We Should Shun The Caste System: P&H HC Bars Mentioning Of Caste In FIRs, Memos Etc. [Read Judgment]

Putting an end to a 'colonial legacy' practice of mentioning caste status in criminal proceedings, the Punjab and Haryana High Court observed that caste system is profoundly illogical and is also against the basic tenets of the Constitution. We should, as a public policy, shun the caste system, remarked the division bench comprising Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Kuldip Singh...