Set up panels to address issues of women in courts: Bombay HC
The HinduThe Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed all principal district judges to constitute a committee of four members, including a woman advocate, to address and inspect issues of lack of security and infrastructure for women lawyers, litigants, and staff in all district courts across Maharashtra. Advocate Uday Warunjikar, appearing for the petitioner, raised concern about the security of women litigants and advocates in district bar associations across courts in Maharashtra and urged the court to pass a direction to install CCTVs at the entrance of the Bar rooms. The Bench directed principal district judges from each district to form a committee of four persons consisting of executive engineer of the Public Works Department, one person from the Revenue department not below the rank of Additional Collector, a woman representative and a senior woman advocate of the local Bar. The PIL plea pointed out that there are 1,500 women lawyers in Pune district court, however, there are only two Bar rooms.
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