Overview

• The court allowed states to call special one-day assembly sessions or issue ordinances if regular legislative gatherings are not imminent
• Chief secretaries and law secretaries must form three-member committees to pinpoint offending statutes and track their removal
• Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi noted that over 145 state laws and regulations still bar leprosy-affected persons from holding office or treat the disease as grounds for divorce
• Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan have already filed reports naming specific statutes for amendment and outlining corrective actions
• The Supreme Court has set an October deadline for remaining states to file their compliance reports and has sought a formal response from the central government