‘Caste Bias Must Be Uprooted’; Court Flags Selective Non-Arrest of Accused Policeman in Kavin Honour Killing Case: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has delivered strong observations against caste-based violence while dealing with a case arising out of an alleged honour killing of a Scheduled Caste man in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. The Court remarked that caste passions and bigotry must be uprooted to realise the constitutional vision of Dr. B R Ambedkar, and stressed that no citizen’s life or liberty should ever be sacrificed at the altar…