Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Removal of Statue of Manu in Rajasthan High Court

Awstika Das

24 Feb 2023 7:18 PM IST

  • Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Removal of Statue of Manu in Rajasthan High Court

    The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a public interest litigation petition that sought the removal of statue of Manu, a mythological figure and lawmaker in Hinduism, holding the Manusmriti in hand, from the campus of the Rajasthan High Court in Jaipur. The removal of the statue has been a longstanding demand of Dalit and anti-caste civil society organisations since...

    Awstika Das

    Awstika Das

    Awstika Das, an alumna of the Faculty of Law at the University of Delhi, and the Department of International Relations at Jadavpur University, is a Delhi-based lawyer and a multimedia journalist. She works as a special correspondent covering the Indian Supreme Court. She also hosts a weekly legal news round-up segment on YouTube.

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