The Supreme Court of India Friday issued notice to the central government over the two- finger test conducted on rape victims, seeking the government's stand on this ill-treatment of the women.
"We are failing to treat women with dignity, equality and respect," said Supreme Court (SC) while issuing notice to central government and National Commission for Women.
The court also issued notice to Delhi government's State Transport Authority for not ensuring the safety to women on Delhi's road.
"There is no safety of women on Delhi's road," SC said.
The suit also sought the setting up of a criminal injury compensation board in the country.
An apex court bench of Justice K S Radhakrishnan and Justice Deepak Misra issued the notice on a petition filed by Nipun Saxena, a fourth year student of Delhi's National Law University.
Saxena contended that the court's direction 16 years ago to establish the compensation board had not been followed so far.
The notice was issued to the State Transport Authority on the plea that permits of private buses that do not complay with the Motor Vehicles Act should not be renewed.
The public suit comes in the wake of the gang-rape of a 23-year-old woman in a moving bus Dec 16 and her subsequent death in a Singapore hospital where she was airlifted for specialised treatment. The incident sparked outrage across India and led to calls for stricter laws against rape and molestation of women.
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