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flag Uttar Pradesh's high court rules caste info illegal in police records and public displays, calling it unconstitutional and discriminatory.

flag The Allahabad High Court has ruled that caste information must be removed from FIRs, police records, vehicle registrations, and public signboards in Uttar Pradesh, calling the practice unconstitutional and discriminatory. flag Justice Vinod Diwakar emphasized that modern identification tools like Aadhar and fingerprints make caste-based identification obsolete and harmful, undermining constitutional values and impartial law enforcement. flag The court allowed exceptions only in cases under the SC/ST Act, where caste is legally relevant, and directed amendments to vehicle rules to ban caste slogans on vehicles, with penalties for violations. flag The judgment, rooted in a 2023 liquor case, criticized police reliance on caste for identification as outdated and unjustified, urging systemic reforms to combat caste bias in governance and policing.

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