SC: Why do babus' wives hold ex officio posts in societies?

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on December 2, 2024

Supreme Court criticizes bureaucrats' wives holding posts in societies within their husbands' administrative regions, dubbing it a colonial practice. A case from Bulandshahr where the district magistrate's wife was traditionally made Zila Mahila Samiti president led to amendments curbing this practice. The court urges a model...

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