Endeavor: Crime Against women: Rape, A homicidal act, an assault on humanity
Endeavor: Crime Against women: Rape, A homicidal act, an assault on humanity
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Crime Against women: Rape, A homicidal act, an assault on humanity
It is a universally recognized truism today that "an affluent society tends to grow into a violent". Gandhiji highlighted this truth long ago, when he pointed out that you cannot get American dollars without American vice. The truth of this statement is brought out by the conditions that prevail in India today. Today the crime against women is in the top geared position. Escalation in rape, sexual harassment, passing grim comments are shameless in our society. When it comes crime against women, delhi (the capital of India) shows a quite clear picture to us. This year so far, 220 cases if rape have been registered in delhi i.e. on an average every 24 hours, at least one case of rape is registered. The alarming fact is that despite the police claims of tough enforcement and action against the accused, the number of crimes against women has increased this year. Last year, 210 rape cases were reported, the number of crimes agaisnt women has increased this year. Molestation case...
Remand of penalty orders in appeal whether justified?
Meaning of Remand:When an appellate court sends an appealed case back to the trial court for further action, the case is said to be remanded. This usually happens if the trial judge has made an error which requires a new trial or hearing. Under Tax laws, in cases where penalty is imposed by the penalizing officer, the appellate authority may quash the penalty if its found to be imposed on illegal grounds It has been seen in some cases where the penalty orders that have been appealed against, are remanded back to the penalizing officer for deciding a fresh on such proceedings. The question arises where penalty orders suffers from procedural infirmities or where penalty has been imposed on a tax payer arbitrarily without following rules of natural justice, should these orders be quashed for want of legality or should they be remanded for fresh hearing to the penalizing officer and subjecting a tax payer to penal proceedings again? For example, in a recent case namely Snoline/S...