Written Question·Women and Equalities·UIN 98924
Castes: Discrimination
Tabled: 10 December 2025
Answered: 22 December 2025
Named DayQuestion
Nadia Whittome
Labour — Nottingham East
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the judgements in the cases of a) Tirkey v Chandhok, b) Kaur v Montana Bakery, c) Meshram v Tata and d) Ramachandran v Bechtel.
Answer
Seema MalhotraNo one should suffer prejudice or discrimination on any grounds, including any perception of their caste. The judgment of the Employment Appeal Tribunal in Tirkey v. Chandhok shows that someone claiming caste discrimination may rely on existing statutory ...
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