Supreme Court directs Chhattisgarh to pay ₹1 lakh to woman sarpanch for harassment
The Chhattisgarh High Court had in multiple rounds of litigation upheld the proceedings and action taken against Lakra, leading to the appeal before the apex court.
The Supreme Court on Thursday took exception to the State of Chhattisgarh opposing a woman sarpanch's plea for closure of proceedings against her over alleged delay in construction work [Sonam Lakra v State of Chhattisgarh and ors].