<p>Taking note of media reports of the thrashing by police of a Dalit woman and her father in Punjab and a group of teachers in the Bihar capital Patna, the Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the chief secretaries of both the states.<br /><br /></p>.<p>An apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai while issuing the notice said: "We are taking suo motu congnisance...after seeing the disturbing visuals on television." <br /><br />Some Punjab Police personnel were caught on camera brutally thrashing a young Dalit woman and her ex-serviceman father in public after she approached them to file a sexual harassment case in Punjab's Taran Taran district Monday. <br /><br />In another case, nearly 50 fixed-pay teachers on contract, including women, were injured in police lathicharge during a protest in Patna Tuesday. The teachers were demanding permanent jobs and equal pay for equal work. <br /><br />The court has directed Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati, Additional Solicitor General Haren Rawal, senior counsel Harish Salve and U.U. Lalit to assist the court in the matter.<br />The court has listed the matter for March 11.</p>
<p>Taking note of media reports of the thrashing by police of a Dalit woman and her father in Punjab and a group of teachers in the Bihar capital Patna, the Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the chief secretaries of both the states.<br /><br /></p>.<p>An apex court bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai while issuing the notice said: "We are taking suo motu congnisance...after seeing the disturbing visuals on television." <br /><br />Some Punjab Police personnel were caught on camera brutally thrashing a young Dalit woman and her ex-serviceman father in public after she approached them to file a sexual harassment case in Punjab's Taran Taran district Monday. <br /><br />In another case, nearly 50 fixed-pay teachers on contract, including women, were injured in police lathicharge during a protest in Patna Tuesday. The teachers were demanding permanent jobs and equal pay for equal work. <br /><br />The court has directed Attorney General G.E. Vahanvati, Additional Solicitor General Haren Rawal, senior counsel Harish Salve and U.U. Lalit to assist the court in the matter.<br />The court has listed the matter for March 11.</p>