COVID-19: Youth Bar Association of India moves to SC for door-to-door vaccination policy ANI | Updated: May 10, 2021 17:46 IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): The Youth Bar Association of India (YBAI) has moved the Supreme Court seeking directions for appropriate measures to be taken for the provision of door-to-door COVID-19 vaccination of all the citizens residing in the country, particularly the elderly, differently-abled, less privileged, weaker sections, and those who are unable to register online for their vaccination.
The YBAI, a group of young and vigilant lawyers, has filed the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) before the Supreme Court, through lawyers Sanpreet Singh, Ajmani, Kuldeep Rai, Manju Jetley (Advocate for the Petitioner) and Bably Singh.
YBAI moves to SC for door-to-door COVID vaccination policy
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10 May 2021, 22:18 GMT+10
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): The Youth Bar Association of India (YBAI) has moved the Supreme Court seeking directions for appropriate measures to be taken for the provision of door-to-door COVID-19 vaccination of all the citizens residing in the country, particularly the elderly, differently-abled, less privileged, weaker sections, and those who are unable to register online for their vaccination.
The YBAI, a group of young and vigilant lawyers, has filed the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) before the Supreme Court, through lawyers Sanpreet Singh, Ajmani, Kuldeep Rai, Manju Jetley (Advocate for the Petitioner) and Bably Singh.
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February 10, 2021 14:12 IST
In its plea filed in the apex court, the NCW has said that if such a perverse interpretation of physical contact is allowed, it will adversely impact the basic rights of women.
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In its plea filed in the apex court, the NCW has said that if such a perverse interpretation of physical contact is allowed, it will adversely impact the basic rights of women. The Supreme Court Wednesday agreed to hear a plea filed by the National Commission for Women (NCW) challenging the Bombay High Court verdict which said that groping a minor without skin to skin contact cannot be termed as sexual assault as defined under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
NCW says skin-to-skin contact verdict perverse interpretation , SC issues notice
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New Delhi, Feb 10 : The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to examine a plea by the National Commission for Women (NCW) challenging the controversial verdict of the Bombay High Court acquitting a 39-year-old man accused of groping a 12-year-old girl over her dress while stating there was no skin-to-skin contact. The NCW termed this verdict as a perverse interpretation of physical contact .
A bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde asked senior advocate Geeta Luthra, representing NCW, why should the court entertain a separate plea when it has already stayed the High Court verdict and the accused is in jail. Luthra argued that Section 10 of the NCW Act provides that the commission should move court if there is either miscarriage of justice or wr
NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Women (NCW) has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court verdict which had said that groping a minor s breast without skin to skin contact cannot be termed as sexual assault as defined under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde had on January 27 stayed the high court s verdict after Attorney General K K Venugopal had mentioned the matter before it and said that the judgment was unprecedented and was likely to set a dangerous precedent .
The top court had also issued notice to Maharashtra government and permitted the Attorney General to file an appeal against the January 19 verdict of the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court.