Advocate and author Seema Joshi had filed a petition seeking directions to implement and apply the ACt to women advocates enrolled with State Bar Councils/Bar Associations.
The trial of Bhanwari Devi abduction and murder case would begin in a local here from April 20. The ST/SC court gave this date after pleas from both the sides.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) told the Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday that Bhanwari Devi has been killed while filing its report the Habeas Corpus writ in the case.
In a crucial development in Bhanwari Devi missing case, a wrist watch, some pieces of bones and few other articles were today recovered from Rajiv Gandhi lift canal near Jaloda village where her remains were allegedly dumped.
The police custody of former Rajasthan water resources minister Mahipal Maderna and his rival Malkhan Singh's brother Parasram Bishnoi, arrested in connection with the Bhanwari Devi case, has been extended till December 12.
The Rajasthan High Court on Monday scheduled the next hearing of the missing nurse Bhanwari Devi's case to November 24, after the CBI sought more time to complete investigations.