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Sex Work Is Legal, Police Cannot Intervene Or Sue: Supreme Court

Arpita SarkarMay 27, 20220

Significant guidelines on sex work from the Supreme Court. And sex workers have the same status and equal rights as people in five professions. Apart from reminding this issue, the country's apex court has also curbed the trend of police interference in the work of volunteers and filing criminal cases. A three-judge bench headed by Justice El Nageshwar Rao has issued six directives in this regard. The Supreme Court thinks that the rights of sex workers will be protected through it. The bench said, "Sex workers are also entitled to equal protection in the eyes of the law. When it is clear that a sex worker is an adult and sells sex with consent, the police must refrain from undue interference. No criminal action can be taken. Article 21 of the constitution guarantees the right of every c...

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Keen On Rolling Out Aadhaar Cards For Sex Workers: UIDAI To SC

Sonia SolankiMarch 1, 20220

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has informed the Supreme Court that it is keen to give out Aadhaar Cards to sex workers. They need to have a certificate from the health department of states or from the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO). UIDAI said that no residence proof or identity proof will be mandatory for such sex workers. The bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and B R Gavai was hearing the petition on the lack of food security for sex workers across the nation, especially during the pandemic. Representing the UIDAI, advocate Zoheb Hossain informed that certain sections of society even though not having any identification did not lack any access to the basic right of food and other facilities. Court's Observations The Supreme Court inquired...