MADURAI: The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Tuesday ordered issue of notices to the home secretary, secretary of the Adi Dravida Welfare, Dindigul collector and superintendent of police in a petition alleging that the double-tumbler system and other caste discriminations were rampant in Velayudhamputhur village in Dindigul district.
In his petition, K Kaliyappan of Velayuthamputhur pleaded that there was a social boycott of the members of the scheduled caste people living in Therkutheru, Velayudhamputhur in Palani taluk. The teashops in the village, run by S Chelladurai and N Kamaraj, supplied tea to some dalits in disposable cups while the non-dalits were given glass tumblers. He said out of the 1400 families in the village, 300 belonged to the SC community. They are also not allowed to sit on benches in the shop on par with the non-dalits.
The dalits were also not allowed to offer worship in the three temples in the village, the petition alleged. On November 15 last year, the dalits had decided to inaugurate an association in the name of Dalit Arts and Literature Association, but they were denied permission by the inspector of police of Palani and four dalit leaders were detained in the police station on November 14.
Justices K Suguna and A Arumugasamy before whom the petition came for hearing ordered issue of notices to the respondents including the shopkeepers of the village.
In his petition, K Kaliyappan of Velayuthamputhur pleaded that there was a social boycott of the members of the scheduled caste people living in Therkutheru, Velayudhamputhur in Palani taluk. The teashops in the village, run by S Chelladurai and N Kamaraj, supplied tea to some dalits in disposable cups while the non-dalits were given glass tumblers. He said out of the 1400 families in the village, 300 belonged to the SC community. They are also not allowed to sit on benches in the shop on par with the non-dalits.
The dalits were also not allowed to offer worship in the three temples in the village, the petition alleged. On November 15 last year, the dalits had decided to inaugurate an association in the name of Dalit Arts and Literature Association, but they were denied permission by the inspector of police of Palani and four dalit leaders were detained in the police station on November 14.
Justices K Suguna and A Arumugasamy before whom the petition came for hearing ordered issue of notices to the respondents including the shopkeepers of the village.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/HC-orders-notice-to-govt-on-boycott-of-dalits/articleshow/8094839.cms
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