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  FIR filed against Vijay Deverakonda under SC/ST Act for hurting sentiments of the tribal community

  June 22, 2025 17:03 IST

  Vijay Deverakonda is embroiled in controversies over one of his statements. A complaint has been filed against the actor under the SC/ST Act.

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  Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan booked under SC/ST Atrocities Act

  Karnataka | January 28, 2025 7:58 IST

  SC/ST Atrocities Act: The case was registered at the Sadashiva Nagar police station in Bengaluru based on the directions of the 71st city civil and session court (CCH).

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  Delhi Police to issue notice to social media handles on Amit Shah's 'tampered' video case

  India | April 29, 2024 13:26 IST

  The video was shared by various social media accounts, including official handles of Congress state units, asserting that the BJP intends to terminate SC/ST reservation.

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  Maharashtra: Adivasi woman stripped, assaulted in Beed, BJP MLA's wife accused among three accused

  Maharashtra | October 22, 2023 12:01 IST

  A video related to the incident has surfaced, showing the accused individuals attempting to flee the scene on a motorcycle while the disrobed woman chases after them in distress.

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  Hattee community in Himachal gets ST status: What does it mean?

  India | July 27, 2023 16:52 IST

  People of the Hattee community are mainly three lakh people in about 150 panchayats in the Sirmaur district who reside in the trans-Giri area of Himachal Pradesh.

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  No under-reporting of crimes against SCs/STs, police should play more proactive role, says MHA

  India | June 18, 2022 12:52 IST

  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.

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  Four more police officers arrested under SC/ST act in Tamil Nadu custodial death case

  India | May 08, 2022 0:04 IST

  Vignesh and his friend Suresh, both habitual offenders, were taken into custody by the Secretariat police in Chennai on April 18.

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  UP: SC students asked to wash MDM utensils, keep them separate; principal suspended, cooks sacked

  India | September 26, 2021 14:47 IST

  Taking cognisance of the matter, the CDO terminated the services of the cooks on the spot and suspended principal Garima Singh Rajput.

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  Repeated inquiries for verification of caste certificates would be detrimental to SC/STs: SC

  India | September 02, 2021 21:42 IST

  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.  

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  Andhra to provide jobs to families of SC/ST rape, murder victims

  India | February 05, 2021 13:29 IST

  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.

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  All insults against SC/STs can't be termed as offence under SC/ST Act: Supreme Court

  India | November 06, 2020 7:03 IST

  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.

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  SC upholds constitutional validity of SC/ST Amendment Act, 2018

  India | February 10, 2020 11:07 IST

  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.

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  SC/ST Act: Supreme Court recalls directions of March 2018 verdict

  India | October 01, 2019 13:31 IST

  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.

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  3-judge Bench to hear SC/ST Act order review plea on Wednesday

  India | September 17, 2019 15:51 IST

  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.

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  SC again refuses to stay amendments to SC/ST Act

  India | January 30, 2019 19:57 IST

  The Supreme Court had earlier also refused to stay the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2018.

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  Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response on pleas against amendments in SC/ST Act

  India | October 22, 2018 23:35 IST

  On September 7, the apex court had said the new amendments to the law passed by Parliament cannot be stayed at this stage.

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  Allahabad High Court orders UP govt to set up speed trial courts for SC/ST Act cases

  India | October 10, 2018 23:01 IST

  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.

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  Supreme Court hears pleas challenging new amendments in SC/ST law, seeks response from Centre in six weeks

  India | September 07, 2018 14:19 IST

  A bench of justices AK Sikri and Ashok Bhushan issued notice to the Centre and sought its reply within six weeks.

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  SC/ST members from one state cannot claim quota benefit in another unless caste notified there: Supreme Court

  India | August 30, 2018 16:57 IST

  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.

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  Monsoon Session of Parliament: Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha to discuss SC/ST bill, OBC bill

  India | August 06, 2018 9:37 IST

  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.