Top Law News Delhi gangrape: SC allows juvenile board to give verdict August 22, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) to deliver its verdict in the December 16 gang-rape-cum-murder case involving a minor. The apex court, however, admitted a plea seeking fresh interpretation of the term ‘juvenile’ in the statute on the basis of mental and intellectual maturity of minor offenders instead of the […] Read more » Chief Justice P Sathasivam delhi gangrape Delhi gangrape: SC allows juvenile board to give verdict JJB Juvenile Justice Board national news news Principal Magistrate Geetanjali Goel todays news todays top news Top news UNCRC United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child
Top Law News SC hears plea on juvenile’s age July 24, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear on July 31 the plea of Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy for a fresh interpretation of the term ‘juvenile’ which he raised in the wake of the December 16 gang-rape incident here. Swamy told the apex court that his petition asking to consider the “mental and intellectual […] Read more » Care and Protection of Children Chief Justice P Sathasivam December 16 Gang rape Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy Justice Ranjan Gogoi national news news SC hears plea on juvenile's age todays news todays top news Top news UNCRC United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child
Top Law News SC seeks Centre’s reply on plea to reinterpret term juvenile March 19, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment It has been asked by the supreme court for centre’s response to a plea which sought a fresh interpretation of the term juvenile saying instead of 18 years age limit, the “mental and intellectual maturity” of such offenders be considered while fixing their culpability. “Issue notice. Meanwhile, give a copy (of petition) to the Union […] Read more » age of criminal responsibility Care and Protection of Children Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy Justice Dipak Misra Justices K.S. Radhakrishnan juvenile court Juvenile Justice Act Juvenile Justice Beijing Rules 1985 reinterpret term juvenile Sections 83 r/w 302 of the IPC Supreme Court United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child United Nations Standard Minimum Rules