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ACT NO. 60 OF 1986. [23rd December, 1986.] An Act to prohibit indecent representation of women through advertisements or in publications, writings, paintings, figures or in any other manner and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
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THE INDECENT REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN (PROHIBITION) ACT, 1986 (NO. 60 OF 1986) An Act to prohibit indecent representation of women through advertisements or in pubspancations, writings, paintings, figures or in any other manner and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
- Introduction
- Preamble of The Act
- Salient Features of The Act
- The Process of Making Rules
- Important Case Laws
The introduction of the Bill against indecent representation of women in the Rajya Sabha in 1986 was in response to the demand by the women’s movement for a legislative action against the derogatory depiction of women in India. Introduced in the Rajya Sabha by Margaret Alva, the bill became law by way of enactment with effect from October 1987. The...
The act is aimed to prohibit and regulate the Representation of and portrayal of women in mainstream media, particularly in print media. This Act was enforced to ensure that the portrayal of women in media by the means of advertising, writings, publications, paintings and figures or in any other form is not such that it could be termed as indecent.
This act may be called the Indecent Representation Of Women (Prohibition) Act 1986. The jurisdiction of this act extends to the whole of India including Jammu and Kashmir. This act came into force on October 2, 1987 by the appointment of the Central Government by the notification in the Official Gazette.
Every rule that the central government has made under this act shall be presented before each house of the parliament, while it is in session for a period of 30 days, and if both the houses agree to make such modifications or decline it, such decisions will have effect on the act, however any such modifications or amendments shall be without any pr...
Ajay Goswami V. Union of India
This is a relevant case which drew provisions from the Indian Penal Code, Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act etc. to challenge obscene content in newspapers. It also stated that the Press Council’s power to censure needs to be reviewed. The petitioner’s grievance was that the freedom of speech and expression enjoyed by the newspaper industry was not in balance with the protection of children from harmful and disturbing materials while reading the newspaper which may corrupt th...
In Chandra Raja Kumari Vs Police Commissioner, Hyderabad
In this case, it has been held that the right to life includes right to live with human dignity or decency and therefore conducting beauty contests is repugnant to dignity or decency of women and offends Art 21 of the Constitution. The decision came in light because a the petition opposing the beauty contests of women in general as they are unconstitutional because they offend Article 51 A (e), Article 21 and Article 14 of the Constitution of India and they are repugnant to international conv...
Ranjit D. Udeshi vs State Of Maharashtra
Ranjit D. Udeshi was one of the four partners of a firm that owned a book-stall. The partners were prosecuted under section 292 of the IPC for selling copies of an allegedly obscene book, Lady Chatterley’s Lover, by DH Lawrence. Udeshi argued that section 292 is violative of the rights to freedom of speech and expression under article 19(1)(a) of the Indian Constitution and that the book is not obscene if considered as a whole. The Court examined the text of Lady Chatterley’s Lover and conclu...
THE INDECENT REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN (PROHIBITION) ACT, 1986 (NO. 60 OF 1986) An Act to prohibit indecent representation of women through advertisements or in publications, writings, paintings, figures or in any other manner and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Jun 9, 2023 · The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) bill was introduced in the Rajya Sabha by Margaret Alva and was later passed by the Parliament on 23rd December 1986. It came into force on 2nd October 1987. This was in response to the women's movement against their depiction in society.
The Legislature of India enacted the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986 on 23rd December 1986, to prohibit indecent representation of women through advertisements or in publications, writings, paintings, figures or in any other manner and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Nov 26, 2020 · The Indecent Representation of Women Act punishes women’s indecent depiction, which implies a woman’s image in some way; her form or body and any aspect of the woman’s body, so as to cause immorality, degradation, or to deprave, abuse, or harm to public morality or moral standards.
