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MHA amends Prison Manuals to combat caste discrimination and redefine 'Hab
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has introduced key amendments to the Model Prison Manual, 2016 and the Model Prisons and Correctional Services Act, 2023 to address caste-based discrimination in prisons across states and Union Territories (UTs) and redefine the term "Habitual Offender"
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Supreme Court scraps caste based discrimination in prisons, terms it uncon
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
A bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and also comprising justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said that the manual, which discriminates against prison by assigning cleaning and sweeping tasks to lower castes and cooking to higher castes, is in violation of Article 15.
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SC notice to Centre, States on plea to curb caste-based discrimination in
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
CJI Chandrachud told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who was present in the courtroom, that this is a very important issue that has been raised.
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