Sunday, June 20, 2010

SC issue notices to govts on honour killings

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Centre and six other states on honour killings being reported from across the country.

A bench of Justices R M Lodha and A K Patnaik sought response from the respective governments on a petition filed by NGO Shakti Vahini, which has alleged that there has been a spurt in honour killings because of khap panchayats.

The NGO complained that though there was a spurt in such killings in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Haryana, neither the Centre nor the state governments were taking steps to curb the menace due to "vote-bank politics."

Source http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sc-issue-notices-to-govts-on-honour-killings/124920-3.html?from=tn

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