BUDHADEV KARMASKARversusSTATE OF WEST BENGAL

                   [2011] 10 S.C.R. 577

                BUDHADEV KARMASKAR                            A
                             v.
                STATE OF WEST BENGAL
            (Criminal Appeal No. 135 of 2010)
                    AUGUST 24, 2011
                                                              B
[MARKANDEY KATJU AND GYAN SUDHA MISRA, JJ.]

      Sex workers - Rehabilitation of - Court appointed Panel
on Sex Workers - Portion of the Indian Law Institute Building
allotted to the Panel - Central Government directed to provide C
to the Panel Ten ~khs while each State Government and
each Union Territory directed to provide to the Panel Rs. 5
lakhs and Rs. 2 lakhs respectively - However, States/Union
Territories which have no sex workers as stated in their
affidavits need not make this payment - Each State o
Government to undertake survey through their Agencies in
collaboration with the Central Government n the lines as
recommended by the Panel to ascertain as to how many sex
workers want rehabilitation and how many of them voluntarily
continue in the same profession - Results of the surverys be E
reported to the Panel - If an incident of involvement of the
family of the girl pushing her into the sex racket comes to
notice of anyone concerned including NGOs, authorities, etc.,
such incident be reported to the Executive Chairman/
Secretary of the State Legal Services Authority - It will be F
open for the said Authority to take appropriate penal action
against such illegality or person who may be found involved
- All State Legal Services Authorities to provide a helpline
number to the NGOs and to the State machinery as well as
to the sex workers and victims of sex trade who are in distress
and who are compelled to continue with the sex trade, so that G
they can avail the benefit of the helpline number for legal
assistance, to get them rescued or any other assistance which
may be offered to them by waty of Free Legal Aid - Approach

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A of the State of West Bengal, where the problem is most acute,
  is disappointing - Calcutta has a huge number of sex workers
  in Sonagachi, Free School Street etc. - Providing short stay
  homes to sex workers is hardly a solution to their problem -
  They must be provided a marketable technical skill so that
B they can earn their livelihood through such technical skill
  instead of by selling their bodies - As regards Delhi there
  seems to be no scheme of the Government for rehabilitation
  of sex workers - There are many red light areas such at the
  one in G.B. Road etc. in Delhi - UJWALA Scheme makes it
c clear that the Central Government has scheme only for
  rescued trafficked women but no scheme for those sex workers
  who voluntarily want to leave the sex trade - Proper effective
  scheme should be prepared for such women also - Central
  Government scheme has placed a condition that the rescued
  sex workers must stay in a corrective home in order to get
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  technical training - No such condition should be imposed as
  many sex workers are reluctant to stay in these corrective
  homes which they consider as virtual prison - Central
  Government and State Governments to submit additional
  reports stating in greater- detail how they they are complying
E with orders of this Court - Appeal to public, and particularly
  to the youth of the country to contact members of the Panel
  and give their valuable suggestions and inputs - Further
  directions issued for ensuring compliance of Court orders -
  Constitution of India, 1950 - Article 21.
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        CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION : Criminal Appeal
  No. 135 of 2011.

      From the Judgment & Order dated 25.07.2007 of the High
G Court of Calcutta in CRA No. 487 of 2004.

         Solicitor General of India, Pradip Ghosh, Jayant Bhushan
    T.S. Doabia, Ashok Bhan, A. Mariarputham, AG, Dr. Manish
    Singhvi, Shail Kr. Dwivedi, Manjit Singh, S.V. Madhukar, AAG,
    Piyush K Roy, Rebbeca George, Gautam Talikar, Lalla Ram,
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                  BENGAL

  Gaurav Sharma, Sushma Suri, Anjani Aiyagari, Anil Katiyar,        A.
  Sadhana Sandhu, Mohd, Khairati, D.S. Mahra, lrshad Ahmad,
  Vijay Verma, Anitha Shenoy, Ashutosh Sharma, Alka Sinha,
  Anuvrat Sharma, Anil Katiyar, Hemantika Wahi, Nupur Kanujuo
  Suveni, Mahesh Babu, Ramesk Allanki, Savita Dhanda,
  Ranjan Mozumbar (for Corporate Law Group), Anil Shrivastav,       B
  Rituraj Biswas, Gopal Singh, Manish Kumar, S. Wasim A.
  Quadiri, A.J. Faisal Banerjee, Tarjit Singh, Kamal Mohan Gupta,
  Abhishek Sood, Rohit Kr. Singh, Sunil Fernandes, Suhaas R.
  Joshi, Astha Sharma, P.V. Dinesh, Liz Mathew, Jogy Scaria,
  Sanjay V. Kharde (for Ahsa Gopalan Nair, Kh. Nobin Singh.         c
  Sapan Biswajit Meitei, Balaji Srinivasan, Radha Shyam Jena,
  Kuldip Singh, R.K. Pandey, M. Mohit Mudgil, Aruna Mathur,
  Avneesh Arputham, Yusuf Khan, Arputham, Aruna & Co.
  Aniruddha P. Mayee, Chanchal Kr. Gaguly, Abhijit Sengupta,
  Anil K. Jha, Chhaya Kumari, Atul Jha, Dharmendra Kr. Sinha,       D
  Saurabh Mishra, Vibha Datta Makhija, V.G. Pragasam, S.J.
· Aristotle, Prabhu Ramasubramaniam, Savita Singh, Tripti
  Tandon, Shefail Malhotra, Prakash Kumar Singh, Ravi Kant, A.
  Subhashini, Aishwarya Bhati, C.D. Singh, K.N.
  Madhusoodhanan, M.T. George, Subramonium Prasad, J.K.
  Bhatia, Manpreet Singh Doabia, Kiran Bhardwaj, Edward             E
  Belho, P. Athuimei R. Naga, K. lnatoli Serna, Nimshim Voshum,
  Ranjan Mukherjee for the appearin parties.

      The following order of the Court was delivered
                                                                    F
                           ORDER
      "Madad chaahati hai ye hawwaa ki beti
      Yashodaa ki hamjins raadhaa ki beti
      Payambar ki ummat zulaikhaa ki beti
      Sanaakhwaan-e-taqdees-e-mashriq kahaan hain?                  G
      Zaraa mulk ke rahbaron ko bulao
      Ye kooche ye galiyaan ye manzar dikhao
      Sanaakhwaan-e-taqdees-e-mashriq ko lao
      Sanakhwaan-e-taqdees-e-mashriq kahaan hain?"
                                   Sahir Luhdhianvi : Chakle        H
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A        1. This order is in continuation of our earlier orders in this
    case which aim at providing a life of dignity to the sex workers
    in our country by giving them some technical skills through which
    they can earn their livelihood instead of by selling their bodies.
    The legal background of these orders is Article 21 of the
B   Constitution, in which the word 'life' has been interpreted by this
    Court to mean a life of dignity, and not just an animal life.

       2. Mr. Pradip Ghosh, Chairman of the Panel appointed by
  us, submitted a report stating that a meeting of the Panel on
  Sex Workers was held at the Arbitration Room of M.C. Setalvad
C Lawyers' Chambers Block, Supreme Court on 05.08.2011. At
  a subsequent meeting held on 17.08.2011, the members of the
  Panel along with representatives of the State Governments of
  Delhi, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh,
  West Bengal, Haryana and the Central Government as well as
D representatives of some NGOs and some senior Police Officers
  of the State of Tamil Nadu and Delhi were present. In its report
  the Panel has mentioned the State wise figures of sex workers
  rehabilitated so far.

E      3. By our orders dated 19.07.2011 and 02.08.2011 we had
  directed the Central Government and State Governments to
  provide certain funds to the Panel so that it could function
  effectively. However we are informed that as yet no funds have
  been provided,· which is hampering the work of the Panel. The
F Panel has suggested that the Central government be directed
  to provide Rupees 10,00,000/-, each state Government a sum
  of Rupees 5,00,000/- and each union territory Rupees
  2,00,0001- to the Panel. We accept this recommendation and
  direct accordingly, with the modification that States/Union
G Territories which have no sex workers as stated in their
  affidavits need not make this payment. This amount should be
  paid positively by 07.09.2011 to the Secretary General of this
  Court who will deposit it in a nationalized bank nominated by
  the Chairman of the Panel, Mr. Pradip Ghosh, Sr. Advocate.

H         4. Mr. Pradip Ghosh, Senior Advocate (whose full name
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                 BENGAL

for Banking purpose is Pradip Kumar Ghosh) and Mr. Jayant            A
Bhushan, Senior Advocate, who is a member of the Panel, are
jointly authorized to open a bank account in the nationalized
Bank where the money is deposited, to be operated jointly by
them. The Chairman of the Panel will furnish to the Secretary
General of this Court accounts of the expenditure incurred by        B
the Panel from time to time. It will be open to the Chairman of
the Panel to seek further orders of this Court in this connection.

     5. It is also prayed in the report of the Panel submitted
before us today that there is no proper accommodation for the        C
functioning of the Panel. We agree that unless some
accommodation is provided the Panel will not be able to
function properly and effectively. We are informed that the
Central Government has in its occupation a portion of the Indian
Law Institute Building. We direct that the said accommodation/
office space shall be allotted forthwith to the Panel constituted    D
by us, and not later than 01.09.2011. The said office space shall
be properly furnished and equipped by the Central Government
with computer, furniture etc. so that the Panel may be able to
carry out the day to day activities thereon. Secretarial
assistance and services of office attendants and other staff shall   E
also be made available forthwith by the Central Government as
requested by Shri Pradip Ghosh, Chairman of the Panel.

       6. By our order dated 19.7.2011, this Court was pleased
  to direct the States/Union Territories and the Union of India to F
  carry out surveys through their Agencies and to report to the
  Panel the findings of the said surveys. The survey was meant
  to ascertain as to how many sex workers want rehabilitation
  and how many of them would voluntarily continue in the same
  profession. Each State Government should undertake such G
  survey through their Agencies in collaboration with the Central
  Govmnment on the lines as recommended by the Panel. For
. this purpose, the help of NGOs, Expert Bodies and
  Demographers may be obtained by the Governments
  concerned. At the first instance, the said surveys may be made H
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A   with regard to the four Metropolitan Cities, namely, Delhi,
    Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. Subsequently other States and
    Union Territories should also carry out such surveys.

         7. The Panel will make recommendations in respect of
8   such surveys and the same should be complied with by the
    respective State Governments. The results of the surveys shall
    be reported to the Panel .

       8. We convey our gratitude to the Central Government and
  various State Governments who sent their representatives to
C the meeting held on 17.08.2011. Many of them have made
  valuable contributions in the said meeting as mentioned in the
  report of the Panel. We request them to continue attending the
  Panel meetings whenever requested by the Chairman, and give
  all help in this connection.
D
       9. We are happy to note that Mr. Pradip Ghosh, Chairman
  of the Panel has decided to add South India AIDS Action
  Programme through its director Ms. lndumati which is situated
  in Chennai, Shakti Vahini through Shri Ravi Kant which is a
E NGO based in Delhi, Prerana, an NGO based in Mumbai, and
  Mr. Tariq Khan, a social activist of Lucknow, as members of
  the Panel. Some of them have given valuable inputs in the
  meeting dated 17.08.2011 as mentioned in the Report of the
  Panel.

F       10. We were happy to note from the report of the Panel
  that the Government of Andhra Pradesh and Prajwala, a NGO
  operating in Andhra Pradesh, have substantially supported
  each other, both in their efforts in rehabilitation of sex workers
  as also in the representations made before the Panel with
G regard to the information as regards rehabilitation.
  Notwithstanding the changes in the State government from time
  to time, Prajwala and other NGOs have received consistent
  support from the State Government in this connection. This
  seems to be a unique feature in the State of Andhra Pradesh,
H and should be emulated by other States.
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                    BENGAL

        11. In its report the Panel has mentioned that ~he NGO            A
    Prerana, represented by Ms. Priti Patkar situated in Mumbai
    has rehabilitated 4973 sex workers between 198 and 2010.
    The rescued women were given vocational training and made
    economically self-sufficient.
                                                                          B
        12. Prerana has trained women as mobile creches, petrol
  pump fillers, catering and hospitality , beauty care, fashion
  designing, starting their own enterprises as small businesses
  and also in some other areas of vocational replacement. Some
  young women have been placed in McDonalds, Dominos,
  PPCL Petrol Pump, Food Courts in Malls etc. These are some              C
! of the areas of employment for absorbing these former sex
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  workers. These women who have been rehabilitated by Prerana
  have not been seen back in the flesh trade. It seems that they
  have been re-integrated in the mainstream and their past
  identity has been completely obliterated. Some of them are still        D
  in touch with Prerana and the reports reveal that they are doing
  well and some are settled with their children. Some have started
  a life with their former clients out of the arena of the flesh trade.
  Some are happy with the small business of their own that they
  run. Some have left for their native towns/villages. Women who          E
  move out of the city are always given a list of contacts whom
  they can approach in case they require any assistance. All this
  shows that Prerna has been doing excellent work.

         13. In the State of Tamil Nadu in the year 2010-2011 532         F
    sex workers were given vocational training, and 424 restored
    to their respective families. Many of them were minors.

         14. Ms. Archana Ramasundaram, Additional DIG of Police
    (Crime), Tamil Nadu stated that the major stumbling block in
    the matter of rescue of victims of sex trafficking is that pimps      G
    get to know about the trafficked girls before the authorities
    come to know of them, and often even the family of the girl is
    involved in the racket. We are, therefore, of the view that if an
    incident of the involvement of the family of the girl pushing her
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A into the sex racket comes to the notice of anyone concerned
  including NGOs, authorities, etc. we direct that such incident
  be reported to the Executive Chairman/Secretary of the State
  Legal Services Authority. It will be open for the said Authority
  to take appropriate penal action against such illegality or
B person who may be found involved. Unless this nexus between
  the traffickers, pimps and the brothel owners, together with the
  family at times, is broken, successful rescue and rehabilitation
  becomes difficult.

       Ms. Ramasundaram also suggested that instead of
C producing the rescued women in person in court, a system of
  video conferencing could be effective so that the girls do not
  have to actually travel and are, therefore, safe and hidden from
  the pimps.

D      We are further of the view that all the State Legal Services
  Authorities should provide a helpline number to the NGOs and
  to the State machinery as well as to the sex workers and
  victims of sex trade who are in distress and who are compelled
  to continue with the sex trade, so that they can avail the benefit
E of the helpline number for providing legal assistance, to get
  them rescued or any other assistance which may be offered to
  them by way of Free Legal Aid. The State Legal Services
  Authorities thereafter may direct them to the concerned and
  appropriate authorities for taking remedial measures in that
F regard and also report the matter to the Panel which has been
  constituted by us.

       15. Ms. lndumati representing South India AIDS Action
  Program from Chennai who participated on behalf of the said
  NGO stated that many of the sex workers wani to learn
G additional skills but they still want to continue with their old
  profession in the red light area because some of their clients
  are very persistent and keep on coming back and are unwilling
  to let the sex workers leave the profession. For many sex
  workers, the rehabilitation process is important but only if they
H are old and cannot get any income by selling their bodies. Many
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                BENGAL

of them want vocational training only to add to their income        A
while continuing with their sex work. Unless the attitude of the
public in general towards the sex workers undergoes a change
so as to remove the stigma attached to their profession, and
there is more acceptability of the rehabilitated sex workers in
the mainstream, it is difficult to persuade the sex workers to      B
get rehabilitated leaving their old profession.

      16. There is always a prevailing fear that by opting for
rehabilitation they may be worse off by losing their old
livelihood and also not being able to survive in the alternative
vocation unless there is ready acceptance of the former sex         C
workers in the mainstream. .

      17. As regards the State of West Bengal, it is well know
:that Calcutta has a huge number of sex workers in Sonagachi, ·
 Free School Street etc. The Government of West Bengal stated D
 that there is no convincing data available in respect of the
 number of sex workers rehabilitated so far and it will take time
 to collect the same from the service providers. However, they
 are running 17 homes under the Swadhar Schemes and two
 Homes under the 'Ujwala Scheme and 43 Short Stay Homes. E
 These Homes give shelter to rescued sex workers.

     18. In this connection we wish to say that providing short
stay homes to sex workers is hardly a solution to their problem.
They must be provided a marketable technical skill so that they
can earn their livelihood through such technical skill instead of   F
by selling their bodies. Merely sending them to homes is
sending them to starvation. We were, therefore, disappointed
by the approach of the State of West Bengal, where the
problem is most acute. Much more needs to be done by the
State Government.                                                   G

    19. At the Panel meeting, the representative of the State
Government who was a director in the Department of Social
Welfare stated that 15 sex workers have been permanently
rehabilitated in the sense that they have been given direct         H
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A  employment and are now married. Some sex workers have
   been successfully employed as Anganwadi workers and
   helpers. He also estimated that about another one thousand
   sex workers have been rehabilitated in the State in the sense
   that they have been given new jobs and are not likely to return
B to their old profession, but this is not a verified figure. Some of
   the rescued sex workers who were from Bangladesh and Nepal
   were repatriated to the countries of their origin. Ms. Bharti Dey
   representing Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee (DMSC)
  .questioned the basis of calculation of the figures given by the
c Government representative. She also questioned as to where
   and how the sex workers have been rehabilitated.

          20. On behalf of DMSC and USHA Multipurpose
    Cooperative Society, Dr. S. Jana and Ms. Bharti Dey who
    spoke at the meeting also submitted written responses, stating
D   that:

          (a)     DMSC itself has employed about 500 sex workers
                  in their Health intervention Program. On enquiry, it
                  has been learnt by DMSC that 55 have ceased to
E                 work in their old profession while ·the rest continue
                  to sell sex while still holding jobs as health workers.
                  It was learnt that those 55 who really gave up their
                  old profession were at the fag end of their working
                  life in sex work. They were neither able to compete
F                 with their younger colleagues nor able to perform
                  the jobs that was required of them.

          (b)     According to the records maintained by USHA, 8
                  sex workers employed as Field Collectors for the
                  Cooperative Societies, Bank have discontinued
G                 sex work. Another 10 women have started working
                  as beautician and do not engage in sex work.

          (c)     According to DMSC, the inference drawn from
                  these findings is that while women may leave sex
H                 work but they do not leave the sex work sector.
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                BENGAL
            Those who stop selling sex find alternative work in       A
            the red light area itself. This is because they do not
            experience adverse stigma and discrimination
            among their peers as they would face outside the
            red light area.
                                                                      B
      (d)   It was emphasized that the so-called Homes run
            under the Government sponsored projects virtually
            operate as prison houses so much so that even if
            a sex worker may not be willing to leave the
            profession they would not like to live in the so-called
            Homes. The reluctance is not so much due to loss          C
            of earning but more because they do not want to
            be imprisoned or to lose their freedom.

       21. Mrs. Sunanda Bose, representing All Bengal Women's.
  Union, emphasized that stereotypical vocational training would D
  not work any more as the women earn more in sex work than
  they are able to earn by giving up their profession. More
  innovative jobs have to be offered to them to induce them to
  leave the profession. She gave the example of one sex worker
· who was rescued by her who is now working as a Petrol Pump E
  Operator and earns about Rs.7,000/- per month.

    22. Mrs. Bose made valuable suggestions and various
inputs with regard to rehabilitation of the sex workers.

      23. As regards Delhi there seems to be no scheme of the         F
 State Government for rehabilitation of sex workers. This is
 indeed regrettable. There are many red light areas such as the
 one in G. B. Road etc. in Delhi. The State Government needs
 to do much more in this connection.
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      24. Shakti Vahini, represented by Shri Ravi Kant, stated
 in the Panel meeting that not a single victim of commercial
 sexual exploitation has been rehabilitated in Delhi. The Joint
 Commissioner of Police (Crime) of Delhi Police made
 significant contributions at the said meeting by making certain      H
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A   important suggestions. He pointed out that the reluctance on
    the part of the sex workers to leave their profession is because
    they are not sure about their future in the alternative livelihood
    and as to what security they would have in their life ahead since
    it seems to them that nothing is on a permanent basis. This lack
B of faith is not in the rehabilitation process but rather in its
    structure. The rehabilitation Scheme must be made more
    effective and sensitive as to the mindset of the victims. He
    pointed out various problems in the implementation of rescue
    operation and the rehabilitation process, some of which were
C . agreed to by the representatives of the NGOs also.

       25. As regards the Central Government, Ms. Sangeeta
  Verma, Economic Adviser, Ministry of Women & Child
  Development, Government of India who represented the Central
  Government at the Panel meeting, explained the significance
D of the UJWALA Scheme which has five components utilized for
  rehabilitation of sex workers. She also pointed out that if the
  sex workers do not wish to go back home, then another program
  called STEP is available for them which is being implemented
  by the Central Government effectively. She pointed out that
E poverty is the main factor which pushes vulnerable women to
  prostitution. She emphasized that the Central Government has
  Schemes in place which may be availed of by the sex workers
  who are voluntarily willing to opt for their rehabilitation, although
  these are not specially earmarked for the sex workers. Even
F such general schemes can be made use of by them once they
  are willing to come out of the sex trade . We request the panel
  to investigate whether these schemes exist largely on paper
  only, or whether they have been actually implemented.

          26. From a perusal of the UJWALA Scheme it appears
G   that the Central Government has scheme only for rescued
    trafficked women but no scheme for those sex workers who
    voluntarily want to leave the sex trade. In our opinion, proper
    effective scheme should be prepared for such women also. In
    this connection, we would like to say that the Central
H   Government scheme has placed a condition that the rescued
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                BENGAL

sex workers must stay in a corrective home in order to get           A
technical training. In our opinion, no such condition s~ould be
imposed as many sex workers are reluctant to stay in these
corrective homes which they consider as virtual prison.

     27. From a perusal of the report of the Panel dated
                                                                     B
23.08.2011 we are not satisfied that the Central Government
and State Governments are effectively carrying out the spirit of
our orders in this case. While a few officers have indeed been
motivated, much more needs to be done by the authorities.
Hence by the next date of hearing the Central Government and
State Governments must submit additional reports stating in          C
greater detail how they are complying with our orders.

    28. In our dated 02.08.2011 we observed:-

           "We are fully conscious of the fact that simply by our    D
    orders the sex workers in our country will not be
    rehabilitated immediately. It will take a long time, but we
    have to work patiently in this direction. What we have done
    in this case i~, to present the situation of sex workers in
    the country in the correct light, so as to educate the public.
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    It is ultimately the people of the country, particularly the
    young people, who by their idealism and patriotism can
    solve the massive problems of sex workers. We, therefore,
    particularly appeal to the youth of the country to contact the
    members of the panel and to offer their services in a
    manner which the panel may require so that the sex               F
    workers can be uplifted from their present degraded
    condition. They may contact the panel at the email
    address: panelonsexworkers@gmail.com."

We again reiterate our appeal to the public, and particularly to     G
the youth of the country to contact members of the panel at the
:i-mail address panelonsexworkers@qmail.com and give their
valuable suggestions and inputs. This would surely be of great
help to the Panel.
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A         29. List this case again before us on 15.9.2011.

        30. Copy of this order will be sent by the Registry of.this
  Court to the Chief Secretaries and Secretaries of the Home/
  Social Welfare/Women's Welfare Department of all State
  Governments/Union Territories and shall also be sent to the
8
  Secretaries of the concerned Departments of the Central
  Government e.g. Home Ministry, Urban Development Ministry,
  Ministry of Social Welfare, Women's Welfare Ministry etc. They
  will ensure compliance of this order. Copy of this order as well
C as our previous orders in this regard and of the Panel reports
  shall also be forwarded to the National Commission For
  Women, New Delhi through its Chairperson, and the
  Chairperson of the National Commission is requested to
  depute one or more of its members to regularly attend the
  meetings of the panel, whose dates will be informed in advance
D by the Chairman of the Panel. Copies of this order will also be
  given to all the counsels in this case free of charge.

    B.B.B.                                      Matter adjourned.