The Punjab and Haryana High Court has suggested that safe houses should be made available in the two states as well as in Chandigarh, their common capital, to protect life and liberty of couples who married against the wishes of their families.
The court was hearing a writ petition that had sought issuance of directions to the Punjab government to protect life and liberty of the petitioners, who married on March 4 against the wishes of their parents.
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NEW DELHI: As many as 5,011 undertrials were lodged for more than five years in prisons across the country, with 42.74% of them just in Uttar Pradesh, the government informed Parliament on Tuesday.
The statistics presented by Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy in Lok Sabha were based on a compilation of data by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) updated till December 31, 2019.
A total of 5,011 undertrials were lodged in prisons for over five years, the minister said in a written reply to a query by CPI MP K Subbarayan.
Reddy stated that undertrials are detained as per the order of the courts and by following the due process of law, and that prisons and persons detained therein are state subjects.
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The District Legal Services Authority conducted continuous online legal awareness programme on Tuesday on laws relating to women as part of ‘International Women’s Day’ celebrations. Principal District Judge and Chairman of DLSA, Nazir Ahamed inaugurated the event.
Public and students of St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai, Sri Sarada College for Women, FX Engineering College, Rosemary Arts & Science College for Women, St. Xavier’s College of Education attended the programme. “Over 2,200 persons participated in the programme,” said P.V. Vasheeth Kumar, Senior Civil Judge and Secretary, DLSA. District Judges S. Ravi Shankar, V.S. Kumaresan, A. Deepa, retired district judge S. Senthil Kumaresan and Mr. Vasheeth Kumar spoke on various laws relating to women regarding marriage, property rights, maintenance, victim compensation schemes, Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, role of District Leg