ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT DIRECTED STATE GOVT: FUNDS ALLOTTED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF TOILETS FOR WOMEN IN POLICE STATION ACROSS UP

The Allahabad High Court in the case Diksha And 6 Others vs. State Of U.P. And 4 Others obserevd and has directed the Under Secretary, Home, Government of Uttar Pradesh for filing an affidavit wherein it indicates the progress towards the allotment of funds and other necessary steps which are to be taken for the construction of women’s toilets in police stations across the State.

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The bench comprising of Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Gajendra Kumar in the case observed wherein the bench was dealing with the Public Interest Litigation, PIL was filed by 6 law students namely Diksha, Kumari Priya, Shalvi Tiwari, Samiksha Singh, Vijay Kumar and Devansh Singh.

In the present case, the PIL was moved wherein seeking the direction to respondents to provide basic amenities such as toiletries, pure drinking water, proper fans, dustbins, washrooms, restrooms etc. in the police stations in the Prayagraj district, with regards to the privacy and dignity of women.