Prakash Chandra Tatia

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Justice Prakash Chandra Tatia is a former Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court. He served as a judge of the Rajasthan High Court and later at the Delhi High Court. [1]

He currently serves as the Chairman of the Rajasthan Human Rights Commission and advocates for banning live-in relationships in India, arguing that they are tantamount to "social terrorism" [2] and that the status of women abandoned after live-in relationships is worse than that of divorced women. [3] He supports "intense awareness campaigns" to inform women about the risks of live-in relationships. [4] He resigned from the position of Chairman of the Rajasthan Human Rights Commission on 25 November 2019, citing health and family reasons. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Prakash Tatia former chief justice of Jharkhand
  2. ↑ "Rajasthan human rights panel chief calls live-in relationships 'social terrorism'". The Indian Express. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Rajasthan Human Rights Commission asks state govt, Centre to ban live-in relationships". The Week. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "'Concubine-like life': Rajasthan SHRC seeks law against live-in relationships". The Indian Express. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "'Justice Prakash Chandra Tatia resigns': Justice Tatia steps down as chairman of SHRC". Times of India. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2021.



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