She runs an NGO by the name Rann-Samar that provides free legal assistance to women and slum dwellers who claim to have been unfairly persecuted by local authorities and builders for land that is rightfully theirs.[citation needed]
Singh started her career as a customs appraiser at Bombay Custom House in 1991 and remained there till 1994. Next, she joined the Indian Postal Service and later started her practice as a lawyer in the Bombay High Court.
Singh joined the Indian Postal Service in 1995. During her stint as Director of Postal Services in Uttar Pradesh, she pioneered the usage of solar panels to power post offices to improve service to remote villages.
Singh has been a part of many cases which also includes social cases in India. Some of the cases that she had participated in as a lawyer are -
When Justice Markanday Katju, in his capacity as the Chairman of the Press Council of India wrote to the governor of Maharashtra asking him to pardon Sanjay Dutt for his involvement in the 1993 bomb blasts. She was the first to bring to the notice of the public that he was exerting undue influence and wrote to the governor rebutting his assertions.[2][3]
She was responsible for highlighting Zaibunissa Kazi’s case.[4]
When the BMC gave the notice to demolish the “Puncham Pyao” water fountain opposite Bombay Gymkhana she successfully fought for them and got a stay from the Court.
Abha Singh launched her book Stree – Dasha aur Disha which promotes women's empowerment by highlighting real-time cases and their legal recourse, and aims to educate women about their rights.[9]Gul Panag, Bhagyashree and other celebrities praised her on launching the book.[10][11][12][13][14]
Abha Singh held a round table discussion in Mumbai on how to make the Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) Act, 2013 more effective in the corporate world.[17]
Singh partnered with Akancha Srivastava on a campaign against cyber-stalking. Called Akancha Against Harassment, the campaign seeks to bring awareness among citizens about the issue of young people, especially girls, being targeted online, their activities tracked and which could even result in real-life manifestations like bullying, harassment and even, in some cases, criminal activities like kidnapping.[18]
Abha Singh gave a seminar on 'Will and succession' for Amdavadi women on March 1 organised by the JITO Ladies Wing, Ahmedabad chapter with an aim to make women aware of their rights.[22]
Singh said the state government can regulate dance bars but cannot prohibit them. Abha Singh said she is happy that the Supreme Court quashed the state government's provision to install CCTV cameras in dance bars as it violated the right to privacy and discouraged people from coming to dance bars.[23][24] She also said the state government was responsible for some of these women "facing penury" without being provided an alternate means of employment.[25][26][27]
Singh believes that women need to be educated for the development of the country. Such is her passion for women’s rights that even on her vacation, Abha Singh and her daughter have gone to Riyadh to study the situation of women there.[28]
Singh's father was a gallantry award-winning police officer.[according to whom?] One of her primary influences was her mother who had the unique distinction of being the first woman from her village to attain Post-Graduation in 1961 from Allahabad University.
Singh runs an NGO named Rann-Samar, which helps people who cannot afford legal assistance from professional lawyers. The foundation has helped construct toiletsinrural areas and organizes beautician courses for women convicts in Lucknow Jail.
Rann-Samar provides computer training to convicts of Lucknow Jail and Jaunpur Jail. Around 200 convicts have been trained in Lucknow Jail in a span of one year.