In a child-centric ruling with wide legal and moral implications, the Bombay High Court affirms that legal guardianship must be treated at par with biological or adoptive parenthood—especially in matters of institutional access and rights
Supreme Court bench passed the order on a special leave petition filed by the Tamil Nadu government, through the state’s Director General of Police (DGP), challenging the order of the Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) transferring the case from local police to the CBI.
The Supreme Court on Monday expressed its concern that the number of children identified by the states appeared to be quite low and even the process of identification, which is the first stage of the process of rehabilitation, has not yet been completed.
A Delhi Court yesterday disposed of a plea filed by Naveen Kumar Jindal, BJP Spokesperson against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for allegedly disclosing the identity of a 9-year-old minor rape victim who was allegedly gang-raped and murdered in Delhi Cantonment area.
During the hearing, Justice Rao said that the children living on the footpath need to be given prime attention. There should not be any delay in this matter.