Karnataka High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Continued Manual Scavenging Despite Ban, Flags Issue Of Caste Discrimination

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday took suo-motu cognizance of continued practice of manual scavenging in the State, despite a legal ban.A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Krishna S Dixit also flagged the issue of caste discrimination imbedded in the practice.“More than 60 years now, a person who is our brother in society, merely because…either his...