Assertion of choice is an insegregable facet of liberty and dignity, thus begins the Supreme Court judgment in a case relating to Honour killings and Khap Panchayats. In a judgment delivered by Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud, the Court today laid down a slew of measures including use of Section 144 of Code of Criminal Procedure to prevent gatherings of Khap Panchayats. The Court also laid down remedial and punitive measure to counter honour killings including providing security to the couple and family and removing them to a safe house. Asserting that liberty under […]
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