India's Supreme Court declared caste-based discrimination practices in prisons, dating back to British colonial rule, as unconstitutional. The court ruled that segregating prisoners and assigning tasks based on caste violates the constitution's guarantee of equality for all citizens.
Unfavourable jail treatment stemming from colonial days such as toilet cleaning and cleaning septic tanks for those at bottom of caste system deemed by supreme court to be ‘ forced labour ’
“Upholding of caste differences by the British inside prisons reflected their overall support to legitimising India’s … caste system,” the court said in a ruling last week, adding that such an approach would no longer be allowed to continue in Indian jails. India’s rigid caste system – a complex hereditary class order – has culturally, economically and politically dominated its predominantly Hindu population, defining social interaction, marriages, neighbourhood associations and even food habits, among other activities.
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