Terming the tradition of female genital mutilation (circumcision) with Muslims of Daud Bohra community, the central government has said that the damage done to the girl child cannot be compensated in any way.
In front of a three-member bench chaired by Chief Justice Deepak Mishra, the government said that this practice must be abolished in the same way the elimination of Sati and Devadasi customs has been done. This tradition is contrary to the constitutional provisions. 

Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing on behalf of the Daud Bohra community, defended the practice saying that it is wrong to say that it is unhealthy to do the circumcision. He also said that these days the doctors do the FGM. The next hearing of the case will be on August 9.

FGM is the brutal practice is different from region to region or society to society. Removal of the clitoral hood and clitoral glans; removal of the inner labia; and removal of the inner, outer labia and closure of the vulva and infibulation where only a small hollow is left and another part is stitched. Mainly a sharpened Blade is used for all such procedures.

The reasons that are stated for the practice are attempts to control women's sexuality, and ideas about purity, modesty, and beauty. The mothers who are afraid of the social exclusion of their girls see it as a source of honour. The notifying point here is that procedure doesn’t have any of the advantages, adversely it causes a lot to the victim. 

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