Supreme Court of India
Safai Karamchari Andolan & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
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Judgment, page 29
From the headnote
PROHIBIT/ON OF EMPLOYMENT AS MANUAL SCAVENGERS AND THEIR REHABILITATION ACT, 2013: Object of - Discussed. CONSTITUTION OF IND/ , 1950: Articles 14, 17, 21 and 47 - Non-implementation of Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohitµtion) 0 Act, 1993 - PIL - Grievance of petitioner that manual scavenging continues unabated and dry latrines continue to exist notwithstanding the fact that 1993 Act was in force for nearly tw~ decades - Writ petition inter alia, seeking for enforcement of fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 14, 17, 21 and 47; complete
Where later benches applied it
- 2017 Shayara Bano v. Union of India and Others
- 2016 National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
- 2024 Sukanya Shantha v. Union of India & Ors.
- 2023 Dr. Balram Singh v. Union of India & Ors.
Of those, 2 relied on · 1 referred to · 1 mentioned
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