Provisions in the Constitution of India, Legislations, Policies, Reports, and Judgements Article(s) of the CEDAW Succeeding agricultural lands. 3. Devika Biswas v. Union of India (Writ Petition (C) No. 95 of 2012): It was a public interest petition concerning the sterilization of women in the accredited centers, under the State Governments. The SC emphasized that sterilization related deaths were a direct consequence of poor quality of health care services and therefore, there was a need to invest more monetary and human resources in the National Rural Health Mission. PANCHAYAT RELATED JUDGMENTS: • Suresh Balkrishna Pogale v. State of Maharashtra (W.P. No. 3720 of 2001): Section 30(4)(c) of the Bombay Village Panchayats Act. The Court held that appointing a male candidate in place of a women candidate in absence of unavailability of a woman candidate amounted to de-reservation of the post of Sarpanch and consequently frustrated the very intention of the legislature. • Rajbala v. State of Haryana ((2016) 1 SCC 463): The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the Haryana Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Act, which stipulated that individuals contesting panchayat elections must have at least passed Class 10 (Class 8 for Dalit candidates). 100 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women Gaps in the implementation of CEDAW in India (G) and its corresponding recommendations (R)