Gujarat High Court Says Municipality Commissioner, Chief Officer, Sarpanch To Be Held Liable If Any Worker Is Engaged For Manual Scavenging

The Gujarat High Court on Monday said that the Municipal Commissioner of Corporation, Chief Officer of concerned Municipality and Sarpanch of concerned Gram Panchayat will be held liable, if any worker is engaged for cleaning sewers.The division bench of the Acting Chief Justice A.J. Desai and Justice Biren Vaishnav said:“We make it clear that till the next date of hearing, if any of the...