We are now living in a world which is developing with every blink of our eyelids. The world may be changing but most of the perceptions are not. This paper touches the depth of the most sensitive issue of human rights violation especially in the form of ‘Manual Scavenging.’ In the wake of human rights changing dimension, there is incessant discussion about laws that deals with manual scavenging which is largely based on intersection of caste and labor. This paper highlights the caste-based character of the practice of manual scavenging which is a form of forced labor in the guise of caste-designation and the reasons and ways of perpetuating it. The present research paper goes on to extensively delve into the constitutional, statutory, administrative safeguard, highlight lacunas and suggest appropriate redresses for the same.