United Kingdom Leading Case uncategorized

Mandla v Dowell Lee

[1983] 2 AC 548; [1982] UKHL 7; [1983] ICR 385; [1983] 2 WLR 620

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHouse of Lords

Year1983

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Sikhs constitute a 'racial group' defined by ethnic origins under the Race Relations Act 1976, and a 'no turban' uniform rule is unlawful indirect discrimination not justifiable on non-racial grounds.

Area of Law

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