The Supreme Court has mandated the end of caste-based segregation and discriminatory work allocation in Indian prisons, deeming it a form of forced labor. It ruled this practice unconstitutional and has given states and Union Territories three months to amend their jail manuals accordingly. The court emphasized that caste-related discrimination within jails violates fundamental rights.
Giving prisoners work based on caste is discriminatory: SC
Categories:
Related Post
‘We are shocked’: Hospitals ‘in mess’, strange Delhi govt refusing aid, observes HC‘We are shocked’: Hospitals ‘in mess’, strange Delhi govt refusing aid, observes HC
The Delhi High Court questioned the Delhi government’s rejection of the Ayushman Bharat health scheme. BJP MPs filed a PIL seeking the scheme’s implementation. The court expressed concern over the
How the Israel, Hamas war evolved since Oct. 7, 2023How the Israel, Hamas war evolved since Oct. 7, 2023
Tensions between Israel and the Hamas militant group grew into a full-out war after the October 7, 2023, terrorist attacks where around 1,200 people were killed and 251 people were
Billion-dollar Mexican cartel ops disrupted by Trump’s border crackdown as US issues do-not-travel warningBillion-dollar Mexican cartel ops disrupted by Trump’s border crackdown as US issues do-not-travel warning
As the United States beefs up security at its southern border as part of the Trump administration’s illegal immigration crackdown, the State Department has issued the highest-level travel advisory for