'It has reached a crisis level' DA on PP's report on GBV victims
The Office of the Public Protector released a scathing report on how government departments are ill-equipped to deal with GBV.
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The Office of the Public Protector released a scathing report on how government departments are ill-equipped to deal with GBV.
On 18 June 2020, Deputy Minister of Justice John Jeffery asked the Public Protector (then Busisiwe Mkhwebane) to investigate the administrative challenges faced by GBV victims in the criminal justice system.
The number of cases pending in various courts in the country has crossed the five crore mark, the government had told the Rajya Sabha on July 20. Talking to PTI, Justice Kaul said there was a need to deal with the situation. He said delayed disposal of cases amounted to denial of justice to common litigants.
As Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud completes one year as the head of the Indian judiciary, it is worthwhile to have a look at some of the notable administrative and infrastructural reforms...
Making court premises inclusive, hybrid hearing system, accessibility to judgments in regional languages, combating gender stereotypes in judicial discourse are some of the initiatives undertaken by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud over the last year.