Source:-https://www.tribuneindia.com All insults or intimidations to a person will not be an offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, unless such insult or intimidation is on account of victim belonging to Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, the Supreme Court has ruled. Clarifying the legal position on the stringent SC/ST
Source:-newindianexpress BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday took serious exception to delays in investigation, trials and low conviction in cases registered under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and issued multiple directions including to the State government for the effective implementation of the Act.A division bench comprising Chief Justice
Source:- financialexpress.com Tax laws should be the same for all Indian citizens; religion, caste or tribe should not be the basis for providing benefits; discrimination on account of religion, caste or tribe should be prohibited; and benefits given on the basis of backwardness measured by income and educational deficiency only. By Sanjeev Nayyar I was surprised
Source – indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court refused again on Thursday to stay its March 20 judgment diluting the provision of mandatory arrest under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, brushing aside the Centre’s charge that the verdict marked an intrusion into the sphere of the legislature and rewriting of the law. Attorney general K K Venugopal said the
Source – indianexpress.com The Ramdas Athawale-led Republican Party of India (RPI-A) has filed a review petition in the Supreme Court against last month’s apex court ruling on the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The petition, filed last week by RPI(A) under the name of its national vice-president and Supreme Court advocate
