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Court ruling challenges India's caste system - Telegraph
Here's what the judge said:
I'm shocked a judge actually said this. The plaintiff appealed to the High Court and was successful. The High Court "reprimanded" the original trial judge and ruled that all Indians were worthy of respect and entitled to a good reputation regardless of their wealth or social status.
The High Court's ruling is seen as a direct challenge to India's caste-focused society.
I think all this social status stuff is horrible. Unfortunately, all over the world, people are prejudiced against because of their so-called "social status."
Mushtaq Ahmed Mir, an unemployed man from Kupwara, decided to sue the Kashmiri newspaper Tameel-i-Irshad after it published a false report claiming he was a defendant in a murder case. He had asked the judge to waive the court fee in the case because he was too poor to pay it.
Here's what the judge said:
"When the plaintiff is not even in a position to pay the lawsuit fee, he cannot seek damages for defamation, " Judge Nazir Ahmed Fida said. "The dignity of a person of low integrity will not be lowered further in case his name appears in a defamatory piece of news."
I'm shocked a judge actually said this. The plaintiff appealed to the High Court and was successful. The High Court "reprimanded" the original trial judge and ruled that all Indians were worthy of respect and entitled to a good reputation regardless of their wealth or social status.
The High Court's ruling is seen as a direct challenge to India's caste-focused society.
I think all this social status stuff is horrible. Unfortunately, all over the world, people are prejudiced against because of their so-called "social status."