The Gujarat High Court urged the state government to establish a code of conduct for senior officers in court to maintain its dignity. This arose from a case where the Vadodara Collector repeatedly ignored court orders regarding land conversion. The court emphasized the need for introspection on governmental practices affecting justice.
KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court has accepted an appeal against the death penalty given by a POCSO court to a man convicted of raping and murdering a 10-year-old girl in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district. This appeal was filed by the convict, Mostakin Sardar, and will now be reviewed by a division bench of the High Court.
