SUKANYA SHANTHA vs UNION OF INDIA

Supreme Court of IndiaJudgment3 October 2024

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The Supreme Court of India decided this matter on 3 October 2024. Its neutral citation is 2024 INSC 753. The bench of 3 comprised Justice J.B. Pardiwala, Justice Chief Justice and Justice Manoj Misra.

The disposal recorded by the registry is "The impugned provisions are declared unconstitutional; directions issued for reform and c…". The record refers to 6 enactments, among them Prison Act, 1984, Model Prison Manual 2016 and Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and Their Rehabilitation Act, 2013. 8 statutory provisions are noted on the record.

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Court	Supreme Court of India
Record type	Judgment
Neutral citation	2024 INSC 753
Diary number	Diary No. 51059/2023
Date of decision	3 October 2024
Decision year	2024
Bench	HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ MISRA
Petitioner	SUKANYA SHANTHA
Respondent	UNION OF INDIA
Disposal	The impugned provisions are declared unconstitutional; directions issued for reform and compliance within three months.
Reporting	reportable
Acts	Prison Act, 1984 Model Prison Manual 2016 Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and Their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 Criminal Tribes Act, 1871 Criminal Tribes (Repeal) Act, 1952 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 Indian Penal Code Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Hindu Succession Act Indian Evidence Act
Sections	Articles 14, 15, 17, 21, 23 of the Constitution of India Section 19, Criminal Tribes Act, 1871 Section 3, Criminal Tribes (Repeal) Act, 1952 Section 15A, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 Section 122, Criminal Procedure Code Section 565, Criminal Procedure Code Section 6, Andhra Pradesh Habitual Offenders Act, 1962 Section 2(12), Model Prisons and Correctional Services Act, 2023
Provisions on CourtMesh	Article 23, The Constitution of India

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