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SC/ST Act Alone Can't Automatically Block Pre-Arrest Bail: Supreme Court
The court said it remains the duty of courts to determine, prima facie, whether an offence under the SC/ST Act is actually made out before denying anticipatory bail.
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Addressing Someone By Caste Not Offence If No Intent To Insult: High Court
The Allahabad High Court said addressing someone by their caste in the absence of any intent to insult does not constitute an offence under the law
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Dalit Groom Attacked With Swords For Riding Horse In Gujarat
In an era where India projects itself as a global tech leader and a progressive superpower, a village in Gujarat's Patan district has served as a reminder of the deep-seated caste fissures that still haunt the country's hinterlands.
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After "Brahmin Women" Comment, IAS Officer's Remarks On SC/ST Judges Sparks Row
Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Santosh Verma, whose comment on Brahmin women led to outrage, has created another storm with his allegation that the high court stopped Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates from becoming civil judges.
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Top Court Asks Centre To Frame Strict Law For Insults Against People With Disablities
Highlighting the need for a stringent law to protect the dignity of the disabled, the Supreme Court asked the Centre to consider framing a statute to make derogatory remarks ridiculing persons with disabilities a penal offence.
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SC/ST Act Can't Be Used To Curtail Bank's Mortgage Rights: Delhi Court
The Delhi High Court has said that the provisions of the SC/ST Act relating to wrongful occupation or dispossession of land belonging to people from SC and ST cannot be used to prevent a bank from exercising its lawful mortgage rights.
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Stringent SC/ST Act Invoked In Haryana IPS Officer's Suicide Case
Police have added charges to the FIR registered in the alleged suicide case of Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar following a plea by his wife to add the "relevant provisions" of the SC/ST Act.
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SC/ST Act Brought To Improve Conditions Of Vulnerable Class: Supreme Court
The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act was brought with an "avowed object" to improve socio-economic conditions of a vulnerable class and prohibits the grant of pre-arrest bail to the accused, the Supreme Court said.
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Andhra Pradesh's Rs 1 Lakh Award For 55 Scheduled Caste NEET Toppers
Andhra Pradesh NEET: Out of 176 students who were trained for JEE (Mains and Advanced), 129 qualified. From the 180 students who received coaching for NEET, 143 qualified.
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Explained: Infosys Co Founder Kris Gopalakrishnan And The Case Against Him
Infosys co-founder Senapathy Kris Gopalakrishnan, former IISc Director Balaram and 16 others were named in a case under the Prevention of SC/ST Atrocities Act.
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Infosys Co-Founder Kris Gopalakrishnan Faces Case Over "Casteist Threats"
A case was registered against Infosys co-founder Senapathy Kris Gopalakrishnan, former IISc Director Balaram and 16 others under the Prevention of SC/ST Atrocities Act on Monday.
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Court Cancels Case Against Actor Shilpa Shetty For Using 'Casteist' Word
Giving relief to Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty, the Rajasthan High Court on Thursday quashed a criminal case registered against her under the Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in Churu Kotwali in December 2017.
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Supreme Court Dismisses Petitions Seeking Review Of Its Sub-Quota Judgment
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected 10 petitions to review its August decision on permitting sub-classification within Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe categories to provide reservation in jobs and education for the more marginalised sections.
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Bharat Bandh Today As Opposition, Dalit Groups Protest Top Court's Quota Order
A bandh to protest the Supreme Court's 'quota within a quota' decision about quota in state government jobs and colleges for SC and ST candidates was held in parts of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and other states Wednesday.
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Panel Should Be "Ashamed" For Issuing Notice: DK Shivakumar On SC/ST Fund 'Diversion'
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday said that the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) should be "ashamed" for issuing notice to the state government in connection with the diversion of funds meant for SC/STs.
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SC/ST Act Alone Can't Automatically Block Pre-Arrest Bail: Supreme Court
The court said it remains the duty of courts to determine, prima facie, whether an offence under the SC/ST Act is actually made out before denying anticipatory bail.
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Addressing Someone By Caste Not Offence If No Intent To Insult: High Court
The Allahabad High Court said addressing someone by their caste in the absence of any intent to insult does not constitute an offence under the law
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Dalit Groom Attacked With Swords For Riding Horse In Gujarat
In an era where India projects itself as a global tech leader and a progressive superpower, a village in Gujarat's Patan district has served as a reminder of the deep-seated caste fissures that still haunt the country's hinterlands.
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After "Brahmin Women" Comment, IAS Officer's Remarks On SC/ST Judges Sparks Row
Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Santosh Verma, whose comment on Brahmin women led to outrage, has created another storm with his allegation that the high court stopped Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates from becoming civil judges.
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Top Court Asks Centre To Frame Strict Law For Insults Against People With Disablities
Highlighting the need for a stringent law to protect the dignity of the disabled, the Supreme Court asked the Centre to consider framing a statute to make derogatory remarks ridiculing persons with disabilities a penal offence.
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SC/ST Act Can't Be Used To Curtail Bank's Mortgage Rights: Delhi Court
The Delhi High Court has said that the provisions of the SC/ST Act relating to wrongful occupation or dispossession of land belonging to people from SC and ST cannot be used to prevent a bank from exercising its lawful mortgage rights.
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Stringent SC/ST Act Invoked In Haryana IPS Officer's Suicide Case
Police have added charges to the FIR registered in the alleged suicide case of Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar following a plea by his wife to add the "relevant provisions" of the SC/ST Act.
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SC/ST Act Brought To Improve Conditions Of Vulnerable Class: Supreme Court
The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act was brought with an "avowed object" to improve socio-economic conditions of a vulnerable class and prohibits the grant of pre-arrest bail to the accused, the Supreme Court said.
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Andhra Pradesh's Rs 1 Lakh Award For 55 Scheduled Caste NEET Toppers
Andhra Pradesh NEET: Out of 176 students who were trained for JEE (Mains and Advanced), 129 qualified. From the 180 students who received coaching for NEET, 143 qualified.
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Explained: Infosys Co Founder Kris Gopalakrishnan And The Case Against Him
Infosys co-founder Senapathy Kris Gopalakrishnan, former IISc Director Balaram and 16 others were named in a case under the Prevention of SC/ST Atrocities Act.
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Infosys Co-Founder Kris Gopalakrishnan Faces Case Over "Casteist Threats"
A case was registered against Infosys co-founder Senapathy Kris Gopalakrishnan, former IISc Director Balaram and 16 others under the Prevention of SC/ST Atrocities Act on Monday.
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Court Cancels Case Against Actor Shilpa Shetty For Using 'Casteist' Word
Giving relief to Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty, the Rajasthan High Court on Thursday quashed a criminal case registered against her under the Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in Churu Kotwali in December 2017.
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Supreme Court Dismisses Petitions Seeking Review Of Its Sub-Quota Judgment
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected 10 petitions to review its August decision on permitting sub-classification within Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe categories to provide reservation in jobs and education for the more marginalised sections.
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Bharat Bandh Today As Opposition, Dalit Groups Protest Top Court's Quota Order
A bandh to protest the Supreme Court's 'quota within a quota' decision about quota in state government jobs and colleges for SC and ST candidates was held in parts of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and other states Wednesday.
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Panel Should Be "Ashamed" For Issuing Notice: DK Shivakumar On SC/ST Fund 'Diversion'
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday said that the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) should be "ashamed" for issuing notice to the state government in connection with the diversion of funds meant for SC/STs.
