Mahila Court

The Allahabad High Court directed the Bulandshahr district magistrate to inform it if a 12-year-old rape survivor, whose pregnancy was terminated by a court order, is entitled for compensation under the UP Rani Laxmi Bai Mahila Samman Kosh 2015.

A 51-year-old man was convicted and sentenced to 20 years' rigorous imprisonment by the Mahila Court in Erode on Wednesday for sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl.

A lawyer was arrested on Tuesday on charges of attempting to murder a law student and her mother, a special public prosecutor in Mahila Court in Tirupur, police said.

The Erode Mahila Court in Tamil Nadu has sentenced a man to seven years rigorous imprisonment (RI)in a sexual assault case.

A daily wage worker has been sentenced to 20 years Rigorous Imprisonment by a Mahila Court here for sexually assaulting his nearly three-month-old daughter some months back at Vellitiruppur village.

A man was on Thursday sentenced to 20 years RI by the Mahila Court in Tamil Nadu for kidnapping and raping a minor girl in 2018.

A 24-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment and fined Rs 10,000 by a Mahila court on Thursday for killing a minor school girl in 2018 by setting her ablaze for spurning his marriage proposal.

A Mahila Court here convicted and sentenced a 48-year old man to three terms of life imprisonment for raping and impregnating his 14-year daughter in July 2013.

The Supreme Court today banned the controversial practice of triple talaq that allows Muslim men to divorce their wives instantly by saying "talaq" thrice. A five-judge bench ruled that the practice of instant triple talaq is unconstitutional and against the teachings of Islam.

Judiciary is open to the idea of having more women as judges but reservation is not envisaged for this purpose in the higher judiciary, the government said today.

Asking the Haji Ali Dargah Trust to take a progressive stand on the issue of allowing women inside the famous Muslim shrine in Mumbai, the Supreme Court today agreed to extend the stay on a High Court order which lifted a 2012 ban on the entry of women. The court will now hear the matter on October 17.

A 65-year-old man was today handed down 10 years' imprisonment for making sexual advances towards a seven-year-old girl in 2014 by the Mahila Court in Coimbatore.

The government and the Supreme Court must weigh in on the side of the Muslim women. The Muslims Personal Law Board must be shown it place.

The Calcutta High Court today allowed sex workers of Sonagachi, considered Asia's largest red light area, to take on rent a community hall for organising their Durga Puja.

Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung today expressed a strong resolve to provide safety and security to women in the city, and said the Delhi government will create "fast-track courts" dedicated to handling cases of sexual assault and other crimes against women.

The Allahabad High Court directed the Bulandshahr district magistrate to inform it if a 12-year-old rape survivor, whose pregnancy was terminated by a court order, is entitled for compensation under the UP Rani Laxmi Bai Mahila Samman Kosh 2015.

A 51-year-old man was convicted and sentenced to 20 years' rigorous imprisonment by the Mahila Court in Erode on Wednesday for sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl.

A lawyer was arrested on Tuesday on charges of attempting to murder a law student and her mother, a special public prosecutor in Mahila Court in Tirupur, police said.

The Erode Mahila Court in Tamil Nadu has sentenced a man to seven years rigorous imprisonment (RI)in a sexual assault case.

A daily wage worker has been sentenced to 20 years Rigorous Imprisonment by a Mahila Court here for sexually assaulting his nearly three-month-old daughter some months back at Vellitiruppur village.

A man was on Thursday sentenced to 20 years RI by the Mahila Court in Tamil Nadu for kidnapping and raping a minor girl in 2018.

A 24-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment and fined Rs 10,000 by a Mahila court on Thursday for killing a minor school girl in 2018 by setting her ablaze for spurning his marriage proposal.

A Mahila Court here convicted and sentenced a 48-year old man to three terms of life imprisonment for raping and impregnating his 14-year daughter in July 2013.

The Supreme Court today banned the controversial practice of triple talaq that allows Muslim men to divorce their wives instantly by saying "talaq" thrice. A five-judge bench ruled that the practice of instant triple talaq is unconstitutional and against the teachings of Islam.

Judiciary is open to the idea of having more women as judges but reservation is not envisaged for this purpose in the higher judiciary, the government said today.

Asking the Haji Ali Dargah Trust to take a progressive stand on the issue of allowing women inside the famous Muslim shrine in Mumbai, the Supreme Court today agreed to extend the stay on a High Court order which lifted a 2012 ban on the entry of women. The court will now hear the matter on October 17.

A 65-year-old man was today handed down 10 years' imprisonment for making sexual advances towards a seven-year-old girl in 2014 by the Mahila Court in Coimbatore.

The government and the Supreme Court must weigh in on the side of the Muslim women. The Muslims Personal Law Board must be shown it place.

The Calcutta High Court today allowed sex workers of Sonagachi, considered Asia's largest red light area, to take on rent a community hall for organising their Durga Puja.

Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung today expressed a strong resolve to provide safety and security to women in the city, and said the Delhi government will create "fast-track courts" dedicated to handling cases of sexual assault and other crimes against women.