Supreme court passed an order related to Sex workers in India on 24th of August 2011 in a bench of JusticeMarkandey Katju and Justice Gyan Sudha Misra .Interestingly the order begin with the famous lines of Sahir Ludhiyanvis Poem Chakle. Here is the initial part of aforesaid order which I receive from my friend brother Mohd Tariq khan.
REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 135 OF 2010
Budhadev Karmaskar .. Appellant(s)
-versus-
State of West Bengal .. Respondent(s)
O R D E R
“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?
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
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 Constitution, in which the word `life’ has been interpreted by this Court to mean a life of dignity, and not just an animal life.
Urdu ke baghair na parliament ka kaam chalta hai na court ka phir bhi urdu is mulk mein paraai hai.
ReplyDeleteJusticeMarkandey Katju mubarakbad ke mustahiq hain ke unke zariye Sahir ki ek intehaai moassar nazm insaaf ka hissa bani.