HRLN has filed a PIL to ban the unregulated sale of acid in the market

The Petitioner has filed a Petition against the Union of India & others in the backdrop of the acid attack when the four sisters who are teachers at Kandhla in Shamli District of Western Uttar Pradesh. They were attacked with acid two unidentified men on a motorcycle while they were returning to their home from Market.

The Petitioner has Expressed concern over rising incidents of acid attacks against women and "raised an important issue" as to what steps the state government or the Centre can take to prevent easy availability of acid-like materials which are "now being used frequently as weapons for assault, particularly against women".

The acid violence seems to be almost unique to South Asia, with most incidents occurring in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. Part of the reason is that acid is cheap and widely available. Many Indians use concentrated acid to sterilize their kitchens and bathrooms, as Americans would use bleach.

Therefore, the Petitioner prayed that this Hon’ble Court may graciously be pleased to:-

·         Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding/directing the Respondents to ban the unregulated sale of acid in the market.

·         Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding/directing the Respondent No. 2 to furnish the list of the acid attack victims in Uttar Pradesh in the last five years before the Hon'ble Court.

·         To award cost of the Petition to the Petitioner.

HRLN has filed a Writ petition to compensate and rehabilitate the Dalit Rape Survivor and the displaced families of the village Bhagana

The Petitioner has filed a Petition under Article 32 of the Constitution of India against the state of Haryana & Others in the Honr'ble Supreme Court. The Petitioners seeking intervention of the Hon’ble Court through a writ of mandamus or any other writ and/ or direction to all the Respondents to pay the four rape survivors a sum of Rs. 1 crore each by way of compensation for abduction and gang rape . And for an order directing the CBI to take over the investigation and prosecution of the criminal case being FIR no. 299 of 2014 and for direction to the state of Haryana to forthwith provide 50 acres of land at a site suitable for the victim community and agreeable to them together with all facilities such as roads, drinking water, houses, electricity, public facilities and the like.

The petitioner no.1 is the father of the 13 year old victim who is among the four unfortunate girls who have been gang raped. The petitioner no.2 is the father of the 17 year old victim, petitioner no. 3 is the father of the 16 year old victim, petitioner no. 4 is the father of the victim who is 17 years old and petitioner no. 5 is the one among the youth of the villagers who is standing for the rights of the Dalits. All the five petitioners are currently protesting at Jantar Mantar.

Therefore, the Petitioner has prayed before the Honorable Court for the following reliefs:

·         For a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, an order or direction to the Respondent no.1 to pay the four rape survivors mentioned in this petition a sum of Rs. 1 crore each by way of compensation for abduction and gang rape.

·         For an order directing the Respondent no.3 to take over the investigation and prosecution of the criminal case being FIR no. 299 of 2014 at PS Hissar sadar, relating to the abduction and gang rape of the four rape survivors.

·         For an order directing the Respondent no.1 to provide for high quality education to all the children and young adults of the dalit community who have been forced to discontinue their education on account of the events described in this petition, completely free of costs.

·         For an order directing the Respondent no.1 to direct the investigating officer to forthwith register an FIR in respect of the threats issued by the Sarpanch Shri Rakesh of village Bhagana and his uncle Shri Virendra and also in respect of the conspiracy entered into between these two persons and the five accused in committing the crime of abduction and gang rape.  

·         For an order or direction to the Respondent no.1 to forthwith provide 50 acres of land at a site suitable for the victim community and agreeable to them together with all facilities such as roads, drinking water, houses, electricity, public facilities and the like.

·         For an order directing the Respondent no.1 to forthwith pay each of the displaced families hereto a sum of Rs. 1 crore each by way of compensation for having been displaced from their village and rendered destitute.

·         For an order directing the Respondent no.1 and Respondent no.5 for the rehabilitation of the rape survivors and their families, be done in Delhi or in any state near the state of Haryana as opted for by the rape survivors.

·         For an order directing the respondent no.1 and respondent no.5 that the victim families be relocated and re-habilitated at Delhi entirely at the cost of the state of Haryana as the Petitioner state that once the prosecution of the accused persons begins their situation will become vicarious and unsafe as the families of the accuse persons are likely to become even more aggressive.