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Madras High Court bars caste questions in job applications

While decision marks progress, India still lacks regulatory framework specifically targeting caste-based discrimination

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Chantelle Cloete
Reporter

The Madras High Court has ruled that private employers and educational institutions in India’s most populated southern state, Tamil Nadu, cannot compel applicants to disclose their caste. 

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