Rajasthan High Court

A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and M.M. Sundresh was, however, reluctant to interfere since a similar plea was already pending before the high court. “ ...

On the other hand, people opposing the removal of the statue has rejected the contention that the statue has any caste connotation and have maintained the stance that it merely celebrates a figure who is believed to be the first law giver in the Hindu tradition. Activists allege that the principles laid out in Manusmriti, that is, the code of law given by Manu, are discriminatory towards Dalits, women, and other marginalised groups, and the installation in the high court premises, nothing but a monument to the caste system and patriarchy in India. The removal of the statue has been a longstanding demand of Dalit and anti-caste civil society organisations since its installation in 1989. This PIL is [reportedly](https://www.outlookindia.com/national/ambedkar-jayanti-manu-statue-in-rajasthan-high-court-and-dalit-activists-long-demand-to-remove-it-news-191517) the oldest pending writ petition in the high court. Rajasthan High Court & Ors. [Reports](https://www.outlookindia.com/national/ambedkar-jayanti-manu-statue-in-rajasthan-high-court-and-dalit-activists-long-demand-to-remove-it-news-191517) suggest that the statue was installed during the chief justiceship of N.M.