States, UTs asked to follow govt advisory on ‘Devadasis’

Terming the practice as “undesired and unhealthy”, the Supreme Court on Friday asked all states and union territories (UTs) to strictly follow the Centre’s advisory on checking the practice of forcing young girls to serve as ‘Devadasis’.

A Bench comprising Justices F M I Kalifullah and S A Bobde took on record the advisory of the Ministry of Home Affairs and disposed of a PIL filed by Kerala-based NGO S L Foundation.

The MHA has sent the advisory to all states and UTs on December 22.