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Historical Event on 8/13/1997

Supreme Court lays down guidelines and norms for the effective enforcement of the basic human right of gender equality and guarantee against sexual harassment at work places.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/7/1975Banke Bihar, mystery and religious story writer, passed away.
12/26/1986Consumer Rights Act was passed.
7/7/1905Six Language penel were started on the Rs. five denomination again. The printing colour of note changed to Red with Special text mentioned, 'At any office of issue not situated in Burma'.
4/4/1996Supreme Court rules that political parties without audited accounts cannot take advantage of an election law that exempts tax expenditure on candidates.
8/14/1968Pravin Kalyan Amre, cricketer (Indian batsman, century on Test debut 1992), was born in Bombay.
11/27/1984Percy Norris, British Deputy High Commissioner in Bombay, assassinated in Bombay.
9/26/1975Constitution (39th Amendment) Bill 1975, placing election of the President, Vice President, Prime Minister and Speaker of the Lok Sabha beyond the scrutiny of the judiciary, approved by Parliament.
11/14/1967Kanakaiya Nayudu Colonel Cottari , cricketer (7 Tests for India in 30's), passed away at Indore.
1/1/1920Seth Darbari Shah, great industrialist, was born in Ikhlas.
8/5/1978Five died and 70 were injured as upper-caste Hindus clashed with untouchables in Maharashtra.