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'One human pulling another is inhuman’: Supreme Court bans hand-pulled rickshaws in Matheran

New Delhi, Aug 6 (UNI) In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court today condemned the continued use of hand-pulled rickshaws, calling the practice inhuman and violative of the right to dignity guaranteed by the Constitution. The Court held that such manual labor, which involves a human being pulling another, must be abolished immediately, especially after 78 years of Independence and 75 years of the Constitution.
A three judge bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai, Justice K. Vinod Chandran and Justice N.V. Anjaria passed the directions while hearing issues related to the ongoing e-rickshaw pilot project in the eco-sensitive hill town of Matheran, Maharashtra.
The Court observed that individuals are compelled to adopt this inhumane form of labour due to poverty and lack of alternatives. Emphasizing that such practices betray the constitutional ideals of social and economic justice, the bench remarked:
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