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2018 Supreme(SC) 2072

MADAN B.LOKUR, DEEPAK GUPTA
Nipun Saxena – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioners:Ms. Indira Jaising, Sr. Adv. (A.C.), Ms. Sangeeta Madan, Adv., Mr. P.S. Tripathi, AOR, Ms. Vani Vyas, Adv., Mr. Mukesh Kumar Singh, Adv., Ms. Aanchal Singh, Adv., Mr. Ravi Chandra Prakash, Adv., Mr. Abhishek Tripathi, Adv., Ms. Ajita Sharma, Adv., Ms. Ankita Chaudhary, Adv., Mr. Nipun Saxena, Petitioner-in-person, Mr. Aditya P. Arora, Adv., Mr. Namit Saxena, Adv., Mr. Prashant Chaudhary, AOR, Mr. R.P. Gupta, AOR, Mr. E.C. Agrawala, AOR.
For the Respondents: Ms. Pinky Anand, ASG, Mr. Ashok Kumar Panda, Sr. Adv., Mr. Sachin Sharma, Adv., Ms. Sushma Verma, Adv., Mr. Raj Bahadur, Adv., Mrs. Anil Katiyar, Adv., Mr. S.A. Haseeb, Adv., Ms. Bhakti Pasrija Sethi, Adv., Mr. M.P. Gupta, Adv., Ms. Kirti Dua, Adv., Mr. B.V. Balaram Das, Adv., Mr. Ajay Kumar Singh, Adv., Mr. Shailinder Saini, Adv., Mr. R.K. Rathor, Adv., Ms. Rashmi Malhotra, Adv., Ms. Sunita Sharma, Adv., Mr. R.R. Rajesh, Adv., Ms. Saudamini Sharma, Adv., Mr. S. Wasim A. Qadri, Adv., Mr. Zaid Ali, Adv., Mr. Tamim Qadri, Adv., Mr. Saeed Qadri, Adv., Mr. G.S. Makker, Adv., Mr. Arun Kumar, Adv., Ms. Aishi Singh, Adv.
For the States of Assam : Mr. Debojit Borkakati, Adv., Ms. Diksha Rai, Adv., Mr. M. Balashivudu, Adv.
For the Andhra Pradesh : Mr. Guntur Prabhakar, Adv., Ms. Prerna Singh, Adv.
For the Bihar : Mr. Gopal Singh, AOR, Mr. Manish Kumar, Adv.
For the Chhattisgarh : Mr. Jugal Kishore Gilda, Adv. Gen., Mr. A.P. Mayee, Adv., Mr. Avnish M. Oza, Adv., Mr. Chirag Jain, Adv.
For the Goa : Mr. A.N.S. Nadkarni, ASG, Ms. Ruchira Gupta, Adv., Mr. Santosh Rebello, Adv., Mr. Anurag Sharma, Adv., Ms. Nivedita Nair, Adv.
For the Gujarat : Ms. Hemantika Wahi, AOR, Ms. Jesal Wahi, Adv., Ms. Mamta Singh, Adv., Ms. Shodhika Sharma, Adv.
For the Haryana : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Visen, Adv.
For the H.P. : Mr. Ajay Marwah, Adv., Mr. Mool Singh, Adv.
For the Jharkhand : Mr. Tapesh Kumar Singh, Adv., Mr. Mohd. Waquas, Adv., Mr. Aditya Pratap Singh, Adv.
For the J&K : Mr. M. Shoeb Alam, Adv., Ms. Fauzia Shakil, Adv., Mr. Ujjwal Singh, Adv., Mr. Mojahid Karim Khan, Adv.
For the Karnataka : Mr. V.N. Raghupathy, Adv., Mr. Parikshit P. Angadi, Adv.
For the Kerala : Mr. C.K. Sasi, Adv.
For the M.P. : Ms. Prachi Mishra, Adv., Mr. Arjun Garg, Adv., Ms. Pragya Garg, Adv.
For the Maharashtra : Mr. Nishant Ramakantrao Katneshwarkar, AOR.
For the Manipur : Mr. Leishangthem Roshmani, Adv., Ms. Maibam Babina, Adv.
For the Meghalaya : Mr. Ranjan Mukherjee, Adv., Mr. K.V. Kharlyngdoh, Adv., Mr. Daniel Stone Lyngdoh, Adv.
For the Mizoram : Mr. K.N. Madhusoodhanan, Adv., Mr. T.G. Narayanan Nair, AOR.
For the Nagaland : Ms. K. Enatoli Sema, AOR, Mr. Edward Belho, Adv., Mr. Amit Kumar Singh, Adv., Mr. K. Luikang Michael, Adv.
For the Punjab : Mr. Karan Bharihoke, Adv., Ms. Zahra Khan, Adv.
For the Rajasthan : Mr. Nalin Kohli, AAG, Mr. Ankit Roy, Adv., Mr. Indrajeet Singh, Adv., Ms. Nimisha Menon, Adv., Mr. Milind Kumar, Adv.
For the Sikkim : Ms. Aruna Mathur, Adv., Mr. Avneesh Arputham, Adv., Ms. Anuradha Arputham, Adv., Ms. Simran Jeet, Adv. for M/s Arputham Aruna & Co.
For the Tamil Nadu : Mr. M. Yogesh Kanna, Adv., Mrs. Sujatha Bagadhi, Adv.
For the Telangana : Mr. S. Udaya Kumar Sagar, AOR, Mr. Mrityunjai Singh, Adv.
For the Uttar Pradesh : Ms. Aishwarya Bhati, AAG, Mr. Aviral Saxena, Adv., Mr. Pradeep Misra, Adv.
For the Uttarakhand : Ms. Rachana Srivastva, Adv., Ms. Monika, Adv., Ms. Sudipta Sarkar, Adv.
For the West Bengal : Mr. Suhaan Mukerji, Adv., Mr. Vishal Prasad, Adv., Ms. Astha Sharma, Adv., Mr. Amjid Maqbool, Adv., Mr. Amit Verma, Adv., For PLR Chambers & Co.
For the A&N Islands : Mr. Bhupesh Narula, Adv., Mr. K.V. Jagdishvaran, Adv., Mrs. G. Indira, AOR.
For the Chandigarh : Ms. Kamakshi S. Mehlwal, Adv., Mr. Sanveer Mehlwal, Adv., Ms. Geetanjali Mehlwal, Adv.
For the Dadar & Nagar Haveli : Mr. A.K. Panda, Sr. Adv., Ms. Sushma Verma, Adv., Mr. R.R. Rajesh, Adv., Mr. Sachin Sharma, Adv., Mr. Amit Pratap Singh, Adv., Mr. Arun Kumar, Adv.
For the NCT of Delhi : Mr. Chirag M. Shroff, AOR.
For the Puducherry : Mr. V.G. Pragasam, Adv., Mr. Prabu Ramasubramanian, Adv., Mr. S. Manuraj, Adv., Mr. T.N. Rama Rao, Adv., Mr. Hitesh Kumar Sharma, Adv., Mr. T. Veera Reddy, Adv., Mr. Ardhendumauli Kumar Prasad, Adv., Ms. Taruna Ardhendumauli Prasad, Adv., Mr. Namit Saxena, Adv., Ms. Tajinder Virdi, Adv., Ms. Bina Madhavan, Adv. for M/s. Lawyer’s Knit & Co.

ORDER :

1. Pursuant to orders passed by us from time to time, NALSA has framed the “Compensation Scheme for Women Victims/Survivors of Sexual Assault/other Crimes – 2018.

2. In this context the order passed by us on 15th February, 2018 was communicated by the Ministry of Women and Child Development of the Government of India to all the Principal Secretaries/Administrators of the States/Union Territories.

3. The order dated 15th February, 2018 reads as follows :

    “In spite of all talks, discussions and intents expressed about gender justice and safety of women, we find that there are 24 States / UTs that have not even bothered to file an affidavit in terms of our order dated 09.01.2018.

    On 09.01.2018, we had required all the State Governments / UTs to file an affidavit within a period of four weeks indicating the amount received by each State Government / UT under the Nirbhaya Fund towards victim compensation, the amount disbursed from the Nirbhaya Fund and even otherwise and to the number of victims of sexual assault.

    This simple information could not be filed as mentioned above by following 24 States / UTs:

    1. Andhra Pradesh

    2. Arunachal Pradesh

    3. Assam

    4. Chhattisgarh

    5. Goa

    6. Haryana

    7. Him

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