RECOGNIZING TRANSGENDERS AS A THIRD GENDER :-

Court : Supreme Court of India

Decided: 15th April,2014
Citation(s) : WP (CIVIL) No. 604 of 2013
Judge sitting : k.S. Radhakrishnan , A.K. Sikri

Judgement : In April 2014, supreme court created the third gender

status as transgenders, as they were earlier forced to write male or
female against their gender. According to supreme court,”absence of
law recognizing transgenders as third gender could not be continued asa
a ground to discriminate them in availing equal opportunities in
education and employment.

SETTING UP THE VISHAKHA GUIDELINE FOR DEALING WITH SEXUAL

HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORK PLACE :-

Court : Supreme Court of India

Petitioner : VISHAKHA & ORS.
Vs.
Respondent : STATE OF RAJASTHAN & ORS.
Date of judgement : 13th August,1997
Author : Verma
Bench : Cji , Sujata V. Manohar , B.N. Kirpal

Judgement : The precursor to the sexual harassment of women at work

place Act,2013, the vishakha guideline were introduced in 1997. It came
about as a result of the atrocious treatment meted out to Bhawani Devi,
who was gang raped by 5 landlords after she tried to prevent child
marraige as part of her Government duties. Non of the accused were ever
charged.
RED BEACON BAN :- Removing flashing lights wont cure those blinded by power,

VIP culture :-

Decision : On Wednesday, April 19, 2017, the Union Cabinet decided to amend the
motor vehicle rules to end the use of red or any coloured beacon by all including the
president, vice president and the prime minister.

Author : the author is an independent journalist based in Delhi.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Judge sitting : Chief Justice J.S. Khehar, Cji, Justice J. Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi and
Madan S. Lokur.

The Supreme Court Ruling : the government has taken forward a supreme court
ruling of December,2013. It had sought to restrict the use of red or any colour
beacon even with an amendment in the relevant law. The Supreme Court, while
hearing the petition on VIP culture, observed.