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JJ ACT AMENDMENT
Pharmacy of the underworld: India's quality control diseaseToxic cough syrup has claimed more young lives in India. Despite past tragedies and international warnings, the nation's drug control syste...- Apex court desists from deciding if PCMA overrides personal lawsThe Supreme Court abstains from ruling on whether the Prevention of Child Marriage Act, 2006, supersedes personal laws endorsing such marri...
- Pune Porsche Case: Bombay HC orders release of minor from observation homeThe appeal involves the juvenile's detention in an observation home, lenient bail conditions, tampering with blood samples, and the involve...
- Serious blunders in JJ Act amendment, says Priyanka ChaturvediNotably, the Centre had amended the JJ Act 2015 through the JJ amendment Act 2021 that classifies the serious offences against the children...
- Personal laws need to be reviewed, harmonised with landmark court rulingsThe Cabinet's recent proposal to raise the minimum age of marriage for women to 21 years has focussed attention on the need to review the m...
- Dedicated officials in Indian embassies to monitor safety of children adopted abroadAt present, the Central Adoption Resource Authority works with foreigners’ regional registration office to process over 400 prospective for...
- Registration of adoption under Hindu law to be made mandatoryAdditionally, Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and Sikhs have the option of formalising an adoption through the 60-year-old HAMA.
- December 16 gangrape 'juvenile' to be released: HCThe convict, now 20-year-old, is expected to walk out of the reformation home on December 20, at the end of his three- year jail term.
- High Court seeks Centre's reply on steps post release of juvenile convict in Delhi gang rapeThe court asked whether a management committee has been constituted as per the Juvenile Justice (JJ) Rules, is it still in existence.
- Arvind Kejriwal's view to try 15-yr-olds as adults mindless: ExpertsDelhi government's proposal to try juveniles of 15 to 18 years as adults for heinous crimes has got a thumbs down from legal experts and ri...
- Crimes by juveniles saw slight increase in 2014; repeat offences go downAccording to data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the number of juveniles in conflict with the law increased from 31,725 in ...
- Parliamentary Panel rejects move to try juveniles as adultsThe ministry also told that according to the amendments, the JJB is expected to conduct a preliminary enquiry within one month
- Women's safety remained a cause of concern in 2014Maneka Gandhi mooted the idea of an exclusive taxi service for women and said her ministry was in talks with some business enterprises to l...
- Cabinet clears Juvenile Justice Act amendmentsHowever, according to the Bill, in no case the juvenile involved in a heinous crime will be sentenced to death or life imprisonment.
- NDA government to amend Juvenile Justice ActThe Women and Child Development Ministry today sent the final draft of a bill to amend the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Childre...
- Juvenile Act likely to see bold changes; no leniency to those accused of heinous crimesIf accepted, 16-18 year children accused of murder and rape may be tried in normal courts instead of juvenile boards.
- Lower juvenile age in rape cases: BJP leader Venkaiah NaiduNaidu is believed to have asked law ministry to examine if the cut off age for juveniles could be made 16 in crimes against women.
- Delhi Gang Rape: Minors could face death penalty if law amendedJolted by the extreme cruelty unleashed on Nirbhaya by the only juvenile among the six accused in the Delhi gang-rape case, the government ...
- Insider trading: Companies Bill at odds with SEBI moveThe govt proposes to tighten insider trading regulations, prescribing up to 5 years of jail for key company execs and directors found guilt...
- JJ Irani panel report by March-endThe Dr JJ Irani Committee finalising the draft of Companies Law would submit its recommendations by March-end paving the way for the corres...
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