Irked At Delays, Allahabad HC Directs Expeditious Disposal Of Pending Compensation Applications Of Sexual Assault Survivors In UP
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Irked At Delays, Allahabad HC Directs Expeditious Disposal Of Pending Compensation Applications Of Sexual Assault Survivors In UP

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Expressing its serious displeasure at the delays in compensating sexual assault survivors in Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad High Court has directed the District Legal Service Authority across the state to make all efforts to dispose of such pending applications expeditiously. A bench of Justice Vivek Kumar Birla and Justice Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi issued this direction while noting that 1129 applications are pending before all the District Legal Service Authorities in the State and approx. Pursuant to this, the Court directed the District Legal Service Authority to take the matter seriously and make all efforts to dispose of the pending applications expeditiously. Further, the UP State Legal Services Authority was directed to submit a report after receiving a fresh report from all the District Legal Service Authorities by the next listing date.

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Retroactive Application of Victim Compensation Scheme: Court Grants Compensation to Rape Survivor Case
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Retroactive Application of Victim Compensation Scheme: Court Grants Compensation to Rape Survivor Case

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The Punjab & Haryana High Court has granted compensation to a rape survivor case, applying the Victim Assistance Scheme of 2018 retrospectively. The victim, who was impregnated by the assault and gave birth to a child, was initially granted a meager amount of Rs. 1,00,000 by the trial court. However, the court has ruled that the scheme can be applied …

Allahabad High Court Directs DLSA To Take Requisite Steps For Payment Of Compensation To A 12-Year-Old Rape Survivor
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Allahabad High Court Directs DLSA To Take Requisite Steps For Payment Of Compensation To A 12-Year-Old Rape Survivor

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The Allahabad High Court last week directed the Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Bahraich to take requisite steps to provide compensation to a 12-year-old Rape survivor whose unwanted pregnancy was terminated earlier this month as per HC's order.The bench of Justice Attau Rahman Masoodi and Justice Om Prakash Shukla has further asked the Secretary, DLSA to take up the matter …

Victim Compensation Scheme: Delhi HC Seeks Measures To Address Default In Sharing Data With DSLSA Apropos FIRs Pertaining To Sexual Offences
3 years, 3 months ago

Victim Compensation Scheme: Delhi HC Seeks Measures To Address Default In Sharing Data With DSLSA Apropos FIRs Pertaining To Sexual Offences

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The Delhi High Court on Friday sought to streamline the process of supplying FIRs pertaining to commission of sexual offences to the Delhi State Legal Services Authority for the purposes of granting interim compensation to the victims. The Bench was informed that at the time of sharing details with DSLSA, the FIR in the present case was registered under Section …

Re-evaluate Cases For Remission After 14 Yrs Of Incarceration Even If Appeals Are Pending In HC: Allahabad HC To UP Govt
3 years, 4 months ago

Re-evaluate Cases For Remission After 14 Yrs Of Incarceration Even If Appeals Are Pending In HC: Allahabad HC To UP Govt

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The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to instruct the District Magistrates of all the districts to re-evaluate the cases for remission after 14 years of incarceration even if appeals in such cases are pending in the High Court. The Bench of Justice Dr. Kaushal Jayendra Thaker and Justice Ajai Tyagi ordered thus while hearing an appeal …

Woman's Claim Under Victim Compensation Scheme Rejected As She Was Not Contactable: Delhi HC Directs DLSA To Reconsider Decision By Taking Holistic View
3 years, 7 months ago

Woman's Claim Under Victim Compensation Scheme Rejected As She Was Not Contactable: Delhi HC Directs DLSA To Reconsider Decision By Taking Holistic View

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The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Legal Services Authority to reconsider a woman's application for interim compensation under the victim compensation scheme, which was earlier rejected for the reason that she was neither contactable nor any documents were given by her to support her claim. Justice Rekha Palli asked the DLSA to take a holistic view of the …

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