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Holding that the State has a duty to protect the life of its citizens, the Patna High Court on Wednesday granted Rs. 10 lakh as compensation to the father of a 18 years old boy who died in October last year in the Munger Maa Durga Pooja firing incident.
The order is significant as compensation has been granted pending investigation into the firing incident.
A Single Bench of
Justice Rajeev Ranjan Prasad observed that it is irrelevant, for the purpose of granting compensation, as to who was behind the firing that led to the unfortunate demise of the boy, as it is the duty of the State to protect the lives of its citizens.
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It is said, with great power comes great responsibility. Amidst the bunch of responsibilities that come with power, one of them is that of being aware of the consequences of the power that one wields. Act ) received the assent of the President of India and was subsequently notified in the Gazette of India on August 9, 2019. Several Sections of the Act came into force on July 20, 2020 and the remaining Sections came into force on July 24, 2020.
The Act replaces the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 ( Act of 1986 ) and in considerable departure from the Act of 1986, has widened the powers of the District and State Commission (
Abortion is a woman’s right to decide
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April 07, 2021 23:44 IST
The amendment to the abortion laws retains the notion that the state must intervene in what is a woman’s absolute right
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The amendment to the abortion laws retains the notion that the state must intervene in what is a woman’s absolute right
Given the phenomenal expansion in feminist jurisprudence over the last decade, particularly on the issue of a woman’s right to choose to have an abortion, it now appears quite plain that the central government’s amendment to the abortion laws not only retains the traditional notion that the state must intervene and decide for women as to when and in what circumstances abortions may be carried out, but even the pathetic measures set out in the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act 2021 are too little and have come too late.
A Single Bench comprising of
Justice Ajay Bhanot observed that the rule of delay and laches, as a policy of litigative repose, creates certainty in legal relations and curtails fruitless litigation thereby ensuring that the administration of justice is not clogged by pointless litigation.
The observation was made while dismissing a writ petition filed after a delay of more than 4 years, by observing it to be barred by the rule of delay and laches, without there being any satisfactory explanation as to the delay.
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Whereas the Uttar Pradesh Government is yet to respond to a query put by Allahabad High Court regarding regulation of school fees during suspension of physical classes, yet another PIL has been filed challenging exorbitant and arbitrary levy of fees by private schools in the State.
Calcutta High Court Registers Suo Moto Case To Monitor Mentally Ill Prisoners In Terms Of Sheela Barse Case
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The Calcutta High Court has registered a
suo moto case to monitor the mental health and other allied matters of various convicts and undertrial prisoners lodged in various correctional homes in West Bengal and the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The case has been registered on the basis of administrative directions issued by
Chief Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, in terms of the Supreme Court s directions in
Sheela Barse v. Union of India & Ors., (1995) 5 SCC 654.
In this case, the Supreme Court was dealing with a letter petition highlighting the deplorable manner in which mentally ill women and children were kept in Presidency Jail at Calcutta.