Calcutta High Court Orders State Govt To Pay 15 Lakh Compensation To Family Of Teenager Who Died In Police Custody
1 year, 8 months ago

Calcutta High Court Orders State Govt To Pay 15 Lakh Compensation To Family Of Teenager Who Died In Police Custody

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The Calcutta High Court has awarded a compensation of Rs. While hearing a PIL and Suo Motu Writ Petition regarding the incident, the division bench of the Acting Chief Justice T. S. Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya said "there is a sorry state of affairs" in which a young boy of 15 years died in police custody. The court said it is the duty of the State to sensitize all its police officers on their duties and responsibilities under the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 and the West Bengal Juvenile Justice Rules, 2017. The court elaborated the various Rules provided under the West Bengal Juvenile Justice Rules, 2017 and directed the State to take steps in terms of the Rules and issue appropriate guidelines giving wide publicity, and ensure that all police stations carry the necessary information as mandated under the Act and the Rules. The court further said that the State should conduct periodic sensitisation programmes to all police officers irrespective of whether they man a special police team or a woman police station as to how they should discharge their duties while dealing with the children in conflict of law.

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The Delhi High Court has recently directed the Delhi Jal Board to pay compensation of Rs. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav said that there was negligence on the part of DJB and it was thw duty of the Board to maintain safe conditions and take due precautions in and around the land where the pit was situated. Justice Kaurav disposed of …

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The Calcutta High Court has recently reversed a death sentence awarded to a man who was accused of brutally murdering a home-maker and her 13-year-old daughter with a sharp and heavy weapon.A division bench of Justices Soumen Sen and Partha Sarathi Sen were adjudicating upon a death reference case wherein the trial court had handed a death sentence to Padam …

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The Orissa High Court has ordered rupees two lakh interim compensation to the mother of a 22 year-old man who allegedly died of falling from moving train while he was under the custody of the police. The petitioner alleged that during the course of train journey, the father of the girl and the police officials caused the death of her …

Income Not Sufficient For Treatment & Reintegration: Calcutta High Court Directs Payment Of Further Compensation To Male Acid Attack Survivor
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The Calcutta High Court has directed the State Legal Services Authority to consider and enhance the compensation awarded to a male acid attack survivor. Under the West Bengal Victim Compensation Scheme, the petitioner was paid Rs 3 lakh, which was the minimum stipulated amount.A single bench of Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharya upon noting that the petitioner had credibly pointed out that. …

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The Karnataka High Court recently admonished the Hospete Municipal Council for delaying the compensation to a father for the death of his 6-year old son ten years ago after falling into a drain. It is sheer callousness on the part of the State in not granting any compensation despite passage of 10 years of the petitioner wanting to get compensation, …

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Chhattisgarh High Court Orders ₹1 Lakh Compensation To Mother Of Juvenile Who Died Under ‘Unnatural Circumstances’ In Observation Home

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The Chhattisgarh High Court has recently ordered ₹1 lakh compensation to the mother of a juvenile offender who died in custody while being lodged in an observation home. On the basis of Aadhaar Card and School Certificate of the deceased, the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bilaspur found him Juvenile and ordered to transfer him to the Observation Home, Bilaspur on 26.07.2019. …

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1 year, 8 months ago

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The Calcutta High Court recently directed the West Bengal government to pay a compensation of Rs. The counsel appearing for the SLSA and DLSA submitted that the Scheme of NALSA and the amounts recommended under the Scheme are not made available to the SLSA or the State Government and hence theh cannot award compensation in accordance with the NALSA Scheme. …

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1 year, 9 months ago

“Legal System Completely Failed Him”: Orissa High Court Orders ₹10 Lakh Compensation To Wife Of Tribal Man Killed In Police Custody

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The Orissa High Court has ordered the Central Reserve Police Force and the Odisha Police to pay an amount of rupees ten lakhs as compensation to the wife of a tribal man who was killed in their custody in 2010. The mandatory fundamental rights available to an arrested person as spelt out in in Article 22 and of the Constitution …

Kanjhawala death case: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal announces compensation of Rs 10 lakh to victim's family
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[Custodial Death] Madras High Court Directs CB-CID To Charge Erring Police Officials For Murder, Awards ₹5 Lakh Interim Compensation To Family
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[Custodial Death] Madras High Court Directs CB-CID To Charge Erring Police Officials For Murder, Awards ₹5 Lakh Interim Compensation To Family

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The Madras High Court recently allowed a mother's plea to register a case for the offence of Murder against the police officials allegedly involved in the custodial death of her 22 year old son.It directed the CB-CID to alter the charge against the accused police officials and proceed against them for the offence of murder and file the final report …

Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 16 To May 22, 2022
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Orissa High Court Directs State To Pay Rupees 10 Lakhs Compensation To Parents Of Boy Who Died By Falling In Drain During School Hours
2 years, 8 months ago

Orissa High Court Directs State To Pay Rupees 10 Lakhs Compensation To Parents Of Boy Who Died By Falling In Drain During School Hours

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The Orissa High Court has ordered compensation of rupees ten lakhs to parents of a boy who died by falling into a drain during school hours. He relied on an order dated 30th September 2021 made by a Division Bench of the High Court in Jambeswar Naik & Anr. Acharya, Standing Counsel appeared on behalf of the Department and drew …

Calcutta High Court Weekly Round Up: February 7 To February 12, 2022
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Judgments/Orders of the Week 1. 'Period Of 4-6 Weeks Was Only Suggestive': Calcutta High Court Dismisses Contempt Petition Against SEC Regarding Postponement Of 4 Civic Polls Case Title: Bimal Bhattacharya v. State of West Bengal Case Citation: 2022 LiveLaw 34 The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a contempt petition filed against the State Election Commission alleging that it had failed …

Calcutta High Court Orders Payment Of 50 % Outstanding School Fees, To Consider Expulsion In Case Of Default
3 years, 5 months ago

Calcutta High Court Orders Payment Of 50 % Outstanding School Fees, To Consider Expulsion In Case Of Default

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The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed parents to pay at least 50 percent of the outstanding school fees failing which the Court will mull over allowing educational institutions to take stringent action including expelling students. A Bench comprising Justice IP Mukherji and Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya expressed displeasure at parents taking undue advantage of the ongoing pandemic and thus observed, …

Unnatural Death Of Teenaged Boy- "Train Police Officials About Pre-Production Action Of Police With Regard To Child In Conflict With Law": Calcutta High Court
3 years, 9 months ago

Unnatural Death Of Teenaged Boy- "Train Police Officials About Pre-Production Action Of Police With Regard To Child In Conflict With Law": Calcutta High Court

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Underlining that Rule 8 of the West Bengal Juvenile Justice Rules, 2017 aims to support the children, the Calcutta High Court recently observed that ground-level police officials need to be appropriately instructed with adequate information about the contents and modality of operation related to the rule. It may be noted that Rule 8 of the West Bengal Juvenile Justice Rules, …

Medical Negligence- Tripura High Court Orders Govt. To Pay Rs.10 Lakhs Compensation To Mother Of Deceased Lawyer
4 years ago

Medical Negligence- Tripura High Court Orders Govt. To Pay Rs.10 Lakhs Compensation To Mother Of Deceased Lawyer

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A division bench of Tripura High Court consisting of Chief Justice Akil Kureshi and Justice SG Chattopadhyay on Monday ordered the State of Tripura to pay a compensation of Rs. 10,00,000 in a case of death of an advocate namely Bhaskar Debroy after it was found that the he died due to medical negligence of GBP hospital. "After thoroughly scrutinizing …

Custodial Death Of 16 Yr Old Boy: Bombay HC Grants Rs 5 Lakh Compensation To Victim's Father
4 years, 1 month ago

Custodial Death Of 16 Yr Old Boy: Bombay HC Grants Rs 5 Lakh Compensation To Victim's Father

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The Bombay High Court recently granted ex-gratia compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the father of a 16-year-old boy, who died in the custody of Shirdi police station in March, 2016. The case before the Court The petitioner sought ex gratia compensation to the tune of Rs.10 lakhs on account of custodial death of his son namely Kiran Rokade. against …

Calcutta HC Directs State to Pay Rs 5 Lakhs Compensation To Minor Victim of Sexual Assault [Read Judgment]
5 years, 6 months ago

Calcutta HC Directs State to Pay Rs 5 Lakhs Compensation To Minor Victim of Sexual Assault [Read Judgment]

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The Calcutta High Court upheld the conviction and sentence of a man under section 6 of POCSO Act for sexually assaulting a three year old girl, denying the presence of minor contradictions in the statement of victim's mother to vitiate the case of the prosecution. In addition to this, the court directed the state to pay the victim a compensation …

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