Lucknow: In a landmark ruling aimed at curbing the misuse of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, a special court in Lucknow has sentenced four individuals to rigorous…
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Sant Kabir Nagar: In a significant judgment, the Special Court hearing cases under the SC/ST Act has acquitted a father-son duo accused in a 2012 case of caste-based abuse and assault, citing…
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Bengaluru: In a significant ruling that underscores the importance of preventing the misuse of protective legislation, the Karnataka High Court has quashed a case filed under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes…
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New Delhi: In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court on Tuesday granted regular bail to Jharkhand-based lawyer Virendra Singh, who had been accused by a former woman client of hurling casteist slurs…
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Lucknow: In a significant judgment highlighting the misuse of legal provisions, a Lucknow-based lawyer, Lakhan Singh, has been sentenced to ten years and six months of imprisonment along with a fine of…
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Ahmedabad: In a significant ruling, the Gujarat High Court acquitted a man convicted of raping a minor tribal girl in 2013 of charges under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of…
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Vijayawada: In a significant judgment, the Andhra Pradesh High Court has ruled that individuals who voluntarily convert from Hinduism to another religion will lose their Scheduled Caste (SC) status and the legal…
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Bengaluru: In a significant ruling, the Karnataka High Court has quashed a criminal case registered against Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan, former Indian Institute of Science (IISc) director Balaram P, and fourteen others,…
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Ranchi: In a significant ruling, the Jharkhand High Court has held that calling a tribal person “Adivasi” does not amount to an offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of…
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Sivaganga: A quarrel between two 12-year-old girls in Tamil Nadu’s Sivaganga district spiraled into a legal case under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, after the dispute escalated…
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