DSLSA Archives

‘Pay Rs 5 lakh compensation each to two acid attack victims’; Delhi High Court directs DSLSA to bring forward employment prospects in Department of Delhi Govt

In cases of heinous crimes such like rape and acid attack, conviction can be solely premised upon the testimony of the victim/prosecutrix, but the deposition must be trustworthy, unblemished, credible, and sterling quality.

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court issues directions to provide infrastructure to ensure persons with disabilities can participate in proceedings

“No citizen in this country should feel that due to his physical or mental disability, justice is not done to him either due to lack of material infrastructure or moral, ethical, sensitive and understanding by the judicial system.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Contractual female employees cannot be denied maternity benefits solely due to nature of employment; Delhi HC directs DSLSA to grant maternity benefit to its advocate

“ It is ironic that the petitioner being appointed with the Juvenile Justice Board, is hired to protect the interest and welfare of the children who may be suffering at the hands of criminal justice system, however, is not able to secure the benefits that are necessary for the best interest and welfare of her own child.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Formulate programmes to educate teenagers who post intimate content on social media without consent: Delhi High Court directs DSLSA

In a case of consensual adolescent mutual love, there will be no place of abusing, blackmailing, inducement, threat, violence, pressurizing and threatening the prosecutrix to convert her religion for forcibly getting married even when she wanted to get out of the abusive relationship.