Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act

Madhya Pradesh High Court says abusing by caste name Chamar in staffroom not offence under SC/ST Act since staffroom not public place
Sudden utterance of caste name during altercation without intent to insult will not attract SC/ST Act: Orissa High Court
In digital age, online abuse will attract SC/ST Act; physical presence of victim not necessary: Kerala High Court
Unless SC/ST Act is enforced, society free from caste-based discrimination will remain distant dream: Delhi High Court
Bombay High Court grants interim relief to person accused of putting disrespectful FB post against Dr BR Ambedkar
Param Bir Singh tells Bombay High Court will not "ride on two horses"; agrees not to press for reliefs before Supreme Court in Thane FIR
“Caste that is difficult to cast away:” Supreme Court rules on scope of Section 3(2)(v) of SC/ST Act; intersectional gender violence
"Testimony of disabled prosecutrix cannot be considered inferior:" Supreme Court lays down guidelines to make justice system disabled-friendly
Madras High Court declines to quash case against RS Bharathi for allegedly casteist remarks about judges from SC/ST communities
SC/ST Act attracted only if offence is committed because victim belongs to SC/ST, not merely because victim is member of SC/ST: Chhattisgarh HC
[Bail under SC/ST Act] Allahabad High Court lays down timelines for serving notice, listing in Court within reasonable time
Fix outer limit to appoint Chairperson of State SC/ST Commission: Karnataka High Court
Orissa High Court refuses to quash criminal proceedings against Odisha Infratech in land grabbing case
Hathras Case: Fresh PIL in Supreme Court says register offences under IPC, SC/ST Act against Police, government, hospital officials
Cancellation of Bail, Jurisdiction of Special Courts in cases involving SC/ST Act and POCSO offences: What MP HC held
90% of litigation against govt can be avoided if it gave relief to litigant at the stage of notice: Justice (retd.) Jyotirmay Bhattacharya
Give reasons for delay in filing charge sheets for offences under SC/ST Act, conduct regular training for officers: Karnataka HC
Prima facie, casteist slur against Scheduled Caste person in their courtyard attracts penalty under SC/ST Act: Kerala HC
Victim under SC/ST Act includes family members of person who suffered harm, can take part in proceedings: Karnataka HC
Karnataka HC issues notice in plea seeking proper implementation of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act provisions in State
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