There will be no further arrest of any sex workers as prostitution is going to be regularized in India. The new law will allow sex workers to live with dignity in the society.
In a bid to provide sex workers profession a dignity, the Supreme Court has been mulling to regularise the prostitution in the country.
The apex court is considering to make "conditions conducive" for sex workers to carry on their profession with dignity in the country.
The Supreme Court holds that the right to live with dignity was a constitutional right of sex workers.
A bench presided over by Justice Markandey Katju on Tuesday sought suggestions on formulating conditions which would enable those who wished to "continue working as sex workers" to do so "with dignity."
The bench constituted a panel comprising senior advocates and NGOs to look into the problems faced by sex workers and give suggestions to protect their fundamental rights. The bench has also asked the central government and state governments to undertake surveys to ascertain how many sex workers wanted rehabilitation and submit reports to the panel.
According to the data, there are over 3 million female commercial sex workers in India and are often harassed by the police in the absence of proper regulation. However, the prostitution is not illegal but the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 makes certain acts relating to prostitution an offence, which does not create conducive atmosphere for the sex workers and often become victims of police action.
The Supreme Court constituted panel will be headed by senior counsel Pradip Ghosh.
The apex court is considering to make "conditions conducive" for sex workers to carry on their profession with dignity in the country.
The Supreme Court holds that the right to live with dignity was a constitutional right of sex workers.
A bench presided over by Justice Markandey Katju on Tuesday sought suggestions on formulating conditions which would enable those who wished to "continue working as sex workers" to do so "with dignity."
The bench constituted a panel comprising senior advocates and NGOs to look into the problems faced by sex workers and give suggestions to protect their fundamental rights. The bench has also asked the central government and state governments to undertake surveys to ascertain how many sex workers wanted rehabilitation and submit reports to the panel.
According to the data, there are over 3 million female commercial sex workers in India and are often harassed by the police in the absence of proper regulation. However, the prostitution is not illegal but the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 makes certain acts relating to prostitution an offence, which does not create conducive atmosphere for the sex workers and often become victims of police action.
The Supreme Court constituted panel will be headed by senior counsel Pradip Ghosh.
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