Author: ROSHINI SRI S

Sukanya Shantha v/s Union Of India & Ors. In The Supreme Court Of India – Civil Original JurisdictionYear: 2023Case Citation: Writ Petition (C) No. 1404 of 2023 Introduction: A journalist at The Wire, Sukanya Shantha, wrote an article “From Segregation to Labour, Manu’s Caste Law Governs the Indian Prison System,” which was circulated on 10 December 2020. And this article tinted discrimination on the grounds of caste in the prisons and the offending provisions in the state prison manuals. In the article, Ms. Sukanya Shantha had interviewed many under trail and former prisoners across India and she found out that…