The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra government to establish a social media handle that citizens and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) can use to report instances of ‘manual scavenging’ across the State.... Read more »
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought responses from both the Centre and the Delhi government on a plea challenging the constitutional validity of various provisions within the law permitting manual scavenging.... Read more »
The High Court of Karnataka took cognizance of a newspaper report on the prevalence of manual scavenging in the state and termed it as a “shame on humanity”. The court remarked that... Read more »
The Delhi High Court has directed the city government and civic authorities to ensure compliance with the Supreme Court’s decision regarding the strict implementation of laws to eradicate manual scavenging. A bench... Read more »
The Supreme Court, acknowledging the prolonged suffering of manual scavengers subjected to inhuman conditions, has asked the Central and state governments to entirely eliminate manual scavenging throughout the nation. Passing a bunch... Read more »
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has recently taken suo motu cognizance of the deaths caused by manual scavenging within the State. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Ravi Malimath and Justice Vishal... Read more »
The Supreme Court has recently directed the Secretary of the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, to convene a meeting with the secretaries... Read more »
The Supreme Court today sought the state-wise data on the demolition of dry latrines anguished by the continuance of the abhorrent practice of manual scavenging and horrific sewer deaths. The bench comprising... Read more »