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“By excluding persons engaged in cleaning of excreta with the help of protective gear from the definition of ‘manual scavengers’, has deprived them of the benefits pertaining to rehabilitation, scholarships, etc. for which they are equally eligible.”
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The present petition was filed for strict enforcement of the provisions of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013. The issues involved in the present cases stand concluded on account of the judgment delivered by the Supreme Court in Balram Singh v. Union of India, 2023 SCC OnLine SC 1386.
“For ours is a battle not for wealth or for power. It is a battle for freedom. It is the battle of reclamation of human personality.”- Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
A PIL on the implementation of the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 is pending before the Supreme Court.
Delhi High Court : In a Public Interest Litigation filed by social activist and former Chairman of Delhi Commission for