Article(s) of the CEDAW Provisions in the Constitution of India, Legislations, Policies, Reports, and Judgements JUDGEMENTS: 1. Budhadev Karmaskar v. State of West Bengal [(2011) 10 SCC 283]: The Supreme Court held that sex workers/prostitutes are also entitled to a life of dignity in view of Article 21 of the Constitution. The Court directed the Government to prepare schemes for giving technical/vocational training to sex workers and sexually abused women in all cities in India. 2. Upendra Baxi v. State of Uttar Pradesh [(1986) 4 SCC 106]: The Supreme Court emphasized on the conduction of proper rehabilitation programmes and vocational training for the inmates of protective homes established under SITA, 1956 (amended and now ITPA) so that the inmates are able to look after themselves and they do not slip into prostitution on account of economic want. The Government of Uttar Pradesh was directed to initiate proper follow-up action with a view to ensure the inmates are not taken back to the brothels. 3. People’s Union for Democratic Rights v. Union of India [(1982) 3 SCC 235]: While focussing on the issue of minimum wage, the Supreme Court observed that Article 23; right against forced labour’ should include the right to minimum wages. 4. Kajal Mukesh Singh v. State of Maharashtra [2020 SCC On Line Bom 954]: The Bombay High Court observed while hearing a matter related to the detention of three female sex workers that there is no provision under the Indian law that makes prostitution per se a criminal offence or punishes a person because he/she indulged in prostitution. 25 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) of AHTUs at the district level as stated in the scheme.