Prakash Chandra Tatia

Justice Prakash Chandra Tatia is a former Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court. He was a judge of Rajasthan High Court and after that, Delhi High Court. [1]

He currently holds the position of Chairman for the Rajasthan Human Rights Commission and works to ban live-in relationships in India, with the claim that they are tantamount to "social terrorism"[2] and that the status of women who were 'abandoned' after live-in relationships was worse than that of divorced women.[3] He supports “intense awareness campaigns” to inform women to stay away from live-in relationships.[4] He resigned from the post of chairman of Rajasthan Human Rights Commission on 25 November 2019 citing health and family reasons. [5]

  1. ^ Prakash Tatia former chief justice of Jharkhand
  2. ^ "Rajasthan human rights panel chief calls live-in relationships 'social terrorism'". The Indian Express. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Rajasthan Human Rights Commission asks state govt, Centre to ban live-in relationships". The Week. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  4. ^ "'Concubine-like life': Rajasthan SHRC seeks law against live-in relationships". The Indian Express. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  5. ^ "'Justice Prakash Chandra Tatia resigns': Justice Tatia steps down as chairman of SHRC". Times of India. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2021.