"Has Become A Trend Now": SC Stays Disciplinary Proceedings Against Madhya Pradesh District Judge On Account Of Sexual Harassment Allegations
4 years, 6 months ago

"Has Become A Trend Now": SC Stays Disciplinary Proceedings Against Madhya Pradesh District Judge On Account Of Sexual Harassment Allegations

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The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice & also stayed disciplinary proceedings against a Senior District Judge from Madhya Pradesh on account of sexual harassment charges levelled against him by a woman judicial officer in 2018.A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna & V. Ramasubramaniun while issuing notice on the petition remarked that filing complaints against. The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice & also stayed disciplinary proceedings against a Senior District Judge from Madhya Pradesh on account of sexual harassment charges levelled against him by a woman judicial officer in 2018. The plea has been filed through Advocate on Record Sachin Sharma by a senior Madhya Pradesh district judge seeking quashing of sexual harassment charges levelled against him by a woman judicial officer had filed the complaint of sexual harassment before the Gender Sensitisation Internal Complaint Committee against the judge in March 2018. The Ld District Judge took ex-parte statement of three witnesses behind the back of the Petitioner, who is another District Judge of equivalent status and position as the Enquiry Officer herself, against all canons of principles of natural justice and submitted a report dated 20.03.2018 by collecting evidence/documents seriously indicting the petitioner without authority of law," plea submits.

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Madhya Pradesh High Court Denies Relief To Advocate Booked For Client's Rape
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Madhya Pradesh High Court Denies Relief To Advocate Booked For Client's Rape

Live Law  

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Brij Bhushan sexual harassment case: Delhi court records witness statement
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Brij Bhushan sexual harassment case: Delhi court records witness statement

Hindustan Times  

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Sensitive Work Environment Must Be Ensured For Growing Number Of Women Judicial Officers : Supreme Court
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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Sensitive Work Environment Must Be Ensured For Growing Number Of Women Judicial Officers : Supreme Court

Live Law  

While setting aside the dismissal of two women judicial officers in Madhya Pradesh, the Supreme Court on Friday underscored the importance of being sensitive to the gender-specific difficulties faced by women, while assessing their performance. "While gender is not a rescue for poor performance, it is a critical condition which may weigh for holistic decision-making at certain times and stages …

Sensitive Work Environment Must Be Ensured For Growing Number Of Women Judicial Officers : Supreme Court
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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Sensitive Work Environment Must Be Ensured For Growing Number Of Women Judicial Officers : Supreme Court

Live Law  

While setting aside the dismissal of two women judicial officers in Madhya Pradesh, the Supreme Court on Friday underscored the importance of being sensitive to the gender-specific difficulties faced by women, while assessing their performance. "While gender is not a rescue for poor performance, it is a critical condition which may weigh for holistic decision-making at certain times and stages …

Supreme Court reinstates 2 women judges: Termination was stigmatic in nature
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Supreme Court reinstates 2 women judges: Termination was stigmatic in nature

India Today  

Emphasising the need for a conducive environment for women judges in India to flourish, the Supreme Court on Friday reinstated two judges in Madhya Pradesh after they were dismissed from service following adverse reports by the High Court. Noting that one of the judges had to be hospitalised due to Covid-19 and then suffered a miscarriage, the top court said …

SC sets aside termination of two women judicial officers in MP; orders reinstatement
2 weeks, 5 days ago

SC sets aside termination of two women judicial officers in MP; orders reinstatement

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday set aside the terminating order of services of two Madhya Pradesh judicial officers, and reinstated them after observing that their termination as "punitive, arbitrary and illegal". It is significant to note that out of a total of six women judges, four of them were reinstated following the top court's intervention in September last …

Supreme Court quashes chargesheet against former Army officer in rape case
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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 …

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Supreme Court Annual Digest 2024: Service Law

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Supreme Court stays Madras High Court order against Chennai Police Commissioner
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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 …

SC stays defamation proceedings against Rahul Gandhi over remarks on Amit Shah
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SC stays defamation proceedings against Rahul Gandhi over remarks on Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed defamation proceedings against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in a 2018 defamation case pending before a Jharkhand court for calling Union home minister Amit Shah, who was then the BJP president, a “murder accused”. A bench headed by justice Vikram Nath issued notice on Gandhi’s appeal challenging the order of the Jharkhand high court in …

Madhya Pradesh High Court judge raises concern over misuse of SC
2 months ago

Madhya Pradesh High Court judge raises concern over misuse of SC

Op India  

During a division-bench workshop on the SC/ST Act and its implementation held in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh High Court judge Vivek Agarwal raised concerns over the rampant misuse of this Act. Justice Agarwal, who was the chief guest at the event held on 12th January 2025, stressed the need for sincere investigation and honest prosecution of matters related to the SC/ST …

Commenting on woman’s ‘body structure’ amounts to sexual harassment: Kerala High Court
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2 months, 1 week ago

Commenting on woman’s ‘body structure’ amounts to sexual harassment: Kerala High Court

The Hindu  

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Commenting on woman's body structure amounts to sexual harassment: High Court
2 months, 1 week ago

Commenting on woman's body structure amounts to sexual harassment: High Court

India Today  

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HC quashes SC, ST case against judicial officers filed by their colleague

Deccan Chronicle  

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Judicial officer suspended for allegedly outraging modesty of woman court employee
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Judicial officer suspended for allegedly outraging modesty of woman court employee

The Hindu  

M. Suhaib, the Additional District Judge, Kozhikode, who is facing the allegation of outraging the modesty of a woman court employee in his official chamber in the court complex, was suspended from service. An emergency meeting of the Administrative Committee of the Kerala High Court, headed by Chief Justice Nitin Madhukar Jamdar, took the decision on Wednesday after assessing that …

Calcutta high court relief for NUJS vice chancellor in sexual harassment case
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2 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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"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 Reserves Judgment On Plea Against Dismissal Of 2 Women Judicial Officers By Madhya Pradesh High Court
3 months ago

Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Plea Against Dismissal Of 2 Women Judicial Officers By Madhya Pradesh High Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today reserved judgment in the case concerning the Madhya Pradesh High Court's decision to terminate two lady judicial officers from service.In this case, six judicial officers were simultaneously terminated from service. The Supreme Court today reserved judgment in the case concerning the Madhya Pradesh High Court's decision to terminate two lady judicial officers from service. Arguments in …

Supreme Court reserves order on plea against termination of 2 Madhya Pradesh judges
3 months ago

Supreme Court reserves order on plea against termination of 2 Madhya Pradesh judges

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its order on the suo motu writ petition registered in connection with the termination of services of six female civil judges by the Madhya Pradesh government, of which two are yet to be reinstated. On the last date of hearing, the top court had slammed the state high court for terminating the services of …

Top court notice to Centre on plea seeking pan-India guidelines for women's safety
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3 months ago

Top court notice to Centre on plea seeking pan-India guidelines for women's safety

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to Centre and states on a plea seeking pan-India guidelines for the safety of women, including banning free online pornographic material and the castration of individuals convicted for sex offences. Praising the petitioner for highlighting relevant things in its plea, the bench said, "One of the prayers you have asked for is to …

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

Live Law  

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‘Men would understand if they menstruated…’: Supreme Court criticises dismissal of 6 women judges in Madhya Pradesh
3 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Men would understand if they menstruated…’: Supreme Court criticises dismissal of 6 women judges in Madhya Pradesh

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday strongly criticized the dismissal of six women civil judges in Madhya Pradesh, questioning the fairness of the criteria used. It also commented that ‘men would understand the situation if they experienced menstruation.’ A panel of Justices BV Nagarathna and N Kotiswar Singh was hearing a case related to the termination of female civil judges. The …

‘If men menstruated, they would understand’: SC slams Madhya Pradesh HC for sacking women judges
3 months, 2 weeks ago

‘If men menstruated, they would understand’: SC slams Madhya Pradesh HC for sacking women judges

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday took strong exception to the termination of women civil judges in Madhya Pradesh, criticizing the criteria used for their dismissal and remarking that men would understand the situation if they experienced menstruation. A Bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and N. Kotiswar Singh made this comment while hearing a case related to the termination of female …

‘Wish men menstruated, only then they would understand’: SC slams firing of MP women judges
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India TV News  

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Sacked woman judge turns advocate, fights her case in Chhattisgarh HC, gets reinstated
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Sacked woman judge turns advocate, fights her case in Chhattisgarh HC, gets reinstated

New Indian Express  

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SC orders states to form POSH panels in all govt depts
3 months, 2 weeks ago

SC orders states to form POSH panels in all govt depts

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed all states and Union Territories to constitute an internal complaints committee in all government departments and undertakings to ensure a nationwide compliance of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013. The top court directed the deputy commissioners/district magistrates to survey the public and private organisations for ICC compliance under Section …

'If men menstruated, they'd understand': SC slams Madhya Pradesh HC for firing women judges
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

'If men menstruated, they'd understand': SC slams Madhya Pradesh HC for firing women judges

New Indian Express  

In a turn of anguish and displeasure during the hearing in the Madhya Pradesh women judges termination case, the Supreme Court on Tuesday slammed the state High Court for terminating the services of women civil judges in the State and refused to reinstate some of them. "I wish men had menstruation, then only, they would understand," a two-judge Bench of …

SC To Hear Plea Against Probe In Justice Hema Committee Report Tomorrow
3 months, 3 weeks ago

SC To Hear Plea Against Probe In Justice Hema Committee Report Tomorrow

ABP News  

The Supreme Court will resume hearing on Monday a petition challenging the Kerala High Court order directing registeration of FIRs on statements made by women actors to the Justice Hema Committee regarding the abuses they faced in the Malayalam cinema industry. The top court on October 24 had issued notice in a special leave petition filed against the Kerala High …

Judicial Forum Not For Harassing A Person, But To Protect Parties' Rights: Madhya Pradesh HC Pulls Up Complainant For Suppressing Facts
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Judicial Forum Not For Harassing A Person, But To Protect Parties' Rights: Madhya Pradesh HC Pulls Up Complainant For Suppressing Facts

Live Law  

While quashing a complaint filed under Section 156 of Cr.P.C., the Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court expressed its displeasure with the act of the alleged complainant after noting that he had filed a "false affidavit" stating that the police authorities did not act or conduct an inquiry upon his complaint. The judicial forum is not available for …

SC relief to Shivraj Singh Chauhan in defamation case filed by Vivek Thanka
4 months, 1 week ago

SC relief to Shivraj Singh Chauhan in defamation case filed by Vivek Thanka

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday granted relief to Union minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan in a criminal defamation case filed by senior lawyer and former Congress leader Vivek K Tankha by allowing him to appear before the trial court through a lawyer after the court concerned in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabaplur issued bailable warrants to secure his presence. A bench headed by …

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's Plea To Quash Vivek Tankha's Criminal Defamation Case
4 months, 1 week 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, 1 week 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, 1 week 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 …

SC says ‘compromise’ can't be basis for dismissal of sexual harassment case
4 months, 1 week ago

SC says ‘compromise’ can't be basis for dismissal of sexual harassment case

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a sexual harassment case cannot be dismissed on the basis of a 'compromise' reached between the accused and the complainant. The top court bench of justices CT Ravikumar and PV Sanjay Kumar set aside a decision of the Rajasthan High Court to quash one such sexual harassment case, Bar and Bench reported. The …

SC issues notice on ex-Army officer's plea for quashing charge sheet in rape case
4 months, 2 weeks ago

SC issues notice on ex-Army officer's plea for quashing charge sheet in rape case

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine a plea by a former Army officer who sought quashing of a charge sheet against him in an alleged rape case. Dubey claimed seven FIRs against nine different people, including the petitioner, at seven different police stations, had been registered at her instance in the last eight years. "Petitioner is …

High Court Issues Notice on Plea for Early Hearing in Sexual Harassment Case Against Brij Bhushan Singh
5 months ago

High Court Issues Notice on Plea for Early Hearing in Sexual Harassment Case Against Brij Bhushan Singh

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on an application filed by BJP leader Brij Bhushan Singh seeking early hearing in his petition for quashing of the FIR, chargesheet as well as framing of charges against him in the sexual harassment case filed by women wrestlers. Singh has challenged the FIR, chargesheet as well as all the trial court proceedings …

SC says it will consider listing pleas challenging marital rape exception soon
6 months ago

SC says it will consider listing pleas challenging marital rape exception soon

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that pleas challenging the marital rape exception had not been taken due to a day-long hearing in another matter relating to customs appeals today. A batch of pleas were pending in the top court for hearing, including the of plea of AIDWA challenging the marital rape exception under the new criminal laws. …

Karnataka High Court adjourns hearing on Yediyurappa’s plea against POCSO case on Special Public Prosecutor’s request
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka High Court adjourns hearing on Yediyurappa’s plea against POCSO case on Special Public Prosecutor’s request

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka, on the request made by the Special Public Prosecutor, on Friday adjourned till September 5 further hearing on the petition filed by former Chief Minister B.S. “If Mr. Yediyurappa is destined to go to jail he will, I am ready to argue the case,” said Mr. Nagesh while pointing out that on the one hand, …

Karnataka High Court directs trial court not to record further proceeding on sexual harassment case against H.D. Revanna
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka High Court directs trial court not to record further proceeding on sexual harassment case against H.D. Revanna

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka on Friday directed the trial court not to record further proceedings based on the charge sheet filed against former Minister and MLA for Holenarsipur H.D. Justice M. Nagaprasanna passed the interim order on the petition filed by Mr. Revanna, who questioned the legality of registration of FIR on the alleged incident said to have been …

HC directs State to address issue of protection of sportswomen from sexual harassment
6 months, 2 weeks 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 …

BJP MP Brij Bhushan moves Delhi HC against trial in local court
6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP MP Brij Bhushan moves Delhi HC against trial in local court

The Hindu  

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has moved the Delhi High Court challenging the ongoing trial before a local court in relation to the sexual harassment allegations against him levelled by women wrestlers. Mr. Singh has sought the quashing of legal proceedings, including the FIR and the trial court order that framed charges against him. A Delhi court …

Supreme Court to hear marital rape pleas next week
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court to hear marital rape pleas next week

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday assured the petitioners that it would hear the batch of pleas challenging the marital rape exception under the new criminal laws next week. The three-judge bench of the apex court, led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, while taking on the submissions of senior advocate …

Charges framed against former Haryana minister in harassment case
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Charges framed against former Haryana minister in harassment case

Hindustan Times  

A local court in Chandigarh on Monday framed charges against former Haryana minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sandeep Singh in an alleged sexual harassment case registered on the complaint of a junior woman coach. The court also dismissed the complainant’s plea to add section 376 in the case, he said, and fixed August 17 as the next date of …

Supreme Court Asks Full Court Of MP High Court To Re-Consider Dismissal of 6 Women Judicial Officers
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Asks Full Court Of MP High Court To Re-Consider Dismissal of 6 Women Judicial Officers

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, in a suo motu writ petition registered regarding the simultaneous termination of services of 6 female civil judges in Madhya Pradesh, asked the full court of the MP High Court to reconsider the issue. The State government's decision was preceded by the meeting of the Administrative Committee of the High Court recommending the termination of these judicial …

SC asks Madhya Pradesh HC to re-examine termination of six women civil judges
7 months, 3 weeks ago

SC asks Madhya Pradesh HC to re-examine termination of six women civil judges

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court recently directed the Madhya Pradesh High Court to re-examine its order to terminate the services of six women civil judges. In January, the Supreme Court had issued a notice to the Registrar General of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in the suo motu case. The Supreme Court had taken suo motu cognisance on January 12 …

SC to hear pleas challenging marital rape exception in new criminal law on July 18
8 months ago

SC to hear pleas challenging marital rape exception in new criminal law on July 18

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday assured the petitioners that it would hear on Thursday the batch of pleas challenging the marital rape exception under the new criminal laws. Senior advocate Indira Jaising, appearing for one of the petitioners, the All India Democratic Women's Association, in the marital rape case, requested that the top court give due importance to …

BJP functionary booked for harassing female hotel manager
8 months ago

BJP functionary booked for harassing female hotel manager

The Hindu  

The Coimbatore District Police have registered a case against a local functionary of the BJP on charges of harassing a female manager of a bar at Karumathampatti. The police said the case was registered against Ashok Kumar, who was a functionary of BJP’s government liaison wing, based on the complaint of the woman. According to the police, the woman works …

Sexual harassment case against West Bengal Governor: Victim moves SC
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Sexual harassment case against West Bengal Governor: Victim moves SC

New Indian Express  

The plea, which was filed on Wednesday, before the top court would likely to come up for hearing within a week or so, as per SC registry. The victim pleaded that this court has to decide whether a victim like her can be rendered remediless, as her only option being to wait for the accused to demit his office and …

Sessions Court Not Empowered To Quash Entire Proceedings U/S 12 Domestic Violence Act, Party Must Approach High Court: Karnataka HC
8 months, 2 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 case: Chandigarh Police oppose Sandeep Singh’s discharge plea
9 months ago

Sexual harassment case: Chandigarh Police oppose Sandeep Singh’s discharge plea

Hindustan Times  

The Chandigarh Police have opposed the discharge plea of Haryana minister Sandeep Singh in a sexual harassment case, suggesting instead that the minister be put to trial after framing of charges. Haryana minister Sandeep Singh allegedly tried to seek sexual gratification from a junior coach and outraged her modesty at his official residence on March 2, 2022, and July 1, …

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