Criminal Law News Court: Cannot compel adult trafficking victims to abide by anyone’s wishes including family August 9, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An adult victim rescued from immoral trafficking cannot be compelled to abide by the wishes of anyone, including her family members, observed a Sessions Court recently, rejecting the plea filed by the brother of two victims, who was seeking their custody. The Court ordered the two women to be set at liberty after ascertaining whether they […] Read more » adult trafficking session court victims
Top Law News ‘Punish clients, not sex trafficking victims’ April 5, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Fatima Nat Dhuniya was all of 9 years when she was “married off” and then landed in the world of sex trade. More than a decade later, she stands confident as a community mobiliser and said that the laws in the country should change so that the client is punished and not the victim. “As […] Read more » 'Punish Aurora J. De Dios clients sex trafficking victims
Top Law News Bhopal tragedy victims to protest during Obama visit November 3, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bhopal gas tragedy survivors who have been fighting for justice for the last 26 years plan to bring their plight to the notice of US President Barack Obama, who will visit India on November 6-9, a representative of the victims said on Wednesday. For this, they will stage a sit-in at Jantar Mantar in Delhi […] Read more » Barack Obama Bhopal tragedy victims
Top Law News Compensate Nandigram firing victims: Supreme Court October 27, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the West Bengal government to pay compensation to all the victims of Nandigram police firing in 2007. The state government told the apex court that it had paid compensation only to those who were not involved in violence against the police. The apex court bench, headed by Justice RV […] Read more » Compensate firing Nandigram Supreme Court victims
Top Law News Court hikes compensation for school stampede victims September 8, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday increased the compensation amount paid to the victims of a stampede in a government school in north-east Delhi in September last year. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Manmohan asked the Delhi government to give Rs.5 lakh to the families of each of the five girls […] Read more » Compensation Court hikes school stampede victims
Top Law News Equal monetary relief for accident victims, rules court July 17, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Friday set aside the order of the Motor Accident Claim Tribunal granting excessive monetary relief to a foreign woman, ruling the victim’s social status or colour of skin is immaterial while deciding the compensation for injury in a road accident. ‘The court cannot award small amounts on account of pain and […] Read more » accident victims
