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- It was Mr. Singh who was the first one to quit civil services after being disgruntled with the system, as he felt he was being targeted for his honesty and bravery to take on powerful politicians and call out their corruption and misuse of power.
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The Curious Case of Activist Lawyer Abha Singh.Why did she quit civil services to practise law? A few glimpses from her interesting life...Website : https://...
- Taking on Powerful People
- Paying It Forward
- Raised to Fight The Good Fight
One of Abha’s high-profile cases has been the Salman Khan hit-and-run case. When the Bollywood star was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment in 2002, few were aware of the fact that Abha was one of the main people behind the verdict. She had filed a petition alleging that the Mumbai police was shielding the actor and delaying investigation in the ...
Her social activism and work as a lawyer go hand-in-hand. Interestingly, Abha does not take any fees for all these social causes and most of her work is done pro bono.She uses her pension to contribute to social causes, especially the running of her NGO, RannSamar Foundation (named after her father and father-in-law). “The foundation has adopted a ...
Her feisty and fiery attitude (she’s called the bluntest lawyer in the Bombay High Court) comes from a childhood where accent was placed on honesty and good values. When it comes to women’s issues and gender justice, Abha is always vocal about the right to protest and speak up. She was recently invited by Columbia University to speak on the#MeToo m...
Dec 2, 2021 · "I want her to be humane, uphold the law and be true to the Constitution," says mother Abha Singh, a former civil servant who quit the Indian Postal Service to become an activist lawyer.
Singh quit the police force in 2005 after serving for about 20 years. He has since taken to the profession of law. In a short span of about 10 years, he has excelled academically as a lawyer.
Abha Singh is an Indian activist and advocate currently practicing in the High Court of Judicature at Bombay. Her activism has focused on women's rights, gender equality, and justice.
Dec 19, 2011 · It took Singh six years to translate his book into a film. “After his book released, the government issued an inquiry against him. He finally quit in 2005,” says Abha, YP Singh’s wife.
