As the answer to the 2006 petition, filed by Laxmi – a victim of acid attacks- the Indian Commission for Law suggests the inclusion of acid attacks as a specific offense in the Indian Penal Code and a law for Compensation for Victims of Crime. They justify their actions by the growing number of acid […]
The Indian Law Commission released in 2000 a report on a review of the Rape Laws. This was initiated by the petitioner ‘Sakshi’, an organization interested in women’s issues. The paper focuses on the need to review the rape laws in the light of increased incidents of custodial rape and crime of sexual abuse against […]
The petition for improved rights for working women got accepted by the Indian Supreme Court and several actions have be set out for the future. Vishaka_&_Ors_vs_State_Of_Rajasthan_&_Ors_on_13_August,_1997
This petition, which was drafted in 1997, asks for better enforcement of gender equality at the working place. It was filed after a brutal gang rape of a female social worker in Rajasthan. It stated that the Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India are constantly violated and that there is a […]
In 1952 a petition was submitted, which hold that the ‘Abducted Persons Act’ of 1949 was unconstitutional. It was initiated on the ground of cases of especially Muslim minors, who got separated from their families in the times of partition in 1947. The petition, however, was dismissed by the Supreme Court of India. The_State_Of_Punjab_vs_Ajaib_Singh_And_Another_on_10_November,_1952
Court document about petition led by Ajaib Singh Lehna Singh vs The State Of Punjab. It discusses in how far the Abducted Persons Act (Recovery and Restoration) of 1949 is inconsistent with or violative of the Constitution of India. The petition was initiated by the arrest of Mst. Mukhtiar Kaur. She was transported to the […]
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