Search Results for Tag : Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

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President Gives Nod to SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act and others(08.01.2016)

President has given nod to Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act; Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Ac.....

Tags : Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act; Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act; Commercial Courts,Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Act; Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Act, 2015

Madras HC: Mother of Murdered Dalit Son Entitled to Enhanced Compensation(24.01.2017)

Madras High Court has said that a Dalit woman whose son was murdered by a group of caste Hindus in May 1995 is entitled to enhanced compensation of ?8.....

Tags : Madras High Court, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules

Karnataka High Court: PTCL Act Can Apply Again if Restored Land is Later Transferred(01.10.2025)

Karnataka HC, differing from a co-ordinate bench, held that if land restored under the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of.....

Tags : Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Land

Delhi HC: Caste Abuse on Flyover Counts as 'Public View' Under SC/ST Act Even Without Witnesses(29.10.2025)

Delhi High Court held that assaulting a woman and hurling caste-based abuse on a flyover qualifies as “public view,” fulfilling the requirements for a.....

Tags : Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Witnesses, Caste

J&K&L HC: Mere Abuse or Mentioning Caste Name Does Not Constitute an Offence under SC/ST Act(06.04.2026)

J&K & Ladakh High Court held that under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, merely abusing someone or ment.....

Tags : Abuse, Caste Name, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989

Supreme Court: SC/ST Act Does Not Apply to Alleged Casteist Abuse Inside a Private House(12.05.2026)

SC quashed SC/ST Act case against a man accused of caste-based abuse inside a private house, holding that the alleged incident did not occur in a plac.....

Tags : Casteist Abuse; Private House; Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act