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Excise policy case: Kejriwal seeks judge’s recusal; SG Mehta calls plea ‘motivated & juvenile'Former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal personally sought the recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma in the excise policy case, citing apprehensio...
Age determination process for juvenile offenders shall be completed within 15 days, says HC"In all cases pertaining to juveniles in conflict with law, regardless of the nature of offences alleged, the JJB shall ensure that the pro...
New Juvenile Justice Act deals with juvenile convict's release: HC toldDelhi High Court was told by the government that the issue of ascertaining whether a juvenile has been reformed before his release from a s...
December 16 gang rape case: SC rejects plea against release of juvenileThe SC on Monday dismissed the plea by Delhi Commission for Women opposing the release of juvenile accused in the December 16 gangrape case.
DCW chief urges JJB to not go ahead on juvenile convict's releaseLast night, a vacation bench comprising Justices AK Goel and UU Lalit in an order pronounced at 2 AM had posted the matter for hearing on M...
Nirbhaya juvenile to walk on December 20, Centre opposes moveThe juvenile convict in the Nirbhaya rape and murder case may walk free on December 20 unless the Delhi high court intervenes in support of...
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.
No change in Government's stand on Juvenile Justice Bill, 2014Noting that issue of lowering age of juveniles involved in heinous crimes from 18 years to 16 years has not been understood in proper persp...
Proposed amendment to juvenile law draws bouquet, brickbatsUnder the proposed amendment in the Juvenile Justice Act, juveniles above 16 years could be treated at par with adults if involved in heino...
Supreme Court refuses to lower age of 'juvenile'The Supreme Court today refused to lower the age of juvenile from 18 years saying the legislature has fixed the age which is constitutional...
SC dismisses pleas on fresh interpretation of term 'juvenile'The petition had referred to the trial court verdict by which four adult accused were convicted and sentenced to death and sought similar t...
December16 gang-rape case: Centre says juvenile cannot be tried twiceThe Centre told the SC that the law did not allow the juvenile to be tried twice for the same offence as sought by the parents of victims.
- Delhi Gangrape case: SC notice to Centre on plea of victim's father
SC also sought the records including the statement of the victim that implicated the juvenile offender in the case.
Cabinet readies to treat 16+ in heinous crimes as adultsCases including the Nirbhaya gang-rape, Mumbai’s Shakti Mills case and even the Guwahati rape case stood out for involvement of minors in t...
Nirbhaya’s parents move Supreme Court seeking criminal trial for juvenileNirbhaya parents moved the SC challenging the Juvenile Justice Board trial for the 17-year-old accused and demanded fresh trial by a crimin...
Tougher penalty for heinous crimes by juveniles? SC agrees to examineThe development in the SC coincided with a promise from the government that it would look into the demand for lowering the age for who qual...
- Inquiry ordered to determine Kasab's age
A special court on Friday ordered an inquiry to determine whether the prime accused in Mumbai terror attacks case Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab...