India's caste/apartheid sysem challenged in court...

An appeal court judge in Jammu and Kashmir decided that all Indians were worthy of respect and entitled to a good reputation regardless of their wealth or social status. 

The ruling amounts to a direct challenge to India's caste-focused society in which attacks on 'untouchables' or dalits because of their 'polluting presence' are common.

There are cases of dalits killed for daring to drink water from the same well as their caste 'superiors' or to complain when their daughters are raped. 

Against this background, the ruling has been hailed as revolutionary. More...

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