»Ensure Prisoners Are Not Forced to Do Menial Jobs on Basis of Caste: HC to Rajasthan Govt
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Ensure Prisoners Are Not Forced to Do Menial Jobs on Basis of Caste: HC to Rajasthan Govt (Image for representation)
Expressing displeasure over the practice, a division bench of Justices Sandeep Mehta and Devendra Kachhawaha said it is shocking that the prison manual, which was a gift of the British Rule, is still being followed.
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The Rajasthan High Court has asked the state government to ensure that prisoners are not forced to do menial jobs like cleaning toilets on the basis of caste. It further said undertrials should not be assigned such jobs. The court gave the directions after taking a suo moto notice of a research paper by a voluntary organisation, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI).
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