The Supreme Court on Friday strongly criticised a Calcutta High Court judgment that advised young girls to control sexual urges. The apex court said the observations were ‘highly objectionable and unwarranted’.

A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Pankaj Mithal further said the observations are completely in violation of the rights of adolescents under Article 21 of the Constitution.

“Prima facie, we are of the view that the judges are not expected to express personal views or preach,” the top court said while issuing notice to the West Bengal government and other parties in the case.

The top court further appointed Senior Advocate Madhavi Divan as Amicus Curiae and Advocate Liz Mathew to assist her. The matter has now been posted for hearing on January 4, 2024.

The apex court took note on its own of the October 18, 2023, judgment of the Calcutta High Court which observed, “Every female adolescent should control sexual urge as in the eyes of society she will be a loser when she gives in to enjoy the sexual pleasure of hardly two minutes.”

“It is the duty of a male adolescent to respect the aforesaid duties of a young girl or woman and he should train his mind to respect a woman, her self-worth, her dignity and privacy, and her right to autonomy of her body,” the High Court had said.