Tagged “forced-labour”

2 articles on forced-labour.

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Sukanya Shantha v. Union of India: caste discrimination inside prisons

On 3 October 2024, a three-judge bench struck down prison-manual provisions that segregated barracks and allotted labour by caste, holding them to violate Articles 14, 15, 17, 21 and 23, and ordered deletion of the caste column from prison registers.

Valkya Editorial·14 Jun 2026·5 min

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PUDR v. Union of India: Article 23 and the Asiad workers

On 18 September 1982, a two-judge bench held that payment below minimum wage is 'forced labour' under Article 23, opening Article 32 to construction workers at the Delhi Asian Games sites.

Valkya Editorial·1 Jun 2026·10 min