New Delhi, The Supreme Court Friday commuted the death sentence awarded to a man for the rape and murder of a widow in 1998, noting he was in solitary confinement in jail for about 10 years. The top court said the incarceration of the convict in solitary confinement showed ill...
SC seeks status report about rescued girls, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a status report about the well-being of girls restored to their families after being rescued from a shelter home at Bihar's Muzaffarpur where allegations of sexual assault had surfaced in 2018. The apex court also noted that 12 rescued girls, who are...
NGT imposes interim stay on construction of Pakhrau Tiger Safari in Uttarakhand, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
New Delhi, The National Green Tribunal has imposed an interim stay on Pakhrau Tiger Safari construction in Uttarakhand after taking note of a news report that 600 trees have been illegally cut in Corbett Tiger Reserve of the Kalagarh Tiger Reserve Division. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice A...