W.P.(C) No. 324/2020
DR. BALRAM SINGH VS UNION OF INDIA
The Supreme Court directed the Union Government to ensure phased eradication of manual sewer cleaning, by developing policies and issuing directives to all relevant bodies, including corporations, railways, cantonments, and agencies under its jurisdiction. Additionally, it should provide essential guidelines to ensure that outsourced sewer cleaning tasks do not necessitate individuals entering sewers for any reason.State Governments were directed to align their policies with Union guidelines, providing comprehensive rehabilitation measures for sewage workers and their families. The Court highlighted the need for a significant increase in compensation for sewer deaths and disabilities, alongside mechanisms for contractor accountability. The compensation amount for sewer deaths was raised to thirty lakhs. Additionally, the Court instructed the establishment of educational scholarships for victims' dependents and the coordination of legal authorities in policy implementation. The judgment of the Court was authored by Justice Bhat.
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The First judge of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati elevated to Supreme Court of India.
Justice S.V.N Bhatti was born on May 6, 1962. He is a Graduate of Commerce and Law, enrolled in the Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh on January 21, 1987. He started practicing in the Trial Court at Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh, and moved to the High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad. He was the Standing Counsel for a few Public Sector Undertakings/Statutory Bodies. He served as a Special Government Pleader in the Office of Advocate General at the High Court from 2000 to 2003. He practiced on the Original and Appellate side in the High Court of Judicature Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad before becoming a Judge of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh on April 12, 2013. He presided as a Judge of the High Court at Hyderabad for the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. On the establishment of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati, he was transferred to the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati, and worked till March 18, 2019. He was transferred to the High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam and assumed Office on March 19, 2019. He was the Acting Chief Justice of the High Court of Kerala from April 24, 2023, till he became the Chief Justice of the High Court of Kerala on June 1, 2023.
On July 14, 2023, he was sworn in as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India.