• Friday, October 04, 2024
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Top court strikes down rules promoting caste discrimination in prisons

THE SUPREME COURT on Thursday set aside caste-based discriminatory provisions in the prison manuals of around 11 states.

A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said the Constitution mandates the replacement of ‘fundamental wrongs’ with fundamental rights.

The bench

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