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Madras High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Declaration of Manual Scavengers in Madurai and Virudhunagar Districts. Court finds no evidence of manual scavenging and notes that authorities have implemented the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 effectively.

The petitioner, Sahaya Philomin Raj, filed a Public Interest Litigation before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court seeking a declaration that a...

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Caste-Based Discrimination in Prison Manuals as Unconstitutional. Prison Rules Dividing Labour and Segregating Barracks by Caste Violate Articles 14, 15, 17, 21, and 23 of the Constitution.

The petitioner, Sukanya Shantha, a journalist, filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking directions for the repeal of offendi...

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High Court of Karnataka Directs Consideration of Representation for Rehabilitation of Project Affected Family in BWSSB Water Supply Project. Writ of Mandamus Issued to Respondents to Consider Petitioner's Representation for Allotment of Site/House and Rehabilitation Within Eight Weeks.

The petitioner, Smt. Nagamma, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a direction in the nature of mandamus to th...

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Supreme Court Reviews Its Own Guidelines on Arrest and Anticipatory Bail Under SC/ST Act. Directions Requiring Preliminary Enquiry and Approval for Arrest Quashed as Legislative Overreach, but Anticipatory Bail Direction Upheld.

The Union of India filed a review petition against the Supreme Court's judgment dated 20.3.2018 in Criminal Appeal No.416 of 2018, which had issued gu...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes State Commission Order in Manual Scavenging Case — Complaint Lacks Material Particulars. Petitioner Not an 'Occupier' Under Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 as Housekeeping Done by Contractor's Workers.

The petitioner, National Institute of Rock Mechanics, a society registered under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 1960, and an autonomous ins...

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Bombay High Court Reconsiders Interim Directions on River Bed Use for Warkari Pilgrims in Manual Scavenging PIL. Environmental Protection vs Religious Practices - Court to Modify Order Dated 24th December 2014 Based on NEERI Recommendations.

This is a public interest litigation concerning manual scavenging, but the present order deals with interim directions regarding the use of the river ...