In Brief
In this writ petition, the Court found that an affidavit filed by respondent No. 2 in response to an earlier judicial order did not meet the Court's requirements and could not be treated as an unconditional apology. The Court rejected the affidavit and directed respondent No. 2 to file a fresh affidavit in compliance with the original order. A linguistic dispute arose over whether the word 'remorse' could substitute for 'apology', which the Court deferred for decision at the next hearing. The matter was listed for 15.12.2016. The Court also noted that the Union of India had offered admission to the victim in a Kendriya Vidyalaya.
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