The order was passed on a petition filed by Shramik Janata Sangh, represented by Senior Advocate Gayatri Singh. "The Department of Social Welfare will also create a dedicated email address for each of the District Level Committees and Vigilance Committees. It shall also create a Social Media handle where citizens and non-governmental organisations can report instances of manual scavenging, which the District Level Committee and Vigilance Committee can examine. This will aid the Social Welfare Department in its statutory duty to ensure that manual scavenging does not take place. This is an addition to the duties cast on the officers under the Act of 2013," the Court said in its order passed on August 20.
For full judgement https://images.assettype.com/barandbench/2024-08-22/jtbbwgbo/Shramik_Janata_Sangh_v_State_of_Maharashtra.pdf
WA Cooment: But, this is the regular practice here to keep the sewage disposal lines flowing. Till a feasible alternative is worked out, the maximum that one can expect is better safety protections for the manual scavengers. Right today, there's apparently none.