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Sukanya Shantha v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2024] 10 S.C.R. 493
Bench Dr Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra JJ.
Decided 3 October 2024

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Resultantly been used to target individuals from marginalized castes and denotified tribes.

Judgment, page 116

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Issue for Consideration Matter pertains to caste-based discrimination in the prisons in the country. Headnotes† Constitution of India – Arts.14, 15, 17, 21, and 23 – Prisons in India – Caste-based discrimination – Writ petition seeking directions for repeal of the offending provisions in State Prison Manuals – Petitioner’s case that various State Prison Manuals sanction unconstitutional practices, violative of Arts 14, 15, 17, 21, and 23; that caste-based discrimination continues to persist in the prisons with respect to division of manual labour; segregation of barracks; and provisions

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