HC notice to Centre, Delhi Govt on plea challenging Manual Scavengers Act's several sections

Feb 20, 2024

The public interest litigation (PIL) also sought direction to rehabilitate the sewer cleaners and provide them with all the benefits received by manual scavengers...

Delhi HC issues notice to Centre on petition seeking compliance of Manual Scavengers Act

Aug 05, 2021

New Delhi [India], August 5 : Delhi High Court, on Thursday, issued notice to Centre on a petition seeking strict compliance of the provisions...

Plea in Delhi HC to make Centre party to petition seeking compliance of Manual Scavengers Act

Jul 31, 2021

New Delhi [India], July 31 : An application has been filed in Delhi High Court seeking urgent listing and impleading Union of India as...

Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers Act: HC directs Delhi Govt to ensure strict compliance of statutory provisions

Nov 25, 2022

The Delhi High Court on Friday directed Delhi Governments to ensure strict compliance of statutory provisions as contained in the provisions of Prohibition of...

Amitabh Bachchan pledges to join 'any campaign' that works for welfare of manual scavengers

Oct 14, 2020

New Delhi [India], October 14 : Talking about the plight of sanitation workers, megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Wednesday termed manual scavenging as an "unconstitutional...

Odisha govt revises jail manual

Nov 17, 2020

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], November 17 : Revising the outdated prison manual, the Odisha government has issued the new Odisha Model Jail Manual, 2020, which...