Gandhinagar, July 5 (IANS) Gujarat High Court’s Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal on Saturday called for greater use of mediation as an alternative dispute resolution mechanism to strengthen the judicial process and ensure faster disposal of pending cases, while laying the foundation stone for a new judicial and advocates’ complex at Kalol in Gandhinagar district. The Chief Justice made the remarks during the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of an advanced Taluka Court and Advocates’ Com…
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Ranchi, May 19 (IANS) Allegations of sexual exploitation of a woman inmate at the Birsa Munda Central Jail in Ranchi’s Hotwar area have sparked a political storm in Jharkhand, with the matter now reaching the Governor.Seeking a high-level probe and action, the Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha (JLKM) on Tuesday submitted a memorandum to Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar.Meanwhile, the Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority (JHALSA) and the district administration have taken cognisance of t…
Chaibasa (Jharkhand), May 18 (IANS) In a major crackdown, police in Chakradharpur of Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district have busted a human trafficking racket and rescued 36 labourers and six minor children.A joint team of the police and the Labour Department conducted a raid at a hotel and rescued the labourers and the minors, who were allegedly being prepared to be taken to Gujarat.The action was taken based on a tip-off. Police had received information that a large number of male and female …
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court has ordered the release on bail of a life convict from Odisha who has remained behind bars for more than 22 years, taking strong exception to an Orissa High Court order which had dismissed his criminal appeal on the ground of a nearly nine-year delay in filing it. Calling the impugned decision “very disturbing”, a Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Ujjal Bhuyan observed that the High Court ought to have adopted a “practical view” and, at the ve…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The family of a Delhi Judicial Service officer who was found hanging at his residence in Green Park has levelled serious allegations, claiming that he had been under severe stress and had complained of harassment in the days leading up to his death. In what is being treated as a suspected case of suicide, a judicial officer serving as secretary of the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) in the North-East district was found dead at his south Delhi residence, police sa…
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) In a case of suspected suicide, a Delhi Judicial Service officer serving as secretary of the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) in the North-East district was found dead in his home in south Delhi’s Green Park, the police said on Saturday. Thirty-year-old Aman Kumar Sharma’s body was found hanging in the bathroom on Saturday, raising suspicion that he may have committed suicide, the police said.The victim’s wife is also a judicial officer, and the police…
Jabalpur, April 11 (IANS) The District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Jabalpur, has invited applications from eligible individuals to be empanelled as Para-Legal Volunteers (PLVs) for 2026–27, to strengthen access to justice for vulnerable sections of society. According to the Jabalpur district administration, selected volunteers will be deployed at legal services centres in villages, as well as at police stations and other key locations. Their primary role will be to assist people — es…
Hyderabad, Feb 4 (IANS) The National Commission for Women has constituted an inquiry committee to inquire into the alleged sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl during the recent Sammakka Saralamma Jatara festival at Medaram in Mulugu district of Telangana.The Commission has taken cognisance of reports circulating in the media and on social media platforms regarding the alleged incident. Some media reports have further alleged that the incident involved a case of gang rape purportedly committed b…