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INITIATIVES FOR INCLUSION FOUNDATION & ANR. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS

Given the statutory scheme making the District Officer central to monitoring, reporting and certain enforcement functions, the court construed the statutory framework to require States/UTs to notify and appoint District Officers and for those officers to appoint nodal officers, constitute Local Committees, ensure constitution of ICCs, collect and report annual compliance data, undertake training and awareness, and to require the Union Government to consider Rules amendments to operationalise penalty provisions so that the Act is enforceable in practice.

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  • Sexual harassment at workplace
  • Implementation of statutes
  • District officer duties
  • Local committee and internal complaints committee
  • Awareness and training
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Constitutional law

VOLUNTARY HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF PUNJAB versus UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS

The Supreme Court held that despite the substantive and procedural provisions of the PCPNDT Act and Rules, the declining sex ratio remains a serious social affliction, requiring additional directions for proper implementation, enforcement, and awareness. Fundamental equality rights for female children cannot be compromised; directions are issued to various authorities to facilitate effective implementation, transparency, training, awareness campaigns, and incentive schemes. Prayers to read down provisions or add exceptions to PCPNDT Act are not entertainable; legal remedies are available for…

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  • Pre-conception and pre-natal diagnostic techniques act
  • Sex ratio
  • Female foeticide
  • Implementation of statutes
  • Right to equality
  • Abuse of process
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Family law

IN RE: ENFORCEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT, 1961 versus -

The Supreme Court, observing continued inadequate enforcement of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 despite previous interim directions and statutory amendments, holds it necessary to supplement prior directions with further orders mandating rigorous and effective implementation of the Act and the Rules by the Union and State Governments, including activation of enforcement machinery, framing of pending rules, and publicity of statutory requirements.

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  • Dowry prohibition
  • Mandamus
  • Judicial activism
  • Implementation of statutes
  • Public interest litigation
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Constitutional law

CENTRE FOR ENQUIRY INTO HEALTH AND ALLIED THEMES (CEHAT) AND ORS. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

Directions were issued to the Central Government, Central Supervisory Board (CSB), State Governments/UT Administrations, and Appropriate Authorities to ensure vigorous implementation of the PNDT Act, creation of public awareness against pre-natal sex determination and female foeticide, strict adherence to Rule 15, regular meetings and reporting, action against violations, and monitoring including quarterly returns to the CSB.

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  • Pre-natal diagnostic techniques act
  • Female foeticide
  • Sex determination prohibition
  • Implementation of statutes
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