Tag: SC/ST Act
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SC/ST Act: Oppn seeks Prez intervention, NDA MPs meet PM
Amid growing concerns over the Supreme Court’s 20 March judgment diluting provisions in the Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989, the leaders of several Opposition parties, led by Congress president Rahul Gandhi, met President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday evening to apprise him of such concerns and seek …
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March 29, 2018 -
File review petition against Supreme Court ruling: CPI-M
The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Friday urged the government to immediately file a review petition against the “retrograde judgement” of the Supreme Court diluting the provisions of the Prevention of Atrocities (SC/ST) Act. The judgement delivered by Justice U.U. Lalit and Adarsh Goel “ignored the social reality of caste oppression, harassment and atrocities …
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March 23, 2018 -
Congress seeks review of SC verdict related to SC/ST Act
Alleging a rise in atrocities against Dalits under the BJP-led government, the Congress today expressed serious concern over the Supreme Court judgement that diluted provisions related to an immediate arrest in the SC/ST Act and demanded a review of the same or an amendment in the law. Congress senior spokesperson Anand Sharma asked the government …
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March 21, 2018 -
No immediate arrest of public servants in SC/ST Act cases: Supreme Court
Before arresting a public servant under the SC/ST Act, a preliminary probe by an officer not below the rank of DySP is a must, says SC
March 20, 2018