Justice Verma Report

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.

Supreme Court wants regulation in acid sales to prevent attacks

Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 6, 2013

Concerned with incidents of acid attacks, the Supreme Court today directed the Centre to convene in six weeks a meeting of Chief Secretaries of all states and Union Territories to address the menace and discuss framing of a law for treatment and comp...

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...

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 ...

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:

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...

No response from those meant to act on my report, says Justice Verma: highlights

Edited by Samira Shaikh | Friday January 25, 2013

Justice JS Verma, who submitted a report on laws on sexual crimes to the government on Wednesday, speaks to NDTV about the task assigned to him and how he was able to complete it within the stipulated time period.

How Justice Verma's 15 young legal lieutenants made a 600-page report in 29 days

Written by Sunetra Choudhury; Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Thursday January 24, 2013

As Justice JS Verma, Justice Leila Seth and former solicitor general Gopal Subramaniam lap up praise for their 600 page report into how to make laws against sexual violence a bigger deterrent, there's another group of unknowns that are sitting back s...

Law Minister on Justice Verma report: highlights

Edited by Samira Shaikh | Thursday January 24, 2013

The Justice JS Verma committee, which has said that "failure of governance" is the root cause for sexual crime, has put the ball for action in the government's court by meeting a tough 30-day deadline to submit its recommendations on changes in law. ...

Recommendations of the Justice Verma Committee: 10-point cheat-sheet

Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Thursday January 24, 2013

A three-member commission assigned to review laws for sexual crimes submitted its report to the government on Wednesday. The commission, headed by former Chief Justice of India, Justice JS Verma, has identified "failure of governance" as the root ca...

After Justice Verma report, ball now in government's court

Edited by Samira Shaikh | Thursday January 24, 2013

The Justice JS Verma committee, which has said that "failure of governance" is the root cause for sexual crime, has put the ball for action in the government's court by meeting a tough 30-day deadline to submit its recommendations on changes in law. ...

Scrap 'two-finger test' for rape victims, says Justice Verma report

Agencies | Thursday January 24, 2013

The Justice Verma committee today recommended the strict enforcement of sexual assault laws, faster rape trials and changes to the country's antiquated penal code to protect women in the wake of a fatal gang rape in New Delhi last month.

Justice JS Verma panel's recommendations on sexual crime laws

Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Thursday January 24, 2013

A three-member commission assigned to review laws for sexual crimes has submitted its report to the government on Wednesday. The panel was set up amid huge demonstrations by thousands of students who demanded tougher punishment for sexual offenders a...

State's duty to provide safe environment to women, says Justice JS Verma: Highlights

Edited by Ashish Mukherjee | Wednesday January 23, 2013

A commission to look at India's laws for sexual crimes after a medical student's gang-rape in Delhi last month has submitted its report to the Home Ministry. Former chief justice of India JS Verma, who headed the commission, addressed the media today...