Provide rations to sex workers, says Gauhati High Court
The Hindu
Bench cites 2020 Supreme Court observation on workers’ right to live with dignity
The Gauhati High Court has directed the authorities of a district in southern Assam’s Barak valley to provide rations to sex workers affected by the . An order was issued to the Deputy Commissioner of Cachar district and the Secretary of the District Legal Services Authority on May 28. Hearing a petition filed by Debajit Gupta, a resident of Cachar district headquarters Silchar, a Bench of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak cited a September 2020 Supreme Court observation that sex workers have a right to live with dignity.More Related News

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