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'Denied house for being SC/ST': Karnataka Police orders urgent housing for officers facing caste bias

May 08, 2026 5:31 pm

Allegedly denied rental accommodation on caste grounds, several lower-rank Karnataka police personnel said they were forced to stay on the outskirts, making it difficult to report for duty on time.

Merely abusing not offence under SC/ST Act: Why Allahabad HC quashed charges against journalist

April 07, 2026 3:17 pm

The court observed that for an offence under the SC/ST Act, abuses must be specifically laced with caste-based intent and occur within public view.

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‘Some cops even aiding accused’: Kerala High Court fumes over lapses before arrests, orders compliance with rules

March 09, 2026 6:22 pm

The Kerala High Court granted bail to a forest officer in a case involving alleged sexual assault of an SC/ST colleague, and flagged lapses by investigating officers in complying with mandatory pre-arrest procedures.

Calcutta High Court Neighbours SCST Act criminality

‘Painted with colour of criminality’: Calcutta High Court quashes SC/ST Act case against couple over long-standing land row

March 09, 2026 4:07 pm

Calcutta High Court quashed SC/ST Act proceedings against a couple, holding that a long-standing neighbour land dispute was essentially civil in nature.

When does referring to a person by their profession become an insult? Allahabad High Court rules on ‘dhobin’ remark

March 05, 2026 4:32 pm

A contractual relationship existed between the parties, where the complainant used to wash the clothes of the accused, the Allahabad High Court noted.

Calcutta High Court SC/ST Act phone call abuse

Why Calcutta High Court said caste-based abuse over phone call doesn't attract SC/ST Act

December 30, 2025 11:00 am

Calcutta High Court SC/ST Act: Justice Jay Sengupta observed that the provisions of the SC/ST Act were not prima facie attracted if the alleged caste based abuses were hurled over the telephone and not in public view.

The Rajasthan High Court orders no further jail for 90-year-old accused persons reducing sentence reduced to period already undergone in a 30 years old case.

Rajasthan High Court sets free two men in their 90s from 32-year-old case

December 23, 2025 2:41 pm

Old Age Criminal Appeal: Justice Farjand Ali took into consideration the old age of the accused, the prolonged pendency of the case and the anxiety undergone by them during this time.

Parliament committee on SC/ST welfare visits DU to assess compliance with reservation norms

April 13, 2025 12:41 pm

The Democratic Teachers' Front has claimed that there is a systemic denial of appointments at Delhi University for candidates from reserved categories.

The SC/ST Act has been in place since 1989. (Express Photo by Sahil Walia)

Offence not committed in ‘public view’: Why Bombay HC quashed SC/ST Act case

January 30, 2025 9:53 pm

The court held that a ‘mere insult or intimidation with a view to humiliate’ does not comprise an offence. While the incident ‘need not be in a public place, it has to be in public view’, the court said

BJP pushes for CBI probe into ST Development Corporation scam; Karnataka Oppn terms officer’s suicide ‘govt-sponsored murder’

July 16, 2024 11:11 am

Speaking during the Zero Hour on Monday, Leader of Opposition R Ashoka termed the suicide of KMVSTDC superintendent Chandrashekaran P – which exposed the embezzlement of funds from KMVSTDC – as a “government-sponsored murder”