Writ petition (Criminal) Nos.666-70 of 1992
This Writ Petition has been filed for the enforcement of fhe fundamental rights of working women under Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India in view of the prevailing climate in which the violation of these rights is not uncommon. With the increasing awareness and emphasis on gender...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
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2008
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/87146 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/3054 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Summary: | This Writ Petition has been filed for the enforcement of fhe
fundamental rights of working women under Articles 14, 19 and
21 of the Constitution of India in view of the prevailing climate
in which the violation of these rights is not uncommon. With the increasing awareness and emphasis on gender justice, (here is
increase in the effort to: guard against such violations; and the
resentment towards incidents, of sexual harassment is aJso
increasing. The .present petition has been brought as a class
action by certain social activists and NGOs with the aim ol
focussing attention towards this societal aberration, and assisting in
finding suitable methods for realisation of the' true concept of
lgender equality'; and to prevent sexual harassment of working women in all work places through judicial process, to till the
vacuum in existing legislation. |
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