The Supreme Court on Monday referred to a Constitution Bench a plea questioning the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) prevalent in the Dawoodi Bohra community. The issue was referred to the Constitution Bench on the request of Attorney General K.K. Venugopal and senior counsel Mukul Rohatgi appearing for the[Read More…]
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Bohra women describe female genital mutilation as ‘violation of rights’, urge govt to ban it
Though India does not have a separate law against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), the Supreme Court of India amid an ongoing Public Interest Litigation seeking a ban on FGM, remarked that the practice is a clear violation of a woman’s bodily integrity as laid down in the Indian constitution. Urging[Read More…]
Can’t quote religious practices for female genital mutilation: SC
New Delhi: Dubbing female genital mutilation as violative of bodily integrity of a girl child, the Supreme Court on Monday said that religious practices cannot be cited to justify such mutilation in the Dawoodi Bohra community. The observation came from a bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar[Read More…]