Js Verma

Justice Verma: An exceptional career

Edited by Mala Das | Tuesday April 23, 2013

Justice Jagdish Sharan Verma was the architect of a report that became instrumental in shaping a new, stronger anti-rape law in the country.

Justice JS Verma, who headed the anti-rape law panel, dies

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi (With inputs from agencies) | Tuesday April 23, 2013

Former Chief Justice of India Justice Jagdish Sharan Verma, who headed a three-member panel to examine laws on crimes against women, died today due to multiple organ failure. He was 80.

Congress orders all MPs to be present when Rajya Sabha debates anti-rape bill

Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Wednesday March 20, 2013

After putting up an embarrassing show when the Lok Sabha debated the anti-rape bill yesterday, the Congress has instructed all its legislators to be present in the Rajya Sabha when the draft law to punish rape and other sexual crimes against women is...

Anti-rape bill cleared by Lok Sabha, many ministers, MPs missing

Edited by Mala Das | Tuesday March 19, 2013

The Lok Sabha this evening cleared a draft law to punish rape and other sexual crimes against women, introduced in the wake of the fatal gang-rape of a student on a Delhi bus.

Finally, anti-rape law in parliament today; age of consent is 18 now

Reported by Sunil Prabhu; edited by Mala Das | Tuesday March 19, 2013

New laws to punish rape and other crimes against women will be shared with Parliament today for discussion and debate. After a meeting with political leaders earlier on Monday, the cabinet cleared the anti-rape bill the same evening - the age of cons...

Marital rape not criminal offence: MPs committee backs govt

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Friday March 1, 2013

The government's decisions to reject marital rape as a criminal offense and to introduce the death penalty for the most extreme rape cases have been accepted by a parliamentary committee.

Can juvenile offenders be tried as adults for extreme crimes? Supreme Court to examine

Edited by Janaki Fernandes | Monday February 4, 2013

The Supreme Court will examine whether a juvenile offender can be tried as an adult in extreme cases, a request made by a Public Interest Litigation or PIL today. The court said it will examine the validity of the Juvenile Justice Act. The case wil...

Despite objections from women's groups, President Pranab Mukherjee signs ordinance on sexual assault

Reported by Sunil Prabhu; Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Monday February 4, 2013

Despite objections by women's groups, President Pranab Mukherjee today signed the ordinance on sexual assault which was passed by the union cabinet on Friday. Women's rights groups had urged the President yesterday not to sign the ordinance, saying t...

We have accepted 90% of Justice Verma panel's recommendations: Law Minister to NDTV

Edited by Surabhi Malik | Sunday February 3, 2013

Law Minister Ashwani Kumar has rejected the allegations made by several women's rights groups who say that the union government has selectively accepted the recommendations of the Justice JS Verma commission on rape laws. The minister insists that th...

Women's groups reject ordinance on rape laws, urge President not to sign it

Edited by Ashish Mukherjee | Saturday February 2, 2013

Women's rights groups today rejected the union government's ordinance on rape laws, saying it had selectively accepted the recommendations of the Justice JS Verma commission.

'Amanat' case: Fast-track court likely to frame charges today

Edited by Ashish Mukherjee | Saturday February 2, 2013

A special fast-track court is today likely to frame charges against five men accused of brutally gang-raping and murdering a medical student in Delhi last month.

Rape law ordinance: Govt rejects JS Verma panel's recommendations on marital rape, review of AFSPA

Edited by Ashish Mukherjee | Saturday February 2, 2013

The government has brought in an ordinance to introduce stricter penalties for crimes against women, including death in extreme cases, but ignored the Justice JS Verma commission's recommendations on criminalising marital rape and reviewing controver...

Cabinet to bring in ordinance for stronger penalties in rape cases

Edited by Surabhi Malik | Friday February 1, 2013

To demonstrate its commitment to protecting women after national outrage over the gang-rape of a medical student on a Delhi bus last month, the government has decided to issue an ordinance that implements the recommendations of the Justice JS Verma ...

Your Call with Justice (Retd) JS Verma: Full transcript

NDTV.com | Wednesday January 30, 2013

Justice JS Verma submitted a 600 page report on how to make laws against sexual violence a bigger deterrent and review the existing laws for sexual crimes. After submitting the report, he spoke to NDTV's Sonia Singh about the mammoth task assigned to...

Full text of PM's letter to Justice JS Verma

NDTV.com | Wednesday January 30, 2013

The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh has written to Justice (Retd) J.S.Verma on the report submitted by the Committee on Amendments to Criminal Law. The text of the Prime Minister's letter is as follows: