Parl panel recommends all women courts for SC/ST women

December 19, 2014 20:52

A Parliamentary panel today recommended setting up of special courts with women judges and public prosecutors for trial of cases of sexual harassment of SC/ST women and strongly endorsed provisions of the bill to prevent atrocities against the scheduled castes and tribes.

The recommendation was made by the Standing Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment chaired by BJP MP Ramesh Bais, which examined the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill, 2014, which was referred to it in July after being introduced in the Lok Sabha.

The report of the panel was tabled in both Houses of Parliament today.

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