Summary:
Justices Huluvadi G.
Ramesh and M.
Dhandapani issued the direction to government counsel on a public interest litigation petition filed by advocate A.P. The police had filed a counter-affidavit listing out steps taken to ensure the safety of women. “In all these cases, the youths, who indulge in violence and harm the young girls, exhibit male chauvinism and unwillingness to accept rejection. The petitioner wanted special teams of women officers in every police station to protect women who were stalked, eve-teased and subjected to mental and physical violence. They treat rejection as failure and get disappointed..