Supreme Court issues notice to Centre on the petition by a law student
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to respond to a plea filed by a law student seeking the implementation of the Justice J.S. Verma Committee report on crime against women and children. The court issued notices to the government on a plea by B. Srinivas Goud, represented by advocates Ramaswami Balaji and Shravan Kumar, for its implementation.
Nirbhaya case
The report was submitted to the then Prime Minister on January 23, 2013 on various aspects of crime against women and children. The committee was formed after the Nirbhaya rape and murder incident in the national capital in December 2012 to suggest various measures to check increasing crimes against women.
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