Bombay HC says India may have reached the Moon but still struggles with caste discrimination
- The Bombay High Court criticised Maharashtra for giving lower compensation to sanitation workers hired through contractors.
- The court said all sanitation workers should receive equal compensation, regardless of how they are employed.
- It struck down parts of Maharashtra’s 2019 and 2025 rules that created this difference in compensation.
- The court said India has reached the Moon but is still struggling to overcome the caste discrimination linked to manual scavenging.
Source: indianexpress.com
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