Despite Women Empowerment Being Motto, Deprived Authorization To Women-Self Development Groups: Bombay HC On Cancellation Of Authorisation Of Mahila Bachat Gats
Live LawThe Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court recently ordered the District Supply officer to restore authorisation of four Mahila Bachat Gats or Women Self Development Groups to maintain fair price shops. Justice Bharati Dangre observed that their licence to run fair price shops was cancelled on "clumsy" and "non-existent" grounds and the Tehsildar to the highest level in the State government, deprived these organisations the opportunity of the empowering women in rural areas. Woman empowerment being the motto of the State, in utter contrast, in this case the State Authorities have undermined the four bachat gats and in a flippant manner have deprived them an opportunity of empowering several women in rural area who had come together and formed a bachat gat who was allotted authorization to run the fair price shop. "In the wake of the aforesaid factual position, it cannot be said that the fair price shops run by the petitioners demand a serious action of cancellation of their permit / authorization particularly when the fair price shops authorization is granted to the Mahila Bachat Gats with an object of uplifting of women in the village / society."
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