Daily Quiz for Judiciary Exam Preparation – January 23rd – Mixed Bag

1. Which of the following word/s in section 2(q) of Domestic Violence Act has/have been struck down by the Supreme Court recently?

2. In which of the following cases has the Supreme Court struck down the words ‘adult male’ from section 2(q) of the Domestic Violence Act, 2005?

3. In which of the following cases has the Supreme Court, inter alia, directed the State Legal Services Authorities (SLSAs) to conduct urgently a study on the lines conducted by the Bihar State Legal Services Authority in Bihar and the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative in Rajasthan in respect of the overall conditions in prisons in the State and the facilities available.

4. In which of the following cases has the Supreme Court, inter alia, directed The Ministry of Women and Child Development of the Government of India which is concerned with the implementation of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 to discuss with the concerned officers of the State Governments and formulate procedures for tabulating the number of children (if any) who suffer an unnatural death in child care institutions where they are kept in custody either because they are in conflict with law or because they need care and protection

5. In which of the following cases has the Supreme Court, inter alia, requested the Chief Justices of every High Court to register a suo motu public interest petition with a view to identifying the next of kin of the prisoners who have admittedly died unnatural deaths in prisons as revealed by the NCRB during the period between 2012 and 2015 and even thereafter, and award suitable compensation, unless adequate compensation has already been awarded.

6. In which of the following cases has the Supreme Court, inter alia, directed The Union Government and the governments of the States and Union Territories to ensure that the process of registration oa) In Re Inhuman Conditions in 1382 Prisons f all child care institutions is completed positively by 31 December 2017 with the entire data being confirmed and validated.

7. In which of the following cases has the Supreme Court held that the guidelines held in Damodar S Prabhu v Sayed Babalal, which provides for imposing compounding fee for compounding of offence under section 138 at appellate and trial stages is flexible as may be necessary in a given case?