Justice Verma Commission

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...

Amid sharp criticism, government defends new anti-rape laws

Edited by Sabyasachi Dasgupta | Monday February 4, 2013

The government today countered a fusillade of criticism over the changes to anti-rape laws that it has introduced through an ordinance, signed yesterday by President Pranab Mukherjee. The conglomerate of changes, which introduced the death penalty fo...

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...

Read: Ordinance vs Verma commission recommendations

NDTV.com | Friday February 1, 2013

The government has brought in an ordinance that introduces tougher jail terms for crimes against women, including the death penalty for extreme cases of sexual assault. The ordinance incorporates some but not all of the recommendations of the Justice...

Cabinet clears anti-rape law ordinance, says death sentence for extreme cases

Reported by Sunil Prabhu; Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Friday February 1, 2013

The government has decided not to wait for Parliament to clear tough new anti-rape laws, the subject of national debate after the fatal gang-rape of a young student on a Delhi bus in December. Instead, the government has brought in an ordinance that ...

In attempt to end controversy, PM writes to Justice Verma

Edited by Ashish Mukherjee | Wednesday January 30, 2013

The Prime Minister has written to retired chief justice JS Verma, who headed a commission that reviewed India's sexual laws after the heinous gang-rape of a young student on a bus in Delhi last month.

Blog: My 29-day stint with Justice Verma Commission

Saumya Saxena | Friday January 25, 2013

Saumya Saxena, a research student pursuing PhD in Legal History from the University of Cambridge, was among the 15 young legal lieutenants who helped Justice JS Verma prepare a 600-page report on laws for sexual crimes in less than a month. The 23-ye...

Electoral reforms my priority, says new Law Commission Chairman

A Vaidyanathan | Friday January 25, 2013

The Law Commission's new Chairman, Justice DK Jain, has said that reforms in the electoral system would be his priority.

Blog: My experience assisting the Justice Verma Commission

Shwetasree Majumder | Friday January 25, 2013

I don't think any of us had quite fathomed what we were getting into. Hot blooded, raring to go, willing to be part of a change that we hoped would last, the answer on each of our lips was "Yes", when we were asked if we would help the Verma Committe...

'Amanat' case: Sheila Dikshit welcomes Justice Verma's rap for Delhi police chief

Edited by Ashish Mukherjee | Thursday January 24, 2013

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has welcomed former chief justice of India JS Verma's statement that he found shocking the Union Home Secretary's praise of Delhi Police chief Neeraj Kumar over the Delhi gang-rape probe.