Caste-based Atrocities
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Converted Christians Cannot Claim Scheduled Caste Status: Supreme Court
The verdict came in a case involving a man who had converted to Christianity and was working as a pastor, but had filed a complaint under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act alleging assault and caste-based abuse.
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"Consensual Relationship Turning Sour Cannot Be Termed As Rape": Delhi Court
Observing that "a consensual relationship turning sour cannot be retrospectively branded as rape", the Delhi High Court has quashed an FIR alleging rape and caste-based atrocity
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Viral Video Shows UP Dalit Teen Assaulted, Forced To Lick Feet
UP Viral Video: The victim is a class 10 student and lives with his widowed mother. Local reports suggest that the victim's mother had worked in the fields of some of the accused and the boy had been asking them for money for the said work.
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Delhi Court Directs Lodging Of FIR In Case Of Caste-Based Question Asked In DSSSB Exam
The court directed the officer empowered under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act to conduct an investigation in the case and file a monthly report before the court.
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Caste-Based Reservation Cannot Be Scrapped, Says Uma Bharti
Union minister Uma Bharti said on Thursday that caste-based reservations cannot be abolished, answering a question about the agitation by some upper caste organisations in Madhya Pradesh against Parliament's amendment of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
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Rajasthan, UP, Bihar Lead In Caste-Based Atrocities: Government Report
Rajasthan has reported the highest number of cases of atrocities against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes between 2013 and 2015, followed by poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar, a new government report said. The Centre also flagged the issue of poor conviction rates in such cases.
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Converted Christians Cannot Claim Scheduled Caste Status: Supreme Court
The verdict came in a case involving a man who had converted to Christianity and was working as a pastor, but had filed a complaint under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act alleging assault and caste-based abuse.
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"Consensual Relationship Turning Sour Cannot Be Termed As Rape": Delhi Court
Observing that "a consensual relationship turning sour cannot be retrospectively branded as rape", the Delhi High Court has quashed an FIR alleging rape and caste-based atrocity
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Viral Video Shows UP Dalit Teen Assaulted, Forced To Lick Feet
UP Viral Video: The victim is a class 10 student and lives with his widowed mother. Local reports suggest that the victim's mother had worked in the fields of some of the accused and the boy had been asking them for money for the said work.
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Delhi Court Directs Lodging Of FIR In Case Of Caste-Based Question Asked In DSSSB Exam
The court directed the officer empowered under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act to conduct an investigation in the case and file a monthly report before the court.
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Caste-Based Reservation Cannot Be Scrapped, Says Uma Bharti
Union minister Uma Bharti said on Thursday that caste-based reservations cannot be abolished, answering a question about the agitation by some upper caste organisations in Madhya Pradesh against Parliament's amendment of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
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Rajasthan, UP, Bihar Lead In Caste-Based Atrocities: Government Report
Rajasthan has reported the highest number of cases of atrocities against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes between 2013 and 2015, followed by poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar, a new government report said. The Centre also flagged the issue of poor conviction rates in such cases.
