Top Law News Newborn’s death: Rights panel seeks report in 15 days November 3, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A day after a newborn died in a sub-divisional hospital in this West Bengal district after the mother was allegedly swabbed with an acidic solution instead of a disinfectant, India’s apex child rights panel Thursday demanded an investigation into the incident and an action taken report (ATR) within 15 days. ‘In the wake of an […] Read more » National Commission for Protection of Child Rights Newborn’s death
Top Law News Children tortured in observation homes August 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Some children in need of care and protection who have been put in observation homes in Delhi, among other places, have been found to be “tortured”, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has said. In a reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha Thursday, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath […] Read more » Children tortured in observation homes Juvenile Justice Act Krishna Tirath National Commission for Protection of Child Rights NCPCR observation homes Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath
Intellectual Property News ‘Lack of political will hampering implementation of RTE Act’ March 31, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A year after the implementation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act, the dream of universal education still remains a distant reality for many children due to the lack of political will in the states, experts said Thursday. According to the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), the chief monitoring body of the […] Read more » 'Lack of political hampering implementation National Commission for Protection of Child Rights NCPCR chairperson Shantha Sinha Right of children to Free and Compulsory Education Act RTE Act
Top Law News Delhi government questioned on school kids using intoxicants March 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday questioned the Delhi government on a petition seeking steps to prevent city school children from accessing intoxicants. The bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna issued notice to the education department and asked it to file a reply by May 18 on the issue raised by a […] Read more » Chief Justice Dipak Misra Delhi government Delhi High Court intoxicants Justice Sanjiv Khanna National Commission for Protection of Child Rights questioned school kids
Top Law News Lowering age of sex to decriminalise innocent behaviour February 4, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment India’s apex child rights body Friday said that its suggestion to bring down the age of a consensual, non-penetrative sexual act between two children to 12 years was meant to decriminalise ‘normal’ and ‘innocent’ behaviour by kids. ‘The reason for this formulation is not to promote child sexual promiscuity or sexual aggression among children but […] Read more » consensual sex National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
Top Law News Consensual sex below age 16 is an offence: Tirath February 1, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A draft bill, which will soon be introduced in the cabinet, says consensual sex between children aged 16 to 18 is not a criminal offence, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath said Tuesday.Tirath refuted a media report which stated that the draft Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Bill, 2010, sought to bring down […] Read more » Krishna Tirath National Commission for Protection of Child Rights