HC seeks response from authorities on PIL plea to rehabilitate manual scavengers
The Hindu
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Friday sought a response from the State in a public interest litigation petition seeking rehabilitation of manual scavengers as per the Prohibition of Emp
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Friday sought a response from the State in a public interest litigation petition seeking rehabilitation of manual scavengers as per the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013. A Division Bench of Justices T. S. Sivagnanam and S. Ananthi took a serious view of the issue and sought a response from authorities in the PIL petition filed in 2017 by advocate Sahaya Philomin Raj of Madurai. The case was adjourned till July 7. The petitioner said that he was engaged in bringing awareness to manual scavengers in Madurai and Virudhunagar districts. He said that he had identified 132 manual scavengers in Madurai and 164 manual scavengers in Virudhunagar.
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