Karnataka High Court stays case against seven students booked for staging derogatory play on Dr. BR Ambedkar, Dalits

During the Yuva Janotsava event organized by the Bengaluru Jain University Center for Management Studies on February 8, the petitioner students had presented a satirical short play that focused on the reservation system.

Karnataka High Court and Dr BR Ambedkar

The Karnataka High Court recently stayed proceedings in a case filed against seven students from Bengaluru Jain University Center for Management Studies, accused of violating the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (SC/ST Act) by organizing a satirical play targeting Dr. BR Ambedkar and the Dalit community.

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Karnataka High Court

Dr BR Ambedkar

Justice M Nagaprasanna