The Centre in Supreme Court has raised certain reservations in respect of the recommendations made by the panel that sex workers should not be arrested or penalised or harassed or victimised as voluntary sex work is "not illegal".
On July 19, 2011, the court established a group, chaired by prominent counsel Pradip Ghosh, to recommend steps to combat trafficking, rehabilitate sex workers who choose to quit it, and provide conditions that allow sex workers who wish to continue working with dignity to do so.
The Centre in Supreme Court has raised certain reservations in respect of the recommendations made by the panel that sex workers should not be arrested or penalised or harassed or victimised as voluntary sex work is "not illegal".