judge Bench takes suo motu notice of a video showing Karnataka HC judge’s sexist remarks in court

The Hindu  

A five-judge Bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud and comprising four senior most judges on Friday took suo motu cognisance of a video clip on social media showing a Karnataka High Court judge’s “scandalous” remarks in open court to a woman lawyer during proceeding. The High Court judge, Justice Vedavyasachar Srishananda, was seen …

SC takes cognisance of 'objectionable' comments of Karnataka HC judge against woman lawyer
6 months, 1 week ago

SC takes cognisance of 'objectionable' comments of Karnataka HC judge against woman lawyer

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday took suo motu cognisance against the Karnataka High Court Judge Justice V Srishananda for his controversial "Pakistan" and "undergarment" comments, and sought a detailed report from the state High Court's Registrar General in the issue within two weeks. Taking strong exception of the remarks made by Justice Srishananda during one of its judicial …

HC directs State to address issue of protection of sportswomen from sexual harassment
7 months ago

HC directs State to address issue of protection of sportswomen from sexual harassment

The Hindu  

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary to address the issue of protection of women participants in sports from sexual harassment, within six months. In the interest of justice and also to achieve social justice, the court has issued direction to the State government to provide accommodation at the State cost for either …

Badlapur sexual assault case: Bombay High Court takes suo moto cognizance of case; hearing today
7 months, 1 week ago

Badlapur sexual assault case: Bombay High Court takes suo moto cognizance of case; hearing today

Live Mint  

Bombay High Court takes Suo Moto cognizance of the Badlapur sexual assault against minor girls in a school case. The alleged sexual assault of two kindergarten students by a male attendant led to a large protest in Badlapur on Tuesday. Additionally, the state government has suspended three police officials, including a senior police inspector, for alleged negligence in handling the …

Supreme Court sets aside Calcutta HC's order asking young girls to ‘control sexual urges’
7 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court sets aside Calcutta HC's order asking young girls to ‘control sexual urges’

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside the controversial judgment by the Calcutta high court delivered on October 18, 2023, asking adolescent girls to “control their sexual urges”. A Supreme Court bench consisting of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan set aside the high court's judgment asking girls to control their sexual urges and acquitting 25 year old man …

Supreme Court restores conviction in minor's rape, overturns Calcutta HC's order acquitting man
7 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court restores conviction in minor's rape, overturns Calcutta HC's order acquitting man

Live Mint  

The apex court criticised the verdict last year and termed some of the high court's observations “highly objectionable and completely unwarranted.” The Supreme Court of India has today restored the conviction of a man who raped a minor girl after he was acquitted by the Calcutta High Court, which in its judgement asked adolescent girls to "control their sexual urges", …

MP High Court Stays Proceedings Initiated By Children Against Parents For 'Starvation, Physical Abuse & Forbidding Them From Watching TV'
7 months, 4 weeks ago

MP High Court Stays Proceedings Initiated By Children Against Parents For 'Starvation, Physical Abuse & Forbidding Them From Watching TV'

Live Law  

Madhya Pradesh High Court has stayed the trial court proceedings arising out of a FIR lodged against a couple by their 21-year-old daughter and an 8-year-old son, alleging harassment, including physical abuse, starvation and forbiddance from watching TV. Though the accused tried to forcefully take them back from the aunt's residence, even the local police station did not permit the …

Sessions Court Not Empowered To Quash Entire Proceedings U/S 12 Domestic Violence Act, Party Must Approach High Court: Karnataka HC
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Sessions Court Not Empowered To Quash Entire Proceedings U/S 12 Domestic Violence Act, Party Must Approach High Court: Karnataka HC

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has held that a petition calling in question the entire proceedings initiated under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 would be maintainable before the High Court, not the Sessions Court. The complainant opposed the quashing petition saying that an appeal should be preferred before the Sessions Court under Section 29 …

Sexual harassment: Madras High Court reserves order on ex-DGP’s plea
11 months, 1 week ago

Sexual harassment: Madras High Court reserves order on ex-DGP’s plea

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Justice M Dhandapani of Madras High Court on Wednesday reserved orders on the petitions filed by former DGP Rajesh Das seeking to exempt him from surrendering before the trial court and suspension of three years imprisonment in the case of sexually harassing a woman IPS officer. When the petitions came up for hearing, Additional Public Prosecutor R Muniapparaj, representing …

HC sends sexual harassment case to VC of MNLU for fresh adjudication
11 months, 3 weeks ago

HC sends sexual harassment case to VC of MNLU for fresh adjudication

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court last week remanded a case of sexual harassment at Maharashtra National Law University for a fresh adjudication by its vice-chancellor. The ICC imposed stern punishment because the male student was earlier found guilty of sexual harassment and was expelled from the university hostel by way of punishment. The complainant was aggrieved by the fact that …

Supreme Court Informed Of Madhya Pradesh High Court's Refusal To Reconsider Dismissal Of 6 Women Judges
1 year, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Informed Of Madhya Pradesh High Court's Refusal To Reconsider Dismissal Of 6 Women Judges

Live Law  

In a suo motu writ petition registered wrt simultaneous termination of services of 6 female civil judges in Madhya Pradesh, the Supreme Court was recently apprised that the Administrative Committee of the State High Court has resolved to not re-consider its earlier decision.Taking note, the Bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and AG Masih gave time to the parties to file …

Supreme Court turns down petition seeking CBI probe into Sandeshkhali violence
1 year, 1 month ago

Supreme Court turns down petition seeking CBI probe into Sandeshkhali violence

Op India  

On Monday, the Supreme Court dismissed a public interest litigation seeking an investigation by a Special Investigation Team or the Central Bureau of Investigation into the violence in Sandeshkhali village in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. The petitioner, Alakh Alok Srivastava, pointed out allegations of sexual violence in Sandeshkhali and highlighted the prior concerns of the apex court …

Madras HC upholds three-year jail for ex-DGP in sexual harassment case
1 year, 1 month ago

Madras HC upholds three-year jail for ex-DGP in sexual harassment case

New Indian Express  

VILLUPURAM/CHENNAI: Madras High Court on Monday refused to stay the order passed by the Villupuram Principal Sessions Court earlier during the day, upholding the conviction and three-year sentence of former special DGP Rajesh Das in a sexual harassment case. On Monday, Villupuram Principal Sessions Judge R Poornima dismissed the appeal filed by Das against his conviction in a sexual harassment …

Calcutta HC takes suo motu cognisance over sexual assault allegations on women in Sandeshkhali
1 year, 1 month ago

Calcutta HC takes suo motu cognisance over sexual assault allegations on women in Sandeshkhali

New Indian Express  

KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday took suo motu cognisance of allegations of sexual assault on women “at gunpoint” and transfer of tribal land at Sandeshkhali in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district. Justice Apurba Sinha Roy directed the registrar general of the high court to issue notice to the state, senior police, and administrative officials in this regard. …

Supreme Court Issues Notice To P&H High Court On Plea Seeking Transparent Transfer Policy For Staff Of District Judiciary
1 year, 6 months ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice To P&H High Court On Plea Seeking Transparent Transfer Policy For Staff Of District Judiciary

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently issued notice to the Punjab and Haryana High Court in a petition filed by a Court staff challenging his transfer. He contended that in the absence of a transfer policy, Grade III and IV employees working in subordinate courts under the High Court faced arbitrary transfers which are often punitive in nature. For fair adjudication and …

Kerala High Court Transfers Kavaratti District Judge Amidst Sexual Harassment Allegation
2 years ago

Kerala High Court Transfers Kavaratti District Judge Amidst Sexual Harassment Allegation

Live Law  

The Registrar General of the Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed the Director of the Lakshadweep Administration to repatriate District and Sessions Judge of Kavaratti, Anil Kumar K, to the Kerala Judicial Services. The judge was facing a sexual harassment complaint filed by a woman lawyer.Anil Kumar, who is currently serving as District and Sessions Judge of Kavaratti, is to. …

Supreme Court Stays HC Direction To Woman In Same-Sex Relationship To Undergo Counselling
2 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Stays HC Direction To Woman In Same-Sex Relationship To Undergo Counselling

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed an order passed by the Kerala High Court directing a 23-year old woman, who is stated to be in a same-sex relationship, to undertake counselling. The High Court passed the order in a habeas corpus petition field by her same-sex partner alleging that she had been illegally detained by her parents.Challenging the High Court …

Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Ex-Judge : Supreme Court Asks If It Is Necessary To Go On With Defamation Suit
2 years, 2 months ago

Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Ex-Judge : Supreme Court Asks If It Is Necessary To Go On With Defamation Suit

Live Law  

While hearing a petition moved by a woman in 2014 seeking transfer of a defamation suit filed by a former judge of the Supreme Court from Delhi High Court, the Supreme Court, on Monday, raised a query whether it is necessary to go on with the defamation suit. The former judge had filed the defamation suit against the woman in …

Top Feminist Judgements Of 2022 : From Supreme Court & High Courts
2 years, 3 months ago

Top Feminist Judgements Of 2022 : From Supreme Court & High Courts

Live Law  

Indian feminist scholarship has extensively examined embedded patriarchy in legal rules and their application by the courts. Maternity Leave Under CCS Rules Can't Be Denied Because Woman's Husband Has Two Children From His Previous Marriage: Supreme Court Case Title: Deepika Singh versus Central Administrative Tribunal | 2022 LiveLaw 718 Coram: CJI D.Y. Daughter's Right To Inherit Self-Acquired Property Of Father …

MP High Court Holds Daughter & Father Guilty Of Contempt For Obtaining Abortion Order By Filing False Rape Case
2 years, 5 months ago

MP High Court Holds Daughter & Father Guilty Of Contempt For Obtaining Abortion Order By Filing False Rape Case

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Gwalior Bench recently held a girl and her father guilty of obtaining an order for termination of pregnancy on the false pretext that the Prosecutrix was raped. Therefore, the prosecutrix "X" and her father "A" are held guilty of committing Contempt of Court. …Accordingly, the father of the prosecutrix "A" is held guilty of committing …

Kerala High Court Grants Film Director Baiju Kottarakkara Two Weeks To Explain His Remarks Against Trial Judge
2 years, 5 months ago

Kerala High Court Grants Film Director Baiju Kottarakkara Two Weeks To Explain His Remarks Against Trial Judge

Live Law  

The Malayalam Film Director Baiju Kottarakkara appeared before the Kerala High Court on Monday in the suo motu contempt proceedings initiated against him for making abusive remarks during a news channel discussion against a trial court judge, who is hearing the 2017 actor abduction and assault case.The Division Bench of Justice A K Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Mohammed Nias C …

Kerala High Court Initiates Contempt Proceedings Against Film Director Baiju Kottarakkara Over Remarks Against Trial Court Judge
2 years, 5 months ago

Kerala High Court Initiates Contempt Proceedings Against Film Director Baiju Kottarakkara Over Remarks Against Trial Court Judge

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has initiated suo motu contempt proceedings against the Malayalam film director Baiju Kottarakkara for making abusive remarks during a news channel discussion on May 9 against a trial court judge, who is hearing the 2017 actor abduction and assault case. In the Draft Charges sent through Registrar General to the 56-year-old director, the High Court said …

Can HC Quash Sexual Assault Case Against Minor Based On Compromise Between Parties? Supreme Court To Examine, Appoints R Basant As Amicus
2 years, 6 months ago

Can HC Quash Sexual Assault Case Against Minor Based On Compromise Between Parties? Supreme Court To Examine, Appoints R Basant As Amicus

Live Law  

A Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice U.U. Lalit and Justice J.B. Pardiwala heard a petition challenging a High Court's decision of exercising its powers under Section 482 of CrPC and quashing criminal proceedings against a person accused of outraging a minor girl's modesty based on a compromise reached by the parties. The bench has listed the matter for 31st …

SC seeks response on mechanism to address sexual harassment complaints against judges
2 years, 7 months ago

SC seeks response on mechanism to address sexual harassment complaints against judges

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought its secretary general’s stand on the mechanism in place to deal with sexual harassment complaints against sitting and retired judges. A bench headed by Justice S K Kaul issued the direction with regard to a 2014 case filed by a law intern, who had accused a retired Supreme Court judge of sexually harassing her. …

Supreme Court Sets Plea Seeking Framing Of Guidelines On How To Handle Complaint Of Sexual Harassment Against Judges For Directions On Nov 15
2 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Sets Plea Seeking Framing Of Guidelines On How To Handle Complaint Of Sexual Harassment Against Judges For Directions On Nov 15

Live Law  

The Supreme Court will hear plea seeking framing of guidelines on how to handle complaints of sexual harassment against sitting/retired judges on 15th November 2022 for the purpose of passing appropriate directions. At the request of the Senior Advocate, Ms. Indira Jaising, appearing on behalf of the petitioner, a Bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, A.S. Oka and Vikram Nath …

Kerala judge who made ‘sexually provocative dress’ observation transferred
2 years, 7 months ago

Kerala judge who made ‘sexually provocative dress’ observation transferred

Hindustan Times  

The Kerala high court on Wednesday cancelled the anticipatory bail granted to writer Civic Chandran in a sexual assault case and said that the sessions court judge’s observations on “sexually- provocative dress” cannot be justified. The Kerala government moved the court last week after Kozhikode sessions judge S Krishnakumar’s observations while granting bail to Chandran in two cases triggered widespread …

Judge dismisses woman’s sexual assault complaint as she wore ‘provocative clothes’
2 years, 7 months ago

Judge dismisses woman’s sexual assault complaint as she wore ‘provocative clothes’

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A judge in southern India has sparked outrage by appearing to dismiss …

Kerala court cites provocative dress to grant bail in sexual harassment case
2 years, 7 months ago

Kerala court cites provocative dress to grant bail in sexual harassment case

Hindustan Times  

A sessions court in Kerala’s Kozhikode has granted anticipatory bail to writer Civic Chandran, 74, in a sexual harassment case saying the charges against him under the Indian Penal Code’s Section 354A will not prima facie stand if the complainant was wearing a provocative dress. It cited the photographs that Chandran produced with his bail plea and said they showed …

"Sometimes Bar Or Bench Members Unwarily Transgress Propriety Unintentionally": MP HC Expunges Remarks Against Senior Counsel
2 years, 10 months ago

"Sometimes Bar Or Bench Members Unwarily Transgress Propriety Unintentionally": MP HC Expunges Remarks Against Senior Counsel

Live Law  

"There are moments in courts when heated exchanges do take place and though rare, it is not unheard of that either the member of the Bar or the Bench also in equal measure, unwarily transgresses the line or propriety unintentionally," the Madhya Pradesh High Court observed recently as it expunged its remarks made against a senior counsel last month.With this, …

MP High Court Refuses To Quash Charges Framed Against Advocate U/S 19&21 POCSO Act For 'Ill-Advising' Rape Accused To Conceal Crime
3 years ago

MP High Court Refuses To Quash Charges Framed Against Advocate U/S 19&21 POCSO Act For 'Ill-Advising' Rape Accused To Conceal Crime

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently refused to interfere with the charge framed against an Advocate under the POCSO Act for 'ill-advising' the accused and Prosecutrix in a rape case, suggesting them 'not to disclose true facts to the police'. Justice Sanjay Dwivedi was dealing with a criminal revision preferred by the Applicant aggrieved by order of the trial court, …

Supreme Court Directs MP HC To Reinstate Resigned Woman District Judge Who Raised Sexual Harassment Complaint Against HC Judge
3 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Directs MP HC To Reinstate Resigned Woman District Judge Who Raised Sexual Harassment Complaint Against HC Judge

Live Law  

In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Madhya Pradesh High Court to reinstate a resigned woman Additional District Judge, who had raised sexual harassment allegations against a then sitting judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.The Supreme Court held that her resignation, in the circumstances of the case, cannot be "construed as voluntary" and therefore quashed. …

MP officer who alleged sexual harassment by High Court judge to be reinstated
3 years, 1 month ago

MP officer who alleged sexual harassment by High Court judge to be reinstated

India TV News  

MP officer who alleged sexual harassment by High Court judge to be reinstated A bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and B R Gavai set aside the order accepting her resignation and directed her reinstatement as additional district judge in the Madhya Pradesh judiciary. A bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and B R Gavai set aside the order accepting …

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