Several responses and reactions to the voluminous report issued by the Verma Committee have appeared so far, and more are sure to come in the days ahead. This post seeks to draw attention to the generally appreciative responses of Pratiksha Baxi, Kalpana Kannabiran and Arvind Narrain.
Reactions to the Verma Committee Report
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First of all very nice blog. the Justice Verma committee seems to have done a bit unjust, as it has been presented to public by media. public have been demanding a death penalty for rape, but verma committee suggested 20 years. I would like to contact the admin of this blog. I blog at Geek Upd8 – Law Reporter. In case you find, there's something i can contribute please revert back.