New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- RJD MP Sudhakar Singh has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in Delhi High Court of Delhi over alleged continued non-functioning of the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW). The post of chairperson is vacant since January 2024, PIL said.

He has sought direction to fill the vacant post of Chairperson within a fixed timeframe; and to Secure continued judicial monitoring to prevent future institutional paralysis.

The PIL, filed through Advocate Satyam Singh Rajput, likely to come for hearing in coming week before Delhi High Court.

The petition has highlighted that the DCW has remained physically inaccessible and operationally defunct for a prolonged period.

Despite its critical statutory mandate, the DCW's office ...