A committee will be formed to solve the problems of farmers soon. Police woke up after the reprimand of Bombay High Court in Badlapur school case. The provision of surrogacy law was challenged in the Supreme Court. OBCs have the right to reservation in appointments to Delhi Government and Municipal Corporation. Supreme Court reprimanded Kolkata Police in Kolkata case. What happened this week i.e. from 19 August to 24 August 2024? We have brought to you a weekly round up of some special orders / judgments and comments of the court. Overall, we will tell you about the main news of various courts of India happening this week.
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High Court’s strong comment on Badlapur incident
The Bombay High Court has expressed displeasure over the attitude of the police in the alleged sexual assault of two girls in a school in Badlapur town in Thane district of Maharashtra and termed the crime as shocking. The incident has led to widespread protests. Taking suo motu cognizance of the matter, the High Court reprimanded the local police for the delay in filing the First Information Report (FIR) and also criticized the school authorities for not immediately reporting the crime to the police. A division bench of Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice Prithviraj Chavan said that there can be no compromise on the safety and security of children, especially girls. Two four-year-old girls were allegedly sexually assaulted by a male attendant in the toilet of a school in Thane district on August 12 and 13. According to police documents presented in the court, the FIR in this case was registered on August 16 and the accused was arrested on August 17.
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Supreme Court reprimanded Kolkata Police in Kolkata case
The Supreme Court said in a stern tone that the delay of Kolkata Police in registering a case of unnatural death in connection with the alleged rape and murder of a female doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital is extremely disturbing. The court also urged the protesting doctors to return to work on the 14th day of the blockade of health services in government hospitals in Bengal. The court, while directing the central and state governments to take immediate steps to ensure the safety of health workers across the country, questioned the 14-hour delay in registering an FIR in the Kolkata incident and the reasons behind it. After the assurance of the Supreme Court, the Federation of Resident Doctors Association (FORDA) withdrew its strike. Doctors of many hospitals including Delhi AIIMS, Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, LNJP also announced to end the strike that was going on for 11 days.
The protesting farmers are sitting at Shambhu border, SC will form a committee to resolve the issue
Regarding the farmers sitting on the Shambhu border, the Supreme Court said that it will soon form a committee to settle the grievances of the farmers and find an amicable solution. The committee will have several members and the date of September 2 has been fixed for this. The court has asked the Punjab and Haryana governments to inform the committee about the farmers’ issues. Earlier, the Punjab government told the Supreme Court that following the order of August 12, it held a meeting with the farmers so that the closed highway could be partially opened and the farmers have agreed to this. The court has asked the state government to continue meeting with the farmers. Farmers have been sitting on the Shambhu border since February 13 demanding legal MSP for crops and other demands.
Surrogacy law will pass the test of Supreme Court
The provision of surrogacy law has been challenged in the Supreme Court. The court will hear this case on September 10. During this, the court has fixed five questions, which will be tested. First – Is the ban imposed on surrogacy for commercial purposes constitutional? Second – Will only those married couples who have not survived be allowed to go for surrogacy? There is a provision in the law that only married couples in which the age of the woman is 23 to 50 years and the age of the man is 26 to 55 years are entitled to surrogacy. The Supreme Court will examine whether this provision is constitutional? The third question is that only such single woman who is between 35 to 45 years and is divorced or widowed can go for surrogacy? Is this condition constitutional in the case of a single woman? Fourth – Only those couples who do not have children or do not have children can go for surrogacy, is it constitutional? The fifth question is whether the provision will also apply to those whose surrogacy process began before the implementation of the Surrogacy Act 2021?
OBC castes of the central list should get the benefit of reservation
In an important decision, the Supreme Court said that the Other Backward Classes (OBC) castes included in the Central List have the right to reservation in appointments to the Delhi Government and Municipal Corporation. The apex court upheld the decision of the Delhi High Court, which held that the OBC (Central) certificate was valid for appointment to the post of special teachers in municipal schools.
