(Deepak Gupta and B.R. Gavai, JJ.)
Suo Motu Writ Petition (Criminal) No. 1/2019
In Re: Alarming Rise in the Number of Reported Child Rape Incidents
With
SLP(C) No. 34251/2017 (XVI)
W.P.(C) No. 819/2019 (PIL-W)
Suo Motu Writ Petition (Criminal) No. 1/2019; SLP(C) No. 34251/2017 (XVI); and W.P.(C) No. 819/2019 (PIL-W), decided on August 13, 2019
The Order of the court was delivered by
Order
Suo Motu Writ Petition (Criminal) No. 1/2019
1. List on 19.08.2019.
SLP(C) No. 34251/2017
2. On 4-1-20181, this Court had passed a detailed order, relevant portion of which reads as follows: (Rajesh Kumar case1, SCC p. 8, para 15)
“15. According to us, it is the mandate of the statute to establish Human Rights Courts and to appoint Special Public Prosecutors. In that regard, we would like the responses of all the States.”
3. The following States i.e. Odisha, Telangana, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand have not filed their responses despite the period of one year six months having elapsed. The State of Rajasthan is not represented in the Court.
4. The States of Odisha, Telangana, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand are directed to file reply responses within four weeks from today subject to payment of Rs. 50,000/- as costs which will be paid to the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee for use of juvenile issues. As far as the State of Rajasthan is concerned it is not even represented in the Court. Therefore, costs of Rs. 1 lakh are imposed on it and is also granted four weeks’ time to file its response.
5. The High Court of Calcutta has not filed its reply. The reply be filed in the meantime.
6. List on 04.10.2019.
7. For arguments on the dispute between the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights and the West Bengal State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, list on 03.09.2019.
W.P.(C) No. 819/2019
8. Though notice has been issued, the States need not file replies in this case and reply be filed only in SLP(C) No. 34251/2017. List along with SLP(C) No. 34251/2017
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1 National Commission for Protection of Child Rights v. Rajesh Kumar, (2018) 16 SCC 1 : (2020) 1 SCC (Cri) 412
