Supreme Court’s big decision against casteism in universities

While arguing in the Supreme Court on the casteism with SC-ST youth in universities, senior advocate Indira Jaisingh said that since 2004, more than 50 students have committed suicide in IITs and other institutions. Most of them are SC-ST students.

Siddharth Gautam

Rohit Vemula’s suicide on 17 January 2016, which was called institutional murder, and Payal Tadvi’s suicide on 22 May 2019 started a big debate on casteism with Dalit and tribal students in big educational institutions. The suicide of Rohit Vemula and Payal Tadvi was in the headlines. Their mothers had filed a PIL in the Supreme Court complaining of caste discrimination in higher educational institutions. Regarding this, the Supreme Court has now sought a reply from UGC on 3 January 2025.

The bench of Justice Suryakant and Justice Ujjwal Bhuiyan has given important instructions in this regard. He also said that he will create an effective mechanism to deal with casteism in educational institutions across the country.

While arguing in the Supreme Court on the casteism faced by SC-ST youth in universities, senior lawyer Indira Jaisingh said that since 2004, more than 50 students have committed suicide in IITs and other institutions. Most of them are SC-ST students. Supreme Court’s big decision against casteism in universities, Dr. Vikram Harijan has raised many questions about this in a conversation with Dalit Dastak editor Ashok Das.

Siddharth Gautam

Siddharth Gautam is a student of Delhi University. Siddharth, who is interested in journalism and writing, does freelance writing. He has been the winner of many university-level writing competitions in Delhi.

Courtesy: Hindi News