Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law
Abstract
The note addresses the persistent issue of manual scavenging in India, a practice where predominantly Dalit women and girls clean human waste under deplorable conditions. Despite legal prohibitions, the practice continues due to caste-based discrimination and inadequate sanitation infrastructure. The author argues that the Supreme Court of India, through Public Interest Litigation (PIL), can effectively tackle this issue by implementing a three-step solution to eradicate manual scavenging.
Disciplines
Comparative and Foreign Law | Criminal Law | Criminal Procedure | Human Rights Law | Labor and Employment Law | Law
Recommended Citation
Samuel D. Permutt,
The Manual Scavenging Problem: A Case for the Supreme Court of India,
20
Cardozo J. Int'l & Comp. L.
277
(2011).
Available at:
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cjicl/vol20/iss1/9
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