Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities Act)

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Gujarat to appeal against trial court orders to recover relief amount in 3 SC/ST Act cases

May 23, 2022 3:57 am

State govt goes against opinion of its own legal department, says no provision to take back relief

Suspected of being a thief, Dalit man lynched; 11 held

May 12, 2022 12:54 am

There were allegedly no doctors at the hospital so the injured man was rushed to another hospital in Bhayandar where he was declared dead.

Actress Yuvika Chaudhary booked by Haryana police over casteist slur in her video

May 29, 2021 5:42 pm

Police registered an FIR against the actress under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act on Friday evening, according to an official.

Handwriting analysis confirms suicide note written by Payal Tadvi

July 24, 2019 6:55 am

Payal Tadvi, a junior resident doctor, was found hanging by the ceiling fan of her hostel room at BYL Nair General Hospital on May 22. Later, three of her seniors were arrested on charges of the abetment of suicide and caste-based discrimination.

Two booked under Prevention of Atrocities Act get anticipatory bail

December 07, 2013 3:25 am

In a rare judgment,a sessions judge granted an anticipatory bail to two accused booked under the Prevention of Atrocities Act,1989.

Casteist remark made in person’s absence not an offence,says HC

April 08, 2014 1:04 pm

The Bombay High Court has recently held that a casteist remark made against a person in his absence would not amount to an offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities Act),1989