HC directs inspection of all women shelter homes in Rajasthan

The Rajasthan High Court has directed the inspection of all women shelter homes in the state by the legal service authority which has to submit a report within 10 days.

A bench headed by justice Sandeep Mehta gave the direction after two amici curiae appointed by the court submitted their report on the inspection of 'Nari Niketan' (women shelter home) in Jodhpur.

The court had appointed the two amici curiae to assist it after a petitioner had complained of conditions at the shelter home.

During the hearing of a habeas corpus petition, the petitioner had offered to stay with an acquaintance instead of the Nari Niketan in Jodhpur claiming that conditions there were unfavourable for women to reside with dignity, following which the court directed the inspection of the shelter home.

The court had found that the main reason for the petitioner to refuse to stay in the Nari Niketan was the mismanagement there and the unfavourable conditions for a woman's dignity, said an amicus curiae after .