Juvenile Justice Act- Delhi High Court Issues TimeLine For Completing 'Age Determination' Of 'Juveniles In Conflict With Law'
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Juvenile Justice Act- Delhi High Court Issues TimeLine For Completing 'Age Determination' Of 'Juveniles In Conflict With Law'

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has issued directions for streamlining the process of inquiries relating to juveniles in conflict with law and scrupulous compliance by all authorities. A bench comprising Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Anup J Bhambhani issued the following directions: In all cases pertaining to juveniles in conflict with law, regardless of the nature of offences alleged, upon directions issued by a JJB after production of a juvenile before it, the Investigating Officer of the case shall collect and file before the JJB requisite documents towards proof of age of the juvenile within 15 days from the date of issuance of such directions. In all cases pertaining to juveniles in conflict with law, regardless of the nature of offences alleged, upon directions issued by a JJB after production of a juvenile before it, the Investigating Officer of the case shall ensure that the ossification test in relation to the juvenile is completed, a report is obtained and filed before the JJB within 15 days from the date the ossification test is ordered by a JJB. In all cases pertaining to juveniles in conflict with law, regardless of the nature of offences alleged, the JJB shall ensure that the process of age-determination of the juvenile is completed within 15 days from the filing of documents relating to proof of age/ossification test report by the Investigating Officer, as the case may be. Last month, the Court had directed that all cases alleging petty offences against children or juveniles in conflict with law, where the inquiry has been pending and remains inconclusive for a period longer than one year, regardless of whether such child or juvenile has been produced before the Juvenile Justice Boards in Delhi, shall stand terminated with immediate effect.

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Gauhati High Court Sets February 2025 Deadline For State To Notify Draft Rules & Child Protection Policy
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Gauhati High Court Sets February 2025 Deadline For State To Notify Draft Rules & Child Protection Policy

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The Gauhati High Court recently directed the Assam Government to inform it by February 25, 2025, about the status of the issuance of notification for the Draft Rules and Child Protection Policy; filling of the vacancies, and the status of social audit and tentative time of completion of the said audit. The division bench comprising Justice Kalyan Rai Surana and …

No Reason To Continue Criminal Proceedings If Accused Is Exonerated For Same Charges In Disciplinary Proceedings: Delhi High Court
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No Reason To Continue Criminal Proceedings If Accused Is Exonerated For Same Charges In Disciplinary Proceedings: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

While quashing a First Information Report against an accused, the Delhi High Court reiterated that if an accused is found innocent in disciplinary proceedings and the same charges are levelled in the criminal case, then there is no justifiable reason to continue the criminal proceedings. Referring to various decisions of the Supreme Court and the high court Justice Vikas Mahajan …

Kerala High Court Issues Guidelines To Ensure Minors Are Not Mistakenly Tried As Adults
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Kerala High Court Issues Guidelines To Ensure Minors Are Not Mistakenly Tried As Adults

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court, while handling a case in which two juveniles were tried and punished as adults, issued a set of directives to investigating agencies and the district judiciary to prevent such occurrences in the future. It shall be indicated in the remand report, the method adopted to ascertain the age of the arrestee while producing him before the …

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: November 25, 2024 To December 01, 2024
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Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: November 25, 2024 To December 01, 2024

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Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses To Treat Juvenile Booked Under POCSO Act As 'Adult' Based On Psyche Assessment Done With 5 Yrs Delay
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Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses To Treat Juvenile Booked Under POCSO Act As 'Adult' Based On Psyche Assessment Done With 5 Yrs Delay

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The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside the order of a Children's Court which tried a juvenile booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act Act as an adult.As per Section 15 of the Act, a Juvenile Justice Board is required to make a preliminary assessment regarding the juvenile's mental and physical capacity to commit an …

Delhi riots: HC seeks police stand on accused's plea to preserve case diary
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Delhi riots: HC seeks police stand on accused's plea to preserve case diary

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought the stand of the city police on a plea by a student activist seeking to preserve the case diary of a probe related to the communal riots that had erupted in parts of the city in February 2020. Delhi riots: HC seeks police stand on accused's plea to preserve case diary …

Minor Children's Difficulty In Adapting To New Academic Environments Insufficient Grounds To Void Transfer Order:Delhi High Court
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Minor Children's Difficulty In Adapting To New Academic Environments Insufficient Grounds To Void Transfer Order:Delhi High Court

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Delhi High Court: Justice Girish Kathpalia dismissed the writ petition filed by Ravinder Mandal and found no grounds for malafide intent behind the issuance of his transfer order. The High Court concluded that the transfer was a legitimate administrative action aligned with Mandal's contractual obligations as a transferable employee, and his non-compliance with the order constituted misconduct. Background Ravinder Mandal, …

Take Policy Decision On Guidelines For Foreigners With Criminal Cases And Expired Indian Visas: Delhi High Court To Centre
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Take Policy Decision On Guidelines For Foreigners With Criminal Cases And Expired Indian Visas: Delhi High Court To Centre

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The Delhi High Court has recently asked the Union Government to take a policy decision as to whether certain guidelines ought to be framed at national level in respect of foreigners against whom criminal cases are lodged and whose Indian visas have expired.A division bench comprising of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Amit Sharma also directed the Centre to …

Three juveniles held for murder in Delhi; political row erupts over city’s crime rate
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Three juveniles held for murder in Delhi; political row erupts over city’s crime rate

The Hindu  

The Delhi police on Saturday apprehended three juveniles for killing a man and injuring another in two separate incidents of firing in north-east Delhi’s Welcome area. War of words Delhi Health Minister and senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Saurabh Bharadwaj attacked the Lieutenant-Governor over the “deteriorating law and order situation in the city”. Addressing a press conference, Mr. Bharadwaj said …

Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 28 To November 03, 2024
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Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 28 To November 03, 2024

Live Law  

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2020 Delhi riots case: HC asks trial court not to pass order on charges till Sep 23
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2020 Delhi riots case: HC asks trial court not to pass order on charges till Sep 23

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the trial court not to pass a final order on framing of charges till September 23 in connection with the case of alleged larger conspiracy behind the 2020 northeast Delhi riots. 2020 Delhi riots case: HC asks trial court not to pass order on charges till Sep 23 The high court’s …

Delhi coaching centre deaths: Court sends accused persons to 14-day judicial custody
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Delhi coaching centre deaths: Court sends accused persons to 14-day judicial custody

The Hindu  

A Delhi court on Wednesday sent six people, arrested in a case related to the drowning of three civil services aspirants at a coaching centre basement in Old Rajinder Nagar, to 14-day judicial custody. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Nishant Garg sent Abhishek Gupta, Deshpal Singh, Tajinder Singh, Harvinder Singh, Sarabjit Singh, and Parvinder Singh to custody till September 18. The …

Delhi High Court declines to entertain plea seeking to re-frame guidelines for coaching centres
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Delhi High Court declines to entertain plea seeking to re-frame guidelines for coaching centres

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court declined to entertain a petition on Monday that sought directions for the authorities to reframe the guidelines for coaching institutes, specifically regarding criminal liability. The plea not only sought to direct authorities to reframe guidelines for coaching institutes but also requested the development of an education system focused on the refinement of students' minds, …

High court gives directions to Delhi top cop on probe into child labour cases
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High court gives directions to Delhi top cop on probe into child labour cases

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Monday directed the Delhi Police commissioner to decide in eight weeks a plea seeking directions to the force to expedite the probe and trial into cases of bonded and child labour having an element of human trafficking. The plea was heard by a bench of acting chief justice Manmohan and justice Tushar Rao Gedela. Advocate …

Police Must Commence Investigation Immediately In Missing Children Cases Without Waiting For 24 Hours: Delhi High Court
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Police Must Commence Investigation Immediately In Missing Children Cases Without Waiting For 24 Hours: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has directed all the police stations in the national capital to ensure that there shall be no waiting period for 24 hours to start inquiry or investigation in cases of missing children. A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Amit Sharma directed the Commissioner of Delhi Police to give directions to all the …

Delhi High Court reserves order on Bibhav Kumar's bail plea, Judgement on July 12
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Delhi High Court reserves order on Bibhav Kumar's bail plea, Judgement on July 12

India TV News  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved its order on the bail plea moved by Bibhav Kumar, former personal secretary to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in Swati Maliwal's alleged assault case. On July 6, a Delhi court extended till July 16 the judicial custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar. On June 22, a Delhi court extended …

Citing Kejriwal hearings, lawyer delegation expresses concern over Delhi court practices to CJI
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Citing Kejriwal hearings, lawyer delegation expresses concern over Delhi court practices to CJI

Hindustan Times  

Citing the recent hearings in cases concerning Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, over 150 advocates practising in Delhi on Thursday presented a representation to Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, voicing concerns over “unprecedented practices” in the Delhi high court and trial courts. The representation raised questions about the actions of high court judge Sudhir Kumar Jain, complaining that justice …

Delhi excise policy case: Custody of CM Arvind Kejriwal extended till July 12
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Delhi excise policy case: Custody of CM Arvind Kejriwal extended till July 12

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi court on Wednesday extended the judicial custody of chief minister Arvind Kejriwal till July 12 in the money laundering case filed by the Enforcement Directorate regarding the scrapped Delhi excise policy 2021-22. Read Here: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal asks Delhi high court for bail in CBI case He submitted that the request is on “humanitarian grounds” for her …

Ensure Compliance With Juvenile Justice Act: Punjab & Haryana High Court To CWC In Case Where Minor Was Allegedly Forced To Marry Old Man
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Ensure Compliance With Juvenile Justice Act: Punjab & Haryana High Court To CWC In Case Where Minor Was Allegedly Forced To Marry Old Man

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed the Child Welfare Committee, constituted under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, to conduct an enquiry under Section 36 of the Act and ensure compliance, in the case of a minor girl whose parents have allegedly fixed her marriage with an old man.A 15-year-old girl had moved Court through her friend. The Punjab …

Delhi excise policy case: Arvind Kejriwal's judicial custody extended till July 3
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Delhi excise policy case: Arvind Kejriwal's judicial custody extended till July 3

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi court on Wednesday extended the judicial custody of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal till July 3 in connection with the excise policy case. The next court hearing in this case will be held on July 3, when Kejriwal's judicial custody ends. Delhi CM and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday urged the court to …

Court extends judicial custody of Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar till June 22
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Court extends judicial custody of Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar till June 22

The Hindu  

New Delhi A Delhi court on Saturday extended the judicial custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar till June 22. Mr. Kumar was produced through videoconferencing before the duty metropolitan magistrate at Tis Hazari court, which extended his judicial custody till June 22. Prior to him approaching the high court, the magistrate court had denied Mr. Kumar bail, …

Juveniles Tried As Adults Cannot Be Deprived Of Their Right To Bail Under Juvenile Justice Act: Uttarakhand High Court
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Juveniles Tried As Adults Cannot Be Deprived Of Their Right To Bail Under Juvenile Justice Act: Uttarakhand High Court

Live Law  

The Uttarakhand High Court has extended bail to a juvenile accused in a case registered under Sections 376, 506 of the Indian Penal Code, and Section 5/6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. Subsequently, the JJ Board conducted a preliminary assessment under Section 15 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, and ordered that the accused be …

Delhi HC fines petitioner who sought info on SC Collegium’s criteria for appointments
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Delhi HC fines petitioner who sought info on SC Collegium’s criteria for appointments

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition seeking a direction to the Supreme Court Collegium to provide detailed reasons while refusing to accept recommendations for appointment of High Court judges. Petitioner Rakesh Kumar Gupta also sought directions to the top court collegium to reveal the “qualification” needed for appointment as a High Court judge, and publish monthly data related …

Delhi infant deaths case: JJ Act sections added to FIR
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Delhi infant deaths case: JJ Act sections added to FIR

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has added sections of the juvenile justice law to the FIR registered in connection with the fire at the neonatal care facility in Vivek Vihar that killed six newborns, police said on Thursday. “Sections of the Juvenile Justice Act have been added to the FIR,” an official said. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vidhi Gupta Anand sent Dr …

Delhi High Court Sets Aside Order Transferring PMLA Case After Judge Said 'ED Matters Me Kaunsi Bail Hoti Hain'
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Delhi High Court Sets Aside Order Transferring PMLA Case After Judge Said 'ED Matters Me Kaunsi Bail Hoti Hain'

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday set aside a trial court order transferring Bhushan Steel money laundering case from one judge to another, after one of the accused alleged that the judge passed a comment expressing "ED matters me kaun si bail hoti hai?” Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that the alleged comment did not reflect any apprehension of bias …

Scrutiny In Proceedings Must Be Avoided To Insulate & Protect Juvenile: J&K High Court Slams Disclosure Of Identity Of Juveniles In Conflict With Law
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Scrutiny In Proceedings Must Be Avoided To Insulate & Protect Juvenile: J&K High Court Slams Disclosure Of Identity Of Juveniles In Conflict With Law

Live Law  

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has come down heavily on courts operating in the Union Territories for routinely disclosing the identities of juveniles in conflict with law in their orders. While granting bail to a 17-year-old boy accused of attempted murder in Samba district Justice Sanjeev Kumar observed, “Courts working in the Union Territory of Jammu and …

Supreme Court Reviews Its Order, Reiterates Juvenile Justice Rules, 2007 Are Relevant Rules For Considering Question Of Juvenility
9 months ago

Supreme Court Reviews Its Order, Reiterates Juvenile Justice Rules, 2007 Are Relevant Rules For Considering Question Of Juvenility

Live Law  

The Supreme Court reviewed its 2019 judgment wherein, while remitting the question of juvenility to the Punjab & Haryana High Court, it opined that the relevant rules to be looked into are Juvenile Justice Rules, 2001. While doing so, the Court corrected its 2019 judgment against which review was sought and held that Juvenile Justice Rules, 2007 is required to …

Punjab & Haryana HC Dismisses Criminal Case Over 22 Yrs Old Land Dispute, Says Prosecution Can't Abuse Legal Remedies To Further Malicious Agenda
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Punjab & Haryana HC Dismisses Criminal Case Over 22 Yrs Old Land Dispute, Says Prosecution Can't Abuse Legal Remedies To Further Malicious Agenda

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside the summoning order in a cheating case which was lodged 22 years after the alleged incident, observing that prosecution cannot be allowed to take undue benefit of the available legal remedies merely to further its own malicious agenda.A complaint was filed by a son in 2012 against a manager of his …

S. 24 JJ Act | Right To Be Forgotten By Destruction Of Juvenile Delinquency Records Is Absolute Right, State Forbidden From Seeking Such Records: Rajasthan HC
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S. 24 JJ Act | Right To Be Forgotten By Destruction Of Juvenile Delinquency Records Is Absolute Right, State Forbidden From Seeking Such Records: Rajasthan HC

Live Law  

Rajasthan High Court has held that the 'right to be forgotten' by the destruction of juvenile delinquency records is an absolute right if the juvenile has been extended the benefits of Section 24 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015. The single-judge bench of Dr. Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati, while delivering the judgment in a plea against cancellation of public employment …

Delhi HC reprimands Delhi child rights body DCPCR for baseless plea against LG
10 months, 1 week ago

Delhi HC reprimands Delhi child rights body DCPCR for baseless plea against LG

Op India  

The Delhi High Court on Friday reprimanded the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights for filing a petition against LG based on a press release that was never issued by the LG’s Office. The LG Delhi had filed an affidavit before the Delhi High Court stating that No Order was passed by him to stop funding of Delhi Commission …

Criminals are made, not born: SC judge Sanjiv Khanna
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Criminals are made, not born: SC judge Sanjiv Khanna

Hindustan Times  

No one is born a criminal but is made into one by circumstances, Supreme Court judge Sanjiv Khanna said on Thursday as he inaugurated a pan-India campaign by the National Legal Services Authority aimed at identifying juveniles in prisons and providing them with essential legal assistance to ensure their freedom from adult jails. SC judge Sanjiv Khanna inaugurated a pan-India …

Delhi High Court Issues Directions For Immediate Financial Assistance, Recovery Of Back Wages For Rescued Child Labourers
11 months, 1 week ago

Delhi High Court Issues Directions For Immediate Financial Assistance, Recovery Of Back Wages For Rescued Child Labourers

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has issued a slew of directions for immediate financial assistance, recovery of back wages and legal proceedings to be followed by the authorities in the post rescue protocol of child labourers in the national capital. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora directed that when a rescued child is …

Delhi High Court Orders Mandatory E-Filing For Civil & Criminal Cases In District Courts, Digitisation Of Records Of Decided Cases
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi High Court Orders Mandatory E-Filing For Civil & Criminal Cases In District Courts, Digitisation Of Records Of Decided Cases

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has recently ordered that e-filing of pleadings, documents and interim applications be made mandatory in the civil jurisdictions and criminal complaint cases before all the District Courts in the national capital.Directing that the “Centralised Filing System” for filings related to ongoing and pending cases be implemented in all the District Courts, a division bench. The Delhi …

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Petition Challenging Validity Of Section 15 JJ Act; Liberty Granted To Approach HC
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Petition Challenging Validity Of Section 15 JJ Act; Liberty Granted To Approach HC

Live Law  

The Supreme Court bench on Monday dismissed a petition challenging the constitutionality of S.15 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 which provided for a preliminary assessment of Juveniles above the age of 16, charged with heinous crimes. The advocate contended that through the petition they endeavoured to challenge certain retrogressive amendments to the JJ Act “which is leading to a …

Delhi High Court Issues Directions For Expeditious Disposal Of Criminal Cases Against MPs, MLAs
1 year ago

Delhi High Court Issues Directions For Expeditious Disposal Of Criminal Cases Against MPs, MLAs

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has issued directions for expeditious and effective disposal of criminal cases pending in the designated courts against the members of Parliament and Legislative Assemblies. A division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Mini Pushkarna directed the Principal District and Sessions Judge of the Rouse Avenue Court to ensure almost equal pendency of. A …

Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Postponement Of Delhi Judicial Services Preliminary Examination 2023
1 year ago

Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Postponement Of Delhi Judicial Services Preliminary Examination 2023

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed a plea seeking postponement of the Delhi Judicial Services Preliminary Examination, 2023, which is scheduled to be held on December 17. Refusing to postpone the examination date, a division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Mini Pushkarna dismissed a public interest litigation moved by one Vishal Yadav.The court observed that a. …

Sharjeel Imam hearing: Delhi court issues summons to DCP
1 year ago

Sharjeel Imam hearing: Delhi court issues summons to DCP

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi court on Saturday, while taking up the bail application moved by Sharjeel Imam in a sedition case, issued summons to the deputy commissioner of police to appear before the court after a passover was sought by the prosecution citing that link special public prosecutor Madhukar Pandey was preoccupied in another case. “This tendency to seek a pass over/date …

Delhi HC Flags Rising Kidnapping Cases Of Minor Girls Subjected To Sexual Assault Under Guise Of Marriage, Forced To Abandon Studies
1 year ago

Delhi HC Flags Rising Kidnapping Cases Of Minor Girls Subjected To Sexual Assault Under Guise Of Marriage, Forced To Abandon Studies

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has flagged rising incidents of kidnapping of minor girls, who are subjected to sexual assault under the guise of marriage, as a result of which they are forced to abandon studies and denied opportunity to pursue careers. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that when a girl is forced to abandon her education due to such incidents, …

Delhi High Court Directs District Judges To Ensure Records Of Disposed Cases Are Immediately Transmitted To Record Room
1 year, 2 months ago

Delhi High Court Directs District Judges To Ensure Records Of Disposed Cases Are Immediately Transmitted To Record Room

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has directed all the District Judges in the national capital to ensure that after disposal of a case, its records are immediately transmitted to the record room. A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula was dealing with a public interest litigation concerning the lack of standardised procedure for the acknowledgment …

Bombay High Court Seeks Explanation For High Pendency Of 40K Cases Before Juvenile Justice Board And Child Welfare Committee
1 year, 2 months ago

Bombay High Court Seeks Explanation For High Pendency Of 40K Cases Before Juvenile Justice Board And Child Welfare Committee

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court recently flagged the collective pendency of over 40,051 cases before the Juvenile Justice Board and the Child Welfare Committee while hearing a PIL by an NGO. “…the figures of 10,008 cases pending before the Juvenile Justice Board and 30,043 cases pending before the Child Welfare Committee would amount to nullifying of spirit of the Act.” On …

Delhi Riots: Court Raps Delhi Police For Failure To File Supplementary Chargesheet Citing G20 Summit, Says ‘Striking A Balance’ Must
1 year, 3 months ago

Delhi Riots: Court Raps Delhi Police For Failure To File Supplementary Chargesheet Citing G20 Summit, Says ‘Striking A Balance’ Must

Live Law  

A Delhi Court on Tuesday rapped the Delhi Police for its failure in filing a supplementary chargesheet in a 2020 North-East Delhi riots case as the investigating officer was "busy in the G20 Summit" which was held in the national capital on 9-10 September.Not being satisfied with the reason of being busy with the Summit, Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala …

Delhi High Court Issues Criminal Contempt Notice To Litigant Seeking Death Penalty For Single Judge, Making 'Whimsical Allegations'
1 year, 3 months ago

Delhi High Court Issues Criminal Contempt Notice To Litigant Seeking Death Penalty For Single Judge, Making 'Whimsical Allegations'

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has issued show cause notice for criminal contempt to a litigant who sought death penalty for a single judge for dismissing his pleas and made 'whimsical and objectionable allegations' not only against the judge but also the government officials as well as the Supreme Court of India.“These averments, extracted hereinabove, are prima facie aimed at scandalising …

Trial Court Must Give Prima Facie View About Basis Of Framing Charges Against Accused Under Juvenile Justice Act: Delhi High Court
1 year, 4 months ago

Trial Court Must Give Prima Facie View About Basis Of Framing Charges Against Accused Under Juvenile Justice Act: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has said that the trial court is required to give a prima facie view stating that on what basis charges have been framed against an accused under the Juvenile Justice Act. However, the court is required to give prima facie view that on what basis the charges were framed,” Justice Dinesh. However, the court is required …

Preliminary Assessment Of Mental & Physical Capacity Of Juvenile To Commit Heinous Offence Must Be Concluded Expeditiously: Delhi High Court
1 year, 4 months ago

Preliminary Assessment Of Mental & Physical Capacity Of Juvenile To Commit Heinous Offence Must Be Concluded Expeditiously: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has ruled that every preliminary assessment under section 15 of the Juvenile Justice Act in relation to heinous offences committed by a juvenile must be initiated and concluded expeditiously in terms of section 14 of the Act. The court added: “…every preliminary assessment under Section 15 of JJ Act in relation to heinous offences must be …

Delhi High Court Stays Trial Court Direction For Inquiry Against Enforcement Directorate’s Assistant Director, Other Officials
1 year, 5 months ago

Delhi High Court Stays Trial Court Direction For Inquiry Against Enforcement Directorate’s Assistant Director, Other Officials

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has stayed a trial court order to the extent it directed an inquiry to be initiated against an investigating officer — an Assistant Director-rank officer of the Enforcement Directorate, and his superior officers over “unjustified incarceration” of an accused in jail for 17 days.Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma issued notice on ED’s plea and ordered:“List the matter. …

Delhi High Court Monthly Digest: June 2023 [Citations 473 - 536]
1 year, 5 months ago

Delhi High Court Monthly Digest: June 2023 [Citations 473 - 536]

Live Law  

Citations 2023 LiveLaw 473 to 2023 LiveLaw 536NOMINAL INDEXCENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGTATION v. KAPIL WADHAWAN & ANR. Versus ACIT 2023 LiveLaw 534 South Delhi Municipal Corporation Versus B N Magon 2023 LiveLaw 535 DR. GEETA OBEROI v. NATIONAL JUDICIAL ACADEMY 2023 LiveLaw 536 ORDERS/JUDGEMENTS Investigating Agency Can't Defeat Right Of Statutory Bail By Filing Police Report Without Completing Investigation: Delhi …

Juvenile Justice Board's Decision To Try Child As Adult Must Be Transparent And Fair: Bombay High Court
1 year, 5 months ago

Juvenile Justice Board's Decision To Try Child As Adult Must Be Transparent And Fair: Bombay High Court

Live Law  

Owing to several procedural lapses by the Juvenile Justice Board, Yavatmal, the Bombay High Court ordered re-adjudication of a plea to try two juveniles as adults in the case of a gang-rape of a minor girl. Justice GA Sanap at the Nagpur bench noted that the JJB’s roznama didn’t specify if the juveniles or their advocates were even given a …

HC: Follow process to term minors as adults in JH case
1 year, 7 months ago

HC: Follow process to term minors as adults in JH case

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Tuesday set aside the rulings of the Juvenile Justice Board, Hyderabad and the Pocso court in the Jubilee Hills gangrape case, which had stated that the accused children in conflict with law be tried as adults. The High Court directed the Principal Magistrate of Juvenile Justice Board to re-examine the case by following due …

Supreme Court transfers all cases against Leena Manimekalai to Delhi High Court
1 year, 8 months ago

Supreme Court transfers all cases against Leena Manimekalai to Delhi High Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday transferred five separate FIRs registered in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand against film-maker Leena Manimekalai for her ‘smoking Kaali’ poster and clubbed them with the first case lodged against her in Delhi. Chandrachud also gave her liberty to approach the Delhi High Court to quash the criminal cases against her. The apex court further …

Plea In High Court Seeks Direction For Centre, Delhi Govt To Consider Enacting Advocates Protection Act In National Capital
1 year, 8 months ago

Plea In High Court Seeks Direction For Centre, Delhi Govt To Consider Enacting Advocates Protection Act In National Capital

Live Law  

A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking directions for the Union of India and Delhi government to consider enacting the Advocates Protection Act in the national capital. The petition filed by lawyers Deepa Joseph and Alpha Phiris Dayal alleges that there is an "alarming rise" in incidents of violence inside the court premises of different district …

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