ravishingravi Posted April 23, 2013 Posted April 23, 2013 http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/justice-js-verma-who-headed-the-anti-rape-law-panel-dies-357541?h_related_also_see http://www.ndtv.com/article/people/justice-verma-an-exceptional-career-357563 IfCsYGxC3sY One of our finest. RIP
Crookbond Posted April 23, 2013 Posted April 23, 2013 Justice J S Verma: The crusader for justice http://www.indianexpress.com/news/justice-j-s-verma-the-crusader-for-justice/1106521/0 After he retired as the country's chief justice in 1998, he refused to take any job in the private sector to avoid the appearance of impropriety. But the government repeatedly turned to him for help. He was the head of India's national panel on human rights and the first head of India's national broadcasting standards authority. But his landmark service came earlier this year when he headed a government panel to examine the Indian criminal justice system's treatment of violence against women. The panel was formed following the fatal gang rape in the capital in December. The case sparked protests and demands for changes in the way India treats its women. Verma's commission received more than 80,000 suggestions on how to change Indian law and completed a 630-page report in just a month. It recommended stricter penalties for crimes against women, including death in extreme cases of rape. It also approved increasing the maximum seven-year sentence for rape to 20 years and imposing stiff punishments for crimes such as stalking, cyber stalking and voyeurism.
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