Overview
- Justice Vinod Diwakar directed deletion of caste fields from FIRs, recovery, arrest and surrender memos, police final reports, and police station notice boards.
- The court told the Home Department and DGP to amend manuals and formats, adding the mother’s name for identification alongside father or husband.
- Caste identifiers on vehicles and signboards are to be removed as the state seeks amendments to Central Motor Vehicle Rules, with traffic authorities tasked to enforce compliance.
- The bench flagged caste‑glorifying content on platforms like Instagram and YouTube Shorts and asked for action under the IT Rules, 2021 with monitoring and reporting mechanisms.
- Exemptions apply where disclosure is legally required, the order is territorially binding on UP, the DGP’s rationale for recording caste was rejected, and the underlying quashing plea was dismissed.