Criminal Law News High Court takes suo motu cognisance of gang rape, pulls up police December 19, 2012 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on High Court takes suo motu cognisance of gang rape, pulls up police Taking suo motu cognizance of the gang-rape of a 23-year-old girl in a moving bus, the Delhi high court pulled up the city police asking how the offence remained undetected. “This incident is of great concern for all the citizens of the capital city as it relates to the safety particularly of women and girl […] Read more » Chief Justice D Murugesan Delhi High Court gang-rape of a 23-year-old girl police commissioner suo motu cognizance Supreme Court order
Top Law News Punjab bans use of cancer causing pesticides in Malwa April 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Punjab has banned the manufacture, import and use of pesticides causing cancer in Malwa region of the state, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said Friday. The decision was taken based on directions by NHRC, which took suo motu cognizance of a media report, alleging that the disease of cancer among farmers in the Malwa region […] Read more » Department of Health and Family Welfare Department of Health and Family Welfare Malwa region National Human Rights Commission suo motu cognizance suo motu cognizance