Badlapur sexual assault case: Bombay High Court takes suo moto cognizance of case; hearing today
4 months 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 sexual abuse case. Earlier, NCP chief Sharad Pawar said that the protest showed tremendous unrest among people as the government did not pay heed to the crime as it should have, the senior politician said.

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Rise In Sexual Offences Against Children Serious: Madhya Pradesh HC Initiates Suo Motu PIL, Questions Centre/State On POCSO Act Implementation
4 days, 15 hours ago

Rise In Sexual Offences Against Children Serious: Madhya Pradesh HC Initiates Suo Motu PIL, Questions Centre/State On POCSO Act Implementation

Live Law  

Taking into account the "substantial growth of sexual offences against children below the age of 18 years" in the state, the Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh has initiated a suo-moto PIL to enquire from the Central as well as the State Governments as to what steps have been taken on the implementation of the POCSO Act. The court further …

Badlapur sexual assault case probe complete, cop suspended: Maharashtra to court
5 days, 18 hours ago

Badlapur sexual assault case probe complete, cop suspended: Maharashtra to court

India Today  

The Maharashtra government on Tuesday informed the Bombay High Court that the Special Investigation Team that had been formed to investigate the Badlapur sexual assault case in a school has filed two chargesheets in the case against the accused, including the trustees of the school. In August this year, 23-year-old Akshay Shinde allegedly sexually abused two kindergarten girls at a …

Badlapur sexual assault: Why haven’t school trustees been arrested yet, HC asks SIT
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Badlapur sexual assault: Why haven’t school trustees been arrested yet, HC asks SIT

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Tuesday asked the state-appointed special investigation team for the Badlapur sexual assault cases why the trustees of the school where the incidents allegedly took place last month were not yet arrested. Meanwhile, another bench of the high court rejected the pre-arrest bail pleas of the accused trustees, chairman Uday Kotwal and secretary Tushar Apte. …

Chandigarh: Madrasa teacher held for sexually assaulting minor boy
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Chandigarh: Madrasa teacher held for sexually assaulting minor boy

Hindustan Times  

A 24-year-old teacher at a madrasa in Manimajra was arrested on Friday for allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old student. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Police said during school hours, the teacher called the boy and asked him to massage his legs, following which, he touched him inappropriately. {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} The accused has been charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual …

Kerala Police to take suo moto cognizance of POCSO-related allegations cited in Hema committee report
3 months, 1 week ago

Kerala Police to take suo moto cognizance of POCSO-related allegations cited in Hema committee report

Op India  

Days after the state High Court came down heavily on Pinarayi Vijayan government for inaction, the Kerala Police are mulling to take suo motu cognizance of POCSO-related allegations mentioned in the Justice Hema Committee report. After the publication of Justice Hema Committee report citing sexual assault allegations in the Malayalam film industry, around 23 cases have been registered so far …

Coimbatore man gets five years RI for sexual assault on minor girl
3 months, 1 week ago

Coimbatore man gets five years RI for sexual assault on minor girl

The Hindu  

The Special Court for the trial of cases registered under the POCSO Act, Coimbatore, on Thursday sentenced a man to five years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl in 2022. The police said that the man sexually assaulted the minor girl, who used to come to his house to play with his grandson, between August 5 and …

Badlapur sexual assaults case: POCSO court refuses pre-arrest bail to school trustees
3 months, 1 week ago

Badlapur sexual assaults case: POCSO court refuses pre-arrest bail to school trustees

Hindustan Times  

THANE: A special POCSO court in Kalyan on Tuesday denied anticipatory bail to two trustees of the Badlapur school where two four-year-old girls were sexually assaulted allegedly by a cleaning staff. The trustees were denied bail after the investigating officer in the case said the police had found evidence of negligence by the school. HT Image Trust president Uday Kotwal …

Badlapur case: Bombay High Court asks Maharashtra government why it suspended education officer
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Badlapur case: Bombay High Court asks Maharashtra government why it suspended education officer

The Hindu  

An education officer, suspended after two kindergarten children were sexually abused in Badlapur, moved the Bombay High Court on Friday seeking a stay on his suspension saying he has been framed. “The petitioner found out about the sexual abuse on August 18, and promptly contacted the Ambernath block education officer, asking him to visit the school in Badlapur, conduct an …

Badlapur Sex Assault Case: SIT Declares School Principal, 2 Trustees Absconding
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Badlapur Sex Assault Case: SIT Declares School Principal, 2 Trustees Absconding

ABP News  

The principal and two trustees of the school in Maharashtra's Badlapur, where two fourth-grade girls were sexually assaulted, were declared absconding by the Special Investigation Team team probing the case. According to police sources, the SIT had registered a case of negligence against the principal and two trustees and had called them to record their statements. The sexual assault of …

Badlapur assault: Accused in judicial custody, SIT to conduct identification parade
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Badlapur assault: Accused in judicial custody, SIT to conduct identification parade

Hindustan Times  

A special POCSO court in Kalyan on Monday remanded the 24-year-old cleaning staffer accused of sexually assaulting the two girls to 14 days’ judicial custody. The SIT appointed by the state government presented the accused in court and outlined its course of action, including plans to conduct an identification parade and efforts to identify additional victims if any. Public prosecutor …

Badlapur assault lays bare the clout of Maharashtra’s education barons
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Badlapur assault lays bare the clout of Maharashtra’s education barons

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: On August 14, two kindergarten students of a Badlapur school were sexually assaulted by a janitor employed by the school. The incident has brought the spotlight back on politicians who run educational institutions in Maharashtra—indeed, there has not been a single cabinet in the past two decades which did not have ‘education barons’ in it. “The management has promised …

Amid Outrage Over Badlapur Sexual Assault, Another Molestation Case Emerges In Maharashtra
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Amid Outrage Over Badlapur Sexual Assault, Another Molestation Case Emerges In Maharashtra

ABP News  

Maharashtra Sexual Assault Case: Amid the massive protests over the sexual abuse of two minor girls in Maharashtra's Badlapur, another incident of sexual assault of a minor girl in the state has come to the fore. A 16-year-old minor working in the canteen of a school in Naigaon allegedly molested the girl, a seven-year-old studying in Class 2 at the …

Badlapur assault case: No Maharashtra bandh today; opposition leaders stage street protests
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Badlapur assault case: No Maharashtra bandh today; opposition leaders stage street protests

New Indian Express  

In the midst of a steady drizzle on Saturday, leaders and supporters from the Maha Vikas Aghadi, which includes the Nationalist Congress Party, Shiv Sena, and Congress, took to the streets across Maharashtra to express their outrage over the tragic incident in Badlapur. The alleged sexual assault of two minor girls has stirred a deep sense of alarm and a …

Badlapur sexual assault: School management, principal, employee booked
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Badlapur sexual assault: School management, principal, employee booked

Hindustan Times  

THANE: A day after being reprimanded by the Bombay high court, the Badlapur police on Friday booked the management, principal and an employee of the pre-primary school where a cleaning staff member sexually assaulted two four-year-old girls. Aug 21, 2024: Senior IPS officer Arti Singh and the Special Investigation Team arrived at Badlapur police station to investigate the alleged sexual …

Badlapur rape case: Two minors were assaulted multiple times in last 15 days, reveals preliminary report
4 months ago

Badlapur rape case: Two minors were assaulted multiple times in last 15 days, reveals preliminary report

Op India  

Two kindergarten girls who were sexually abused by a school janitor in Maharashtra’s Badlapur were repeatedly assaulted over the last 15 days, a report published in India Today citing a preliminary report by a state-appointed committee. The sexual abuse of the 3- and 4-year-old girls has caused widespread outrage in Maharashtra’s Thane district, with both the school administration and police …

Badlapur assault case: SIT registers FIR against school authorities
4 months ago

Badlapur assault case: SIT registers FIR against school authorities

Op India  

The special investigation team for Badlapur sexual assault against minors has registered an FIR against the school authorities, for not complying with the provisions of section 19 of the POCSO Act which mandates that every authority when they come to know about any such kind of sexual assault against minors are obligated to report this to police authorities for further …

Badlapur minors' alleged sexual assault case: FIR registered against school authorities
4 months ago

Badlapur minors' alleged sexual assault case: FIR registered against school authorities

India TV News  

The Special Investigation Team probing the sexual assault case involving minors at a school in Badlapur has registered an FIR against the school authorities. The FIR was filed for failing to comply with Section 19 of the POCSO Act, which mandates that any authority aware of a sexual assault against minors must report it to the police. The Bombay High …

HC: Badlapur sexual assault shocking, there cannot be a compromise on safety, security of girls
4 months ago

HC: Badlapur sexual assault shocking, there cannot be a compromise on safety, security of girls

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday called the sexual assault on two minor girls at their school in Badlapur 'absolutely shocking' and said that there cannot be any compromise on the safety and security of girls. The court had taken suo motu cognisance of the incident where two four-year-old girls were sexually assaulted inside the school's washroom at Badlapur …

Badlapur sexual assault case: ‘Did you register any case against the school?’ Bombay HC asks girls
4 months ago

Badlapur sexual assault case: ‘Did you register any case against the school?’ Bombay HC asks girls

Live Mint  

Amid violent protests in Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the alleged sexual assault of two girls at a school in Badlapur. ‘Accused will be severely punished.,’ says Piyush Goyal Union Minister and BJP MP from North Mumbai, Piyush Goyal said, “The accused should be severely punished and strict action should be taken at the …

Badlapur Sexual Assault: Accused Akshay Shinde's House Vandalised, Family Members Evicted From Village
4 months ago

Badlapur Sexual Assault: Accused Akshay Shinde's House Vandalised, Family Members Evicted From Village

ABP News  

Maharashtra has been on the boil over the alleged sexual assault of two four-year-old girls in a school by a 23-year-old male cleaning staffer, Akshay Shinde. They also evicted Shinde's family members from the house and forced them to leave the village, reported ABP Majha. On Wednesday, the court extended the police custody of Akshay Shinde till August 26, who …

48-year-old arrested for molesting two girls in Navi Mumbai
4 months ago

48-year-old arrested for molesting two girls in Navi Mumbai

Hindustan Times  

Navi Mumbai: As people in Badlapur were protesting the sexual abuse of two four-year-old girls allegedly by a school janitor, two minor girls aged 10 and 11 were molested in Digha on Tuesday. HT Image The accused, Sahebrao Gaikwad, 48, was arrested under sections 8 and 10 of the Protection of Children Sexual Offenses Act and section 74 of the …

Badlapur Sexual Assault: MVA Calls for Maharashtra Bandh On August 24
4 months ago

Badlapur Sexual Assault: MVA Calls for Maharashtra Bandh On August 24

News 18  

The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi on Wednesday called for a “Maharashtra bandh” on August 24 to protest against the alleged sexual assault on two young girls at a school in Badlapur of Thane district. MVA allies – Congress, Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena and NCP headed by Sharad Pawar – took the decision after a meeting here, said Vijay Wadettiwar, leader …

Government school teacher arrested for sexual assault on nine girl students near Coimbatore
4 months ago

Government school teacher arrested for sexual assault on nine girl students near Coimbatore

The Hindu  

The Coimbatore District Police have arrested a high school teacher on charges of sexually assaulting nine girl students. The police said that S. Natarajan, 54, a secondary grade teacher from Annur, was arrested for offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. The police said that nine girl students complained to officials of the District Child Protection Unit, …

'Outsiders Involved': Shinde Says Badlapur Protests Politically Motivated, Oppn Calls For Maharashtra Bandh
4 months ago

'Outsiders Involved': Shinde Says Badlapur Protests Politically Motivated, Oppn Calls For Maharashtra Bandh

News 18  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday claimed that the massive rail roko protest at Thane’s Badlapur over the alleged sexual assault of two four-year-old girls by the sweeper in the washroom of a school in the town, was “politically motivated” and aimed at maligning the state government. The people of Maharashtra are agitated and… pic.twitter.com/4LoFpEZoly— ANI August 21, 2024 …

Badlapur sexual abuse case: Court extends police custody of accused till August 26
4 months ago

Badlapur sexual abuse case: Court extends police custody of accused till August 26

The Hindu  

A local court on Wednesday extended till August 26 the police custody of the man arrested for allegedly sexually abusing two girls at a school in Badlapur town of Maharashtra's Thane district. The accused, who was employed as an attendant at the school where the incident took place last week, was produced before a magistrate at Kalyan in the district …

Riteish Deshmukh Expresses Anger Over Badlapur Sexual Assault Case: 'As A Parent, I Am...'
4 months ago

Riteish Deshmukh Expresses Anger Over Badlapur Sexual Assault Case: 'As A Parent, I Am...'

ABP News  

New Delhi: Riteish Deshmukh has expressed shock and anger over the alleged sexual assault of two minor girls in Maharashtra's Badlapur. Harshest punishment needs to be given to this… — Riteish Deshmukh August 20, 2024 The alleged sexual assault of two minor girls, aged 4, at a Badlapur school in Maharashtra has sparked nation-wide outrage. We are in the process …

Badlapur School Case: Internet Shut Down, 40 Arrested After Intense Protests Against Sexual Assault Of 2 Girls
4 months ago

Badlapur School Case: Internet Shut Down, 40 Arrested After Intense Protests Against Sexual Assault Of 2 Girls

ABP News  

Badlapur School Case: Thane Police arrested 40 people in the case pertaining to the alleged sexual assault of two nursery class kids by a male attendant at a local school in Maharashtra's Badlapur. Alleged sexual assault with a girl child at a school in Badlapur, Maharashtra | FIR has been registered against around 300 people protesting against the incident yesterday. …

Badlapur School Case LIVE Updates: Maharashtra DGP Assures Justice To Victims, Court Extends Custody Of Accused
4 months ago

Badlapur School Case LIVE Updates: Maharashtra DGP Assures Justice To Victims, Court Extends Custody Of Accused

ABP News  

Badlapur School Sexual Assault Case Live Updates: Please follow this space for all the latest news and updates on the sexual assault case on two school girls in Maharashtra's Badlapur. Massive outrage erupted on Tuesday over sexual assault of two four-year-old girls at a school in Badlapur by a 23-year-old male cleaning staff member. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis …

Riteish Deshmukh is ‘raging with anger’ over Badlapur sexual assault case: Schools are supposed to be a safe place
4 months ago

Riteish Deshmukh is ‘raging with anger’ over Badlapur sexual assault case: Schools are supposed to be a safe place

Hindustan Times  

Actor Riteish Deshmukh has expressed his shock and anger over the alleged sexual assault of two minor girls in Maharashtra's Badlapur. Riteish Deshmukh is "deeply anguished" by the Badlapur sexual assault Riteish took to his X account on Tuesday and expressed his pain and frustration. #BadlapurCrime.” The alleged sexual assault of two minor girls at a school in Badlapur, Maharashtra, …

Badlapur school sexual abuse: What one of the 2 girls in Thane told her parents
4 months ago

Badlapur school sexual abuse: What one of the 2 girls in Thane told her parents

Hindustan Times  

Badlapur school sexual abuse case updates: Badlapur railway station in Maharashtra's Thane district saw thousands of protesters on Tuesday blocking train tracks over the alleged sexual assault of two four-year-old girls by a school sweeper in the washroom. Two four-year-old girls studying in pre-primary classes at a prominent co-ed school in Badlapur were allegedly sexually assaulted by the 23-year-old male …

Thane POCSO case: Court extends custody of accused; internet suspended, schools closed in Badlapur after protests
4 months ago

Thane POCSO case: Court extends custody of accused; internet suspended, schools closed in Badlapur after protests

New Indian Express  

The injured police personnel are being treated at different local hospitals, he said. Commissioner of Government Railway Police Ravindra Shisve said one FIR has been registered in connection with the violence at Badlapur railway station and 32 persons have been arrested. The court ordered the extension of his police custody till August 26, following which he was taken away by …

Badlapur sexual assault: School trust issues public apology, ups security
4 months ago

Badlapur sexual assault: School trust issues public apology, ups security

Hindustan Times  

Badlapur: The trust that runs the Badlapur school where the alleged sexual assault on two four-year-old girls took place has issued a public apology to the affected families and reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring the safety and well-being of all students. People block railway tracks to protest against the alleged sexual abuse of two girls at a school at Badlapur …

Badlapur case: Police lathi-charge crowd blocking railway tracks
4 months ago

Badlapur case: Police lathi-charge crowd blocking railway tracks

Hindustan Times  

After several hours of blockade, police in Badlapur of Maharashtra's Thane district lathi-charged protestors sitting on railway tracks to protest the alleged sexual abuse of two four-year-old girls by a cleaner, 23, in their school. The protest began at Badlapur railway station began on Tuesday morning Visuals on ANI showed police personnel in anti-riot gear, charging at the crowd on …

‘NCPCR team will probe matter,’ says chairperson Priyank Kanoongo on Badlapur case
4 months ago

‘NCPCR team will probe matter,’ says chairperson Priyank Kanoongo on Badlapur case

Hindustan Times  

A team from NCPCR will conduct an inquiry into the alleged sexual abuse of two four-year old girls by a male staffer of their school at Badlapur in Maharashtra's Thane district, Priyank Kanoongo, chairperson, NCPCR, said on Tuesday. Thane: Police personnel try to disperse people blocking railway tracks in protest against the alleged sexual abuse of two girls at a …

Badlapur sexual assault case: Minister Girish Mahajan meets protestors, govt orders suspension of 3 cops amid outrage
4 months ago

Badlapur sexual assault case: Minister Girish Mahajan meets protestors, govt orders suspension of 3 cops amid outrage

Live Mint  

Amid massive outrage over the sexual assault of two minor girls in Maharashtra's Badlapur, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday ordered suspension of three cops from Badlapur Police station. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} “Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has ordered the Thane Police Commissioner to immediately suspend the senior police inspector, assistant sub-inspector and head constable of Badlapur police station who …

Badlapur News: Milind Deora lists steps taken by govt amid protests over kids' sexual abuse, ‘public outrage sends…'
4 months ago

Badlapur News: Milind Deora lists steps taken by govt amid protests over kids' sexual abuse, ‘public outrage sends…'

Live Mint  

Badlapur News: Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora on Tuesday reacted to public outrage over the alleged sexual assault of two young girls students of a kindergarten in Badlapur town of Thane district in Maharashtra, and said that as a father, his heart goes out to the victims & their families. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} The Rajya Sabha MP also listed six steps …

What happened in Badlapur? Sexual abuse case, protest explained
4 months ago

What happened in Badlapur? Sexual abuse case, protest explained

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday ordered the police to impose the attempt to rape charge against the accused arrested for allegedly sexually abusing two girl students at a school in Thane's Badlapur. Thane: Police personnel try to disperse people blocking railway tracks in protest against the alleged sexual abuse of two girls at a school, at Badlapur railway …

Badlapur: Two 4-year-old girls sexually assaulted in school washroom, accused sweeper arrested
4 months ago

Badlapur: Two 4-year-old girls sexually assaulted in school washroom, accused sweeper arrested

Op India  

Massive outrage erupted in the state of Maharashtra on Tuesday, 20th August, after the incident of rape of two toddler girls came to the fore from Badlapur region of Thane district. As per the initial reports, two minor girls, aged 4, studying in Nursery, were sexually assaulted by a school sweeper in the washroom of a well-known school named Adarsh …

Badlapur news: Protesters pelt stones at police amid 'rail roko' agitation over sexual assault of two students
4 months ago

Badlapur news: Protesters pelt stones at police amid 'rail roko' agitation over sexual assault of two students

Live Mint  

Badlapur News: Massive protests erupted on Tuesday at Badlapur railway station in Maharashtra's Thane district, and stones were pelted at police as 'rail roko' agitation intensified over the alleged sexual assault of two nursery kids by a male attendant at a local school. The Central Railway chief public relations officer Swapnil Nila told news agency PTI that protesters had occupied …

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

Badlapur: Sweeper Held for Sexually Assaulting Two Girls Aged 4 in School Bathroom, Bandh Call Hits Train Services
4 months ago

Badlapur: Sweeper Held for Sexually Assaulting Two Girls Aged 4 in School Bathroom, Bandh Call Hits Train Services

News 18  

Two young girls aged four were allegedly sexually assaulted by a school sweeper in the washroom of a well-known school in Badlapur, triggering massive protests across Thane district by agitated parents. The accused, identified as Akshay Shinde, worked as a cleaner contracted through a third-party company and was arrested after the parents insisted on filing a formal complaint despite initial …

Supreme Court takes suo motu cognisance of Kolkata rape-murder case; hearing on August 20
4 months ago

Supreme Court takes suo motu cognisance of Kolkata rape-murder case; hearing on August 20

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on August 18 took suo motu cognisance of the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at the R.G. East Bengal, Mohun Bagan fans unite to protest Kolkata rape, murder at Salt Lake stadium Violent protests erupted near Salt Lake stadium in Kolkata’s Eastern Metropolitan Bypass on August 18 as thousands of sports lovers raised slogans …

Supreme Court takes suo motu cognizance of Kolkata rape-murder case, hearing on Tuesday
4 months ago

Supreme Court takes suo motu cognizance of Kolkata rape-murder case, hearing on Tuesday

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the horrific rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at R.G. Kolkata rape-murder case: A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud will hear the matter on Tuesday. Follow LIVE updates on Kolkata rape-murder case The Supreme Court's intervention comes in the wake of mounting public pressure and …

Bombay High Court upholds conviction of teacher for sexual assault on students
6 months ago

Bombay High Court upholds conviction of teacher for sexual assault on students

India Today  

The Bombay High Court has upheld the conviction and five-year imprisonment of a primary school teacher who was found guilty of sexually assaulting three students in grades one and two. The bench of Justice Kishor Kant was hearing an appeal against the order of the Ratnagiri Sessions Court, which convicted the primary school teacher from Ratnagiri under the Protection of …

Gujarat High Court Declines Suo Motu Action Against Mob Which Attacked Foreign Students At Gujarat University Campus During Namaz
9 months ago

Gujarat High Court Declines Suo Motu Action Against Mob Which Attacked Foreign Students At Gujarat University Campus During Namaz

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court today refused to take suo motu cognizance of an incident where five foreign students of Gujarat University were allegedly attacked by a mob while praying on the university campus. An advocate urged the Court to take suo motu cognizance of the incident, asserting that the police had failed to invoke proper provisions of the law against …

Calcutta High Court Refuses Urgent Listing Of Plea Seeking 'Protection' For Women In Violence-Affected Sandeshkhali
10 months ago

Calcutta High Court Refuses Urgent Listing Of Plea Seeking 'Protection' For Women In Violence-Affected Sandeshkhali

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Monday refused urgent hearing for a plea seeking orders for the 'protection of women residents' of Sandeshkhali, West Bengal, amidst allegations of sexual violence faced by them from certain miscreants allegedly belonging to the ruling dispensation.Live Law had earlier reported on a suo moto motion taken up by the Calcutta High Court regarding the aforesaid …

Calcutta HC takes suo motu cognisance over sexual assault allegations on women in Sandeshkhali
10 months, 1 week 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. …

Rape, Queer Student Harassment Allegations | 'GNLU Trying To Save Institute's Image, Its Inquiry Merely A Cover Up', Says High Court In Suo Moto Case
1 year, 2 months ago

Rape, Queer Student Harassment Allegations | 'GNLU Trying To Save Institute's Image, Its Inquiry Merely A Cover Up', Says High Court In Suo Moto Case

Live Law  

Dealing with the suo moto matter pertaining to rape allegations by a second-year law student against her batchmate and harassment of a queer student at the Gujarat National Law University, the Gujarat High Court took strong exception to the working of the Institute’s fact-finding committee concerned with the issue in question. Importantly, the Court flagged its concern regarding appointing Professor …

Allahabad High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of 'Police Violence' Against Advocates In Hapur
1 year, 3 months ago

Allahabad High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of 'Police Violence' Against Advocates In Hapur

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court today took a suo moto cognizance of the incident of lathi charge by Police against Lawyers in Hapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Chief Justice-led bench is likely to hear the matter today at around 4:30 p.m.For the uninitiated, in Hapur, lawyers were allegedly peacefully protesting peacefully on August 29 against the filing of an alleged false case …

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