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Set timeline for law on safety of women in film industry: HC

Kochi: Kerala HC has asked the state govt to provide a tentative time schedule within which legislation ensuring the safety of women in the entertainment industry, including cinema, can be enacted. The special bench of Justices A K Jayasankaran Nambiar and C S Sudha further observed that if the govt furnishes the tentative timeline by the next posting date, the court may record the same and refrain from issuing interim guidelines in the matter, which might otherwise delay the legislative process. The court was considering petitions seeking further action on the Justice K Hema Committee Report concerning the working conditions of women in the film industry. On Thursday, advocate general K Gopalakrishna Kurup informed that the proposed conclave on the draft legislation for the welfare of women in the entertainment industry has been rescheduled to Aug 2 and 3. Additionally, the Kerala Women's Commission filed an additional statement seeking a direction to the Women and Child Development Department, which is the nodal agency for implementing the POSH Act, to frame interim guidelines for the monitoring committee constituted as per the directions in the judgment in the Women in Cinema Collective (WCC) case. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like เทรด CFDs ด้วยเทคโนโลยีเทรดสุดล้ำ และ รวดเร็วกว่า IC Markets สมัคร Undo The statement noted that a 27-member monitoring committee has been formed, comprising three representatives each from various stakeholder organisations, including AMMA, WCC, and Fefka. Similarly, senior counsel of WCC also urged the court to issue interim guidelines to ensure the safety of women in the cinema industry, citing delays in the legislative process. However, the division bench expressed concern that such interference might further delay the enactment of the proposed law. HC noted that it had taken 16 years to enact the Posh Act, 2013, following the interim guidelines issued by the Supreme Court in the 'Vishaka case', and observed that it did not wish to wait another 16 years for similar legislation. Accordingly, the Court directed the AG to provide a tentative timeline for the legislation and adjourned the petitions to June 9.