The trial of cases of crimes against SCs/STs may be reviewed on a regular basis in the monitoring committee and monthly meetings chaired by the district and sessions judge attended by the district magistrate, superintendent of police and public prosecutor of the district, said the advisory.
Vignesh and his friend Suresh, both habitual offenders, were taken into custody by the Secretariat police in Chennai on April 18.
Taking cognisance of the matter, the CDO terminated the services of the cooks on the spot and suspended principal Garima Singh Rajput.
Repeated inquiries for verification of caste certificates would be detrimental to the members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, the Supreme Court said on Thursday.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday directed officials to provide jobs to the family members of rape and murder victims from the scheduled caste and scheduled tribe (SC & ST) communities.
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that an offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act is not made out on the fact that the complainant is a member of SC or ST.
Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2018 that ruled out any provision for anticipatory bail for a person accused of atrocities against SC/STs.
A bench of justices Arun Mishra, M R Shah and B R Gavai said the struggle of SC/ST people for equality is still not over in the country.The bench said SC/ST people still face untouchability, abuse and are being socially outcast.
A three-judge bench will on Wednesday hear the Centre's plea seeking recall of its 2018 judgment, which virtually diluted the stringent provisions of immediate arrest and no anticipatory bail for the accused on a complaint filed under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
The Supreme Court had earlier also refused to stay the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2018.
On September 7, the apex court had said the new amendments to the law passed by Parliament cannot be stayed at this stage.
The direction was given by the full bench of the high court, which asked the government to start forthwith a consultative process to set up the special courts.
A bench of justices AK Sikri and Ashok Bhushan issued notice to the Centre and sought its reply within six weeks.
The bench with a majority of 4:1 held that so far as Delhi is concerned, the central reservation policy regarding SC/ST would be applicable here.
Two crucial bills are up for discussion in the Monsoon Session of the Parliament today as Lok Sabha will discuss the contentious SC/ST bill and Rajya Sabha is up for discussion on OBC Bill.
The government will now bring the bill to restore the original provisions of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act will in Parliament, the report said.
The MP from Jamuai in Bihar said misconception was being spread by Congress and other opposition parties that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government was against SC/ST communities.
The government, in its review petition filed on April 2, told the Supreme Court that its March 20 verdict will violate Article 21 of the Constitution for the SC/ST communities and sought restoration of the provisions of the Act.
The Supreme Court had ordered that police could register First Information Reports under the Act only after completing a 'preliminary inquiry', and that a government official could be arrested under the Act only with the permission of their superiors.
Paswan acknowledged that the government had a problem of perception on the Dalit issue but felt this can be set right in no time if sufficient steps were taken.
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