Whenever people talk about India they really wonder about the numerous culture that prevail together with multi caste and community, and i would proudly propound that India is a country with Unity in Diversity.
But many times i use to wonder why government use to ask about caste and community in many application forms that we use to fill. Though i understand that sometimes backward people do need to get more privilages.School is the first place where we learn that there is no caste and all men are equal but i ve always had this question then why do they have caste colomn in the application form. I Know that many people have the same kind of question ?.., now in a recent supreme court judgement this was answere.
The Supreme Court observed that no school in the country can compel a child to disclose his caste at the time of admission.
A bench headed by Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan made the observation, saying the disclosure of one's caste could only be optional and not mandatory.
The bench dismissed a plea by an 81-year-old Gandhian from Tamil Nadu, Salemvelu Gandhi alias Velu, while yet terming the petition as having "laudable objectives".
The Gandhian had sought the court's direction to schools against seeking information about a child's caste at the time of admission, and pleaded this perpetuated casteism in the society.
The court said it was constrained to dismiss the petition owing to the practical difficulties in issuing the directions as several castes, including the Schedule Castes and Tribes and the Other Backward Classes, depend on the caste certificate issued by schools to avail the benefits of various affirmative actions of the state.
The bench said it cannot pass any direction on the issue as it would create problems for those who want to avail free scholarships and other benefits.
This is a very good step towards the justice.
cheers
sumi
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