Mumbai, A <keyword id="95890" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="sessions-court" source="Orion">sessions court</keyword> in Mumbai has imposed death penalty on a man for killing an old woman and a two-year-old girl here in 2017 by setting them on fire, noting the case undoubtedly falls under the "rarest of rare" category. Sessions <keyword id="1360057" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="judge-a-subramaniam" source="Orion">Judge A Subramaniam</keyword>, in the judgment delivered on Tuesday against the accused, <keyword id="19438931" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="deepak-jath" source="Orion">Deepak Jath</keyword>, said "society abhors such crimes which shock the conscience of the society and always attract intense and extreme indignation of the community." The prosecution case is that in April 2017, Jath poured some liquid on four persons -- two women, a 17-year-old girl and a two-year-old girl -- and set them on fire in suburban Bandra. One of the women and the two-year-old girl died due to burn injuries. The case is that Jath had earlier harassed the 17-year-old girl and was irked when he was admonished for the same. The court refused to accept Jath's claim that he was not mentally sound. "I believe that the manner of causing death and pouring inflammable material on the victims, and cold bloodedly lighting them up which included an old helpless lady and a small child of couple of years shows the dastardly act and classifies it as such," the judge said. "Society abhors such crimes which shock the conscience of the society and always attract intense and extreme indignation of the community," it noted. Jath, in his defence, claimed he was irked with one of the victims who had used certain derogatory words against him. The judge, however, said, "Can that be said to be provocation or adequate provocation for committing such a ghastly act. I feel the answer lies in the question itself."

Society abhors such crimes: Mumbai court judge sentences man to death in 2017 double murder case

<ul><li>Ability to enforce contracts and resolve disputes indicated as single biggest constraint in achieving higher ease of doing business ranking. </li><li>Indian courts’ working days hamper economy with Apex court working 190 days a year. 232 days for high courts and 244 days for subordinate courts. </li><li>India has over 3.5 crore pending cases with 87.54% cases pending in high courts and lower courts. </li><li>Better management, increase in working days, and use of high end technology sighted as possible measures for improvement. </li></ul>India’s Supreme Court works 190 days in all every year, while the number is 232 for High Courts and 244 for lower courts-- thanks to the British-era practice of taking long vacations and an inordinate number of holidays. In 2019, when the country has over 3.5 crore pending cases, it is time to overhaul judicial practices. That’s a common view now echoed by the latest economic survey authored by the Chief Economic Advisor K Subramanian, which was presented in the Parliament today. Making matters worse is the 2,279 vacant positions for judges in lower courts. The report indicated that India’s biggest constraint in moving up the rankings in ease of doing business is the inability of businesses to enforce contracts and slow resolution of pending disputes at the courts. Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, and West Bengal are the worst in terms of pendency while Punjab and Delhi have the best case clearance rates among Indian states. A separate judicial service In this regard, the report proposed the creation of a specialized service for the Indian judiciary, named the <keyword id="7829780" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="indian-courts-and-tribunal-services">Indian Courts and Tribunal Services</keyword> (ICTS) that would specially be assigned the administration aspects of the legal system in the country. The recommendation is much in the lines of the Her Majesty’s Court and Tribunals Services in the UK, the Administrative Office of the US Courts, and the Court Administration Service in Canada. “Major problem lies with the quality of the administration of the courts system,” Subramanian’s survey said, which also recommended use of technology to improve courts’ efficiency.

Indian courts with their vacancies and long vacations are a big hurdle to ease of doing business, says India’s economic survey 2019

By Gurdip Singh(Eds: Updating with more inputs) Singapore, May 6 () A 53-year-old Indian-origin man in Singapore was on Wednesday sentenced to seven months in prison for verbally abusing police and safe-distancing enforcement officers who were urging compliance with the COVID-19 measures.Ravi Sinathamby Subramaniam, who prosecutors said "continues to be a menace to the society" due to his involvement in a long list of offences spanning decades, committed the offences over two days last month, reported Channel News Asia.He pleaded guilty to two charges of verbally abusing police and health officers, and a third charge of threatening to "break" the faces of three health officers, the report said, adding that another five charges were taken into consideration for the sentencing.First, he went to a convenience store where he stood in the queue, holding an open can of beer and reeking of alcohol while complaining loudly about why the queue was not properly organised.When the police spoke to him, he turned aggressive and spoke loudly to them, trying to leave and refusing to cooperate, drawing a crowd.He hurled multiple vulgarities at the police and was arrested.He reoffended four days later at a coffee shop. When approached by a health officer enforcing safe-distancing measures as he was wearing his face mask over his chin and not over his nose and mouth, Ravi turned aggressive.He cursed at the officer and a second colleague who joined her, saying: "You don't let me see you again if not I will break your face."He later told the two officers and a third colleague: "The next time I see you, I will break your face."The prosecution had pushed for at least 10 months' jail, saying that the case "presents an important opportunity for this court to send a clear message that such conduct" against frontline officers in the coronavirus fight will not be tolerated.The judge had asked for further arguments on two similar cases as comparisons against Ravi's case, and Deputy Puiblic Prosecutor Timotheus Koh said that Ravi had committed more serious previous offences, including most recently threatening his brother with boiling water and a chopper.Koh said "Ravi has accumulated a long list of offences spanning decades"."Despite being imprisoned repeatedly, he doesn't seem to be able to remain crime-free for long," said Koh, adding that Ravi has even been caned before but "continues to be a menace to society".His crime records now show a trend of intimidating behaviour towards public servants, he said.Ravi, who was unrepresented, said: "I apologise to the court. I apologise to the civil servant and I apologise to the government for what I have done without my knowledge because I am drunk."The judge said he noticed that the threats in the two cases used for comparison with Ravi's were "more serious", and gave Ravi a jail term three months lower than what the prosecution had pushed for.The judge also directed a session for Ravi to be given counselling for his underlying behaviour and for treatment plans to be formulated. GS CPS AKJ CPS

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Society abhors such crimes: Mumbai court judge sentences man to death in 2017 double murder case

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Indian courts with their vacancies and long vacations are a big hurdle to ease of doing business, says India’s economic survey 2019

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