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Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court Vibhu Bakhru has said that the Devadasi strategy tin beryllium eradicated from the basal done the organised efforts by the government, national information and a stern enactment by the Home Department and the Legal Services Authority.
He was addressing the gathering astatine Pandit Siddarama Jambaladinni Rang Mandir successful Raichur aft inaugurating the mega wellness run and ineligible consciousness programme.
It was jointly organised by the Karnataka State and Raichur District Legal Services Authority, District Administration and District Bar Association.
Mr. Bhakru said that the Karnataka Devadasi System (Prevention, Prohibition, Redress and Rehabilitation) Act-2025 has aimed to supply paternal rights and broad rehabilitation, health, acquisition and occupation opportunities to the children calved to Devadasis.
“According to law, it is indispensable to supply basal infrastructure, employment, housing, and onshore successful bid to guarantee societal information to the families of ex-Devadasis,” the Chief Justice stressed.
Appreciating the efforts being made to behaviour a survey connected the contiguous presumption of the ex-Devadasis crossed the State, Mr. Vibhu Bakhru said thousands of ex-Devadasis’ families are presently staying successful the Manvi, Sindhanur, Maski, Sirwar, Deodurg, Lingsagur, and Raichur taluks. After the survey, children of those families person to beryllium strengthened successful acquisition and economical sectors, helium added.
Karnataka High Court and Administrative Judge of Raichur District Justice M.G.S. Kamal termed the Devadasi strategy inhuman and a societal evil. He said that we indispensable determination guardant with a determination of eradicating it from the root.
High Court justice Anu Sivaraman, who is besides Executive Chairman of the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority, said that the Raichur District Legal Services Authority has the powerfulness to instrumentality important projects successful a absorption to guarantee justness for the ex-Devadasis successful the district.
Activist Mokshamma explained her acquisition warring against the Devadasis strategy and bringing ex-Devadasis to the mainstream.
The location sanctioning bid transcript to Huligemma and Yallamma, the certificate of ex-Devadasis to Sarojamma, Narasamma and Ramavva, the bid transcript of the Department of Labour to Ramamma and Basamma and the bid transcript of income-generating activities to Lakshmi and Krishnadevi person been issued during the event.
The 18 Child Rights little handbooks published by the Women and Child Development Department and the consciousness manual published by the Police Department were besides released.
Registrar General of Karnataka High Court Justice K.S. Bharat Kumar, Principal District and Session Judge and Chairman of District Legal Services Authority Maruti Bagade, Member Secretary of Karnataka State Legal Services Authority H. Shashidhar Shetty, Deputy Commissioner Nitish K., Superintendent of Police M. Puttamadaiah, Bar Association Chairman Mallikarjun, Additional Deputy Commissioner Shivanand, Deputy Secretary of Karnataka State Legal Services Authority Sridhar M., Member Secretary of District Legal Services Authority and Civil Judge H.A. Sathwik and others were present.
