Shivani Pandey-
Setting aside a plea seeking directions of the State government to do away with the menace of eve-teasing, Patna High Court has told the Petitioner to make a representation before the concerned authority, which has been directed to decide the same efficiently.
A division bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Sanjay Kumar ordered that “The authority concerned shall consider and dispose it of expeditiously by a reasoned and speaking order preferably within a period of three months from the date of its filing along with a copy of this order”
The question arose during hearing of a petition seeking measures to curb eve-teasing in terms of the judgment delivered by the Supreme Court in Deputy Inspector General of Police & Another v. S.Samuthiram, wherein directions were issued after observing that there is no uniform law in India to curb eve-teasing effectively in or within the bounds of educational institutions, places of worships or public places.
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The plea also sought an order to establish Fast Track Women Friendly Court in every district under the State of Bihar, to accelerate the trial against the offenders of eve-teasing.
Additionally, it had sought directions on State to coordinate with the State Women Commission, State Human Rights Commission, and Department of Social Welfare to open effective Women Help Center involving Para Legal Volunteers for taking immediate legal action against culprits of eve-teasing.
Hearing submissions in the matter, the Court held that “Petitioner shall approach the authority concerned within a period of four weeks, by filing a representation for redressal of the grievances.”