Chhattisgarh High Court urges humanity to eliminate bias against dark-skinned women, highlighting that portraying them as under-confident and insecure perpetuates harmful stereotypes

Case: Rewaram Verma v. Smt. Premkumari Verma

Coram: Justice Goutam Bhaduri and Justice Deepak Kumar Tiwari

Case No.: FA (MAT) No. 150 of 2022

Court Observation: “Entire society of the human race needs to change the dialogue at home, which may not promote the fairness preference of skin. Therefore, the incentive cannot be given to a husband to promote such mind set of the society for preference of light skin over a dark.”

“Dark skinned were rated lower than their highly competent light-skinned counterparts and the majority of skin-lightening cosmetics target women. They are likely to portray a dark-skinned woman as an under confident and insecure person who is unable to secure success in life until someone suggests the use of a fairness cream.”

Previous Posts

Efficient judicial functioning is jeopardized when parties are permitted to backtrack from their commitments without providing any justifiable reasons, as emphasized by the Delhi High Court

J&K High Court stresses that Section 37 of the NDPS Act must be interpreted in line with the fundamental right to life and liberty guaranteed under Article 21

Delhi High Court Orders Litigant Claiming Ownership of Territory Between Ganga and Yamuna from Agra to Gurugram to Pay ₹10,000 in Costs

Calcutta High Court states that arranging groups in the tender process with clear distinctions is acceptable; it shouldn’t be criticized just because it may not be convenient for all bidders

In cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act, the prosecution must independently prove the ‘Pendency of Official Favour,’ without relying on external support: AP High Court

Keywords

Chhattisgarh High Court urges humanity to eliminate bias