'If People Are Dying, Someone Has To Go To Jail', Delhi HC Says While Hearing PIL On Manual Scavengers

Karan Tripathi

14 July 2019 9:17 AM IST

  • If People Are Dying, Someone Has To Go To Jail,  Delhi HC Says While Hearing PIL On Manual Scavengers

    Delhi High Court has ordered 10 local bodies including Delhi Jal Board, New Delhi Municipal Corporation and Municipal Corporation of Delhi to file affidavits stating whether or not they are employing manual scavengers, directly or indirectly. The court also remarked that if people continue to die, someone has to go to jail. The court was hearing a PIL filed by National Campaign for Dignity...

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