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Analysis

Supreme Court Review 2024: A progressive year for child rights

The Court filled legislative gaps, put social media platforms under scrutiny & stepped in for children from minority communities

Sushovan Patnaik

24th Dec 2024

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Court

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Supreme Court Review: Top 10 judgements of 2024

Among the many landmark decisions of this year, we pick the ones that could potentially impact large constituencies of the population

SCO Team

20th Dec 2024

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September

Analysis

Monthly Review: September 2024

In September, the Court granted bail to two state ministers and heard cases on the R.G. Kar incident, bulldozer demolitions and child rights

Kevin Sebastian

3rd Oct 2024

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POCSO

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Supreme Court’s landmark POCSO judgement

We explain the SC's landmark POCSO judgement stating that viewing material depicting minors engaged in sexual activity is an offence

Gauri Kashyap

30th Sep 2024

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Supreme Court on Child Pornography

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Supreme Court holds that viewing, storing and possessing ‘child pornography’ is punishable under POCSO Act; overturns Madras HC decision

With this decision, India joins an exclusive club of jurisdictions which have explicitly criminalised watching child pornographic material

Sushovan Patnaik

24th Sep 2024

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adolescent

Analysis

Top court overturns Calcutta HC judgement that advised adolescent girls to “control sexual urges”

In the suo motu case on adolescent privacy, the Court issued guidelines emphasising neutral judgments

Sushovan Patnaik

21st Aug 2024

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Analysis

Monthly Review: September 2019

In the month of September the Supreme Court heard multiple important matters including the Aadhar case and the Ayodhya title dispute.

Balu Nair

11th Oct 2019

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Analysis

Can the tragedy at Unnao shape POCSO implementation?

DESK BRIEF: On July 31st, Chief Justice Gogoi tagged the Unnao rape to the POCSO case.

Srujana Bej and Jai Brunner

8th Aug 2019

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In Re: Alarming Rise in the Number of Reported Child Rape Incidents

The Court is framing guidelines and issuing directions to ensure the prompt delivery of justice for victims of child sexual abuse.

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Bench:Aniruddha Bose J, Hemant Gupta J

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