Just Social Lawyering!!

After gang-rape of a 23 years old student, Central Government constituted two Commission of inquiry/Committee one is being headed by Justice Verma, Retired CJI and another one by Justice Mrs.Mehra, Retired Judge of Delhi High Court. Justice Verma Commission shall suggest amendments in the law to provide quicker trial and more stringent punishment in aggravated sexual assault cases and second one shall inquire to indentify lapses and fix the responsibility in the gang rape case. It is nothing but an eye wash as there was/is growing demand of common men for amendment of criminal laws which Government and all political parties wants to avoid at this time, if that happens at least 160 MPs ( http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sc-notice-centre-mps-facing-criminal-charges/1/158574.html) having criminal records including rape charges will be behind bars. Had intention of our parliamentarian genuine, any MP would have call a session of Parliament by moving a motion to Secretary General of P...

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IS NOT SOLUTION! Richard Claxton Gregory (Dick Gregory) has once said that “if I am woman and I am walking down the street naked, you still don’t have a right to rape me”, so putting this phrase here is to clarify that no one has right to have sexual act without the consent of that person. There could be other burning reasons how the consent has been obtained and I don’t want to discuss anything about the consent else I will lose the track and will discuss the consent issue some other time. Recently I heard some politician /people talking about moral policing like what to wear and what not etc. Even there are people who are raising the moral questions etc like what the girl was doing such an odd hours etc. I have seen that in rape cases, generally people condemn such gruesome acts, but meantime they also raise question on character of victims which is very unhealthy I feel. Our Supreme Court in the case of Narender Kumar Vs State of NCT of Delhi, Criminal App...