Criminal Law News Specify Stand on Honour Killings, High Court tells Government July 3, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A division bench of Chief Justice Raghavendra Singh Chauhan & Justice Shameem Akhter issued notices to the government & various authorities on a public interest litigation (PIL) that sought constitution of a special investigation team to prevent honour killing. The investigation team was to also look into honour killings across the state. The division bench […] Read more » Chief Justice Raghavendra Singh Government High Court tells honour killings Justice Shameem Akhter
Criminal Law News Top Law News Honour killings: SC seeks suggestions from parties, ‘khap’ August 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today sought suggestions from an NGO, an amicus curiae and ‘Khap Panchayats’ on ways to prevent harassment and killing of young couples in the name of the family honour for inter-caste or intra-clan (gotra) marriages. A bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud also asked senior advocate […] Read more » Court Criminal news featured honour killings khap panchayats Law Legal News Supreme Court
Top Law News Nitish Katara case: Vishal asks HC to order ‘retrial’ July 5, 2012 / July 5, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Vishal Yadav has moved the Delhi High Court on Wednesday to order retrial of the Nitish Katara case. Presently he is undergoing life term along with cousin Vikas for murder of Nitish Katara in 2002. Senior advocate Ram Jethmalani, while appearing for Vishal before the Delhi high court bench of Justices Gita Mittal and J R Midha, […] Read more » 2002 Nitish Katara case Delhi High Court DP Yadav son and nephew the main accused of Nitish Katara case honour killings honour killings in yadavs Nitish Katara Nitish Katara case Nitish Katara case convicts Nitish Katara murder Nitish Katara murderer Vikas Yadav
Top Law News Delhi HC: Take complaints of newly-wed couples seriously July 4, 2012 / July 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed police to seriously take the complaints of newly-wed couples who apprehend threat to life in order to check honour killings. The court was hearing a plea of Lalit Vats, whose wife Deepti Chikara was killed by her brother, mother and uncle allegedly for family honour. Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice […] Read more » complaints of newly-wed couples complaints of newly-wed couples in case of honour killings complaints of newly-wed couples of honour killings Delhi High Court Delhi High Court on complaint of newly-wed couple Delhi High Court on honour killings Delhi police on complaint of newly-wed couple honour killings
Top Law News Government lacks will to tackle honour crimes: Jurist March 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Supreme Court lawyer and women’s rights activist Kirti Singh Saturday said the government lacked the political will to tackle the issue of honour killings and claimed that a bill proposed by the government for criminalisation of honour killings was extremely limited. Speaking at the screening of film-maker Nakul Sawhney’s documentary on honour killings, “Izzatnagari ki […] Read more » All India Democratic Womens' Association (AIDWA) honour killings Supreme Court women's rights activist Kirti Singh
Criminal Law News Honour killings deserve capital punishment, says Supreme Court May 9, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Honour killings deserve capital punishment, says Supreme Court The Supreme Court on Monday said that honour killings fell in the category of rarest of rare crimes and those committing them deserved capital punishment. Justices Markandey Katju and Gyan Sudha Misra in their ruling said, “Honour killings are nothing but barbaric and brutal murders by bigoted persons with feudal minds.” The judges said “In […] Read more » capital punishment Gyan Sudha Misra honour killings Justices Markandey Katju Supreme Court
Top Law News Government to form ministerial panel on honour killings July 8, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment After failing to build a consensus on a proposal to deal with honour killings under a stringent law, the government decided Thursday to form a group of ministers to make suggestions on the issue. The decision was taken in a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni […] Read more » honour killings ministerial panel
