Bhopal, June 1 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday announced that the state government is moving towards implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), saying a committee headed by a retired Supreme Court judge has already begun consultations with religious leaders, social groups, and legal experts across the state to prepare the framework for the proposed law.The Chief Minister said the time had come to move towards a common civil framework and eliminate disparities in person…
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Bhopal/Jabalpur, May 27 (IANS) In a significant development, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed the anticipatory bail granted to former district judge Giribala Singh in connection with the dowry death case of her daughter-in-law, Twisha Sharma. The order, delivered on Wednesday, set aside the relief earlier extended by the lower court, through the May 15 order, observing that crucial materials from the case diary and witness statements had not been adequately considered before granting ba…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Wednesday submitted a comprehensive recommendatory report on the rights of Muslim women in India to the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Women and Child Development, and Ministry of Minority Affairs, urging concrete legal and institutional reforms to strengthen access to justice and socio-economic empowerment.The report follows an extensive national-level consultation organised by the Commission in New Delhi on August 1 las…
Patna, May 21 (IANS) The Patna High Court has taken a major technological step towards modernising judicial proceedings by introducing virtual hearings during the summer vacation period through a dedicated Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).The initiative is being viewed as a significant move towards ensuring continuity in judicial functioning even during court holidays, while also helping reduce the backlog of pending cases.Traditionally, the functioning of courts remains limited during the sum…
Kolkata, Feb 18 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s announcement claiming that the seven Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) who had been suspended by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on charges of dereliction of duty will be utilised in state administrative duties other than electoral assignments is being view by the poll panel as the partial and negligible implementation of that suspension.Sources in the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Beng…
Jaipur, Feb 3 (IANS) In a significant and reportable judgment, the Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday observed that consensual relationships between teenagers or young adults should not be treated as a criminal offence, warning against the misuse of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The court said that indiscriminate application of the law is destroying the future of young people and defeating the very purpose for which POCSO was enacted. A single bench of Justice Anil Ku…
Indore, Dec 27 (IANS) In a major judgment in the long-running Vyapam scam — one of India’s largest recruitment and examination frauds — a special Central Burau of Investigation (CBI) court in Indore on Saturday convicted 12 accused persons of impersonation in the 2011 Pre-Medical Test (PMT) conducted by the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (Vyapam). Each of the accused persons were sentenced to five years of rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs 6,000.The convicts, sentenced for impe…
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Samajwadi Party MP Afzal Ansari on Friday criticised Uttar Pradesh Minister Daya Shankar Singh for his comments on the bail granted to former MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Unnao rape case. Ansari questioned the minister’s statement, asking, “In the first place, he was convicted by the court. It is the judiciary that decides guilt or innocence. Has the minister become bigger than the court that he is making such a statement?”Speaking to the media, Ansari said the …