Tag: SC/ST Act

Centre set to file review petition in SC/ST Act order today

The Centre will file a review petition in the Supreme Court in the apex courts recent order diluting certain provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989

April 2, 2018

SC/ST Act: Govt mulls to file review plea in SC

The government is thinking of filing a review petition in the Supreme Court pertaining to the apex court’s order that dilutes some stringent provisions of the SC/ST Act, Union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said here on Thursday. “The government has taken note of the SC’s order in the SC/ST Act. I have already asked …

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March 30, 2018

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