💨 Abstract

The Supreme Court has set aside caste-based discrimination practices in prison manuals of certain states, including the distribution of work and segregation of prisoners based on caste. The court ordered states to amend these rules within three months and banned prisoners from cleaning sewers or tanks in hazardous conditions. The practice of selecting sweepers from a particular caste was also deemed contrary to substantive equality.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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