BJP-ruled Rajasthan tops list of states with highest atrocities against SC/ST; UP close second
8 years, 3 months ago

BJP-ruled Rajasthan tops list of states with highest atrocities against SC/ST; UP close second

Firstpost  

BJP-ruled Rajasthan has reported the highest number of cases of atrocities against SCs and STs during 2013-15, followed by poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar, a new government report said, even as the Centre today flagged the issue of poor conviction rates in such cases. New Delhi: BJP-ruled Rajasthan has reported the highest number of cases of atrocities against SCs and STs during 2013-15, followed by poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar, a new government report said, even as the Centre on Monday flagged the issue of poor conviction rates in such cases. Rajasthan has registered 23,861 cases under the amended Prevention of Atrocities Act, while UP and Bihar registered 23,556 and 21,061 cases respectively, according to the agenda papers for a meeting of a committee to review the implementation of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes Act 1989 held in New Delhi on Monday. The committee headed by Union Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thaawarchand Gehlot sought action taken report from state governments to improve the disposal and conviction rates in such cases.

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Rajasthan High Court Appoints Panel To Probe Illegal Activities Of Khap Panchayats, Social Evils Like Honour Killing, Exorcism, Etc
4 days, 12 hours ago

Rajasthan High Court Appoints Panel To Probe Illegal Activities Of Khap Panchayats, Social Evils Like Honour Killing, Exorcism, Etc

Live Law  

Noting multiple “social evils” particularly in the western part of Rajasthan which is stated to include social boycotts, alleged illegal activities by Khap Panchayats, caste discrimination, honour killings, taboo against love marriages, exorcisms etc., the high court constituted a 5-member commission to conduct a ground study of various villages. Highlighting the historical social revolutions spearheaded by reformists like Raja Ram …

U.P., Rajasthan, M.P. top in cases of atrocities on Dalits: report
6 months ago

U.P., Rajasthan, M.P. top in cases of atrocities on Dalits: report

The Hindu  

Nearly 97.7% of all cases of atrocities against Scheduled Castes in 2022 were reported from 13 States, with Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh recording the highest number of such crimes, according to a new government report. According to the latest government report under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act, the majority of atrocities against Scheduled Tribes were also …

Rajasthan govt to constitute Special Investigation Unit for Crime Against Women
1 year, 7 months ago

Rajasthan govt to constitute Special Investigation Unit for Crime Against Women

Hindustan Times  

The Rajasthan government has decided to constitute a Special Investigation Unit for Crime Against Women and a cell under deputy superintendent of police to probe atrocities against Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe people. Chairing the State Level Vigilance and Monitoring Committee constituted under the Scheduled Castes and Tribes Act, chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday said in the cases of …

'Most crimes against women in Rajasthan -10 lakh in 54 months; 2 lakh atrocity, rape cases': BJP leader Vasundhara Raje
1 year, 8 months ago

'Most crimes against women in Rajasthan -10 lakh in 54 months; 2 lakh atrocity, rape cases': BJP leader Vasundhara Raje

Firstpost  

Former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje on Friday said that most of the crimes against women have taken place in Rajasthan which alone accounted for more than 10 lakh incidents in 54 months Former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje on Friday said that most of the crimes against women have taken place in Rajasthan which alone accounted for more than …

Atrocities against tribals and Dalits have increased in BJP’s rule: Congress
1 year, 8 months ago

Atrocities against tribals and Dalits have increased in BJP’s rule: Congress

The Hindu  

Targeting the Bharatiya Janata Party over the incident in which an alleged BJP worker urinated on a tribal man in Madhya Pradesh, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday claimed that the episode exposed the “disgusting face” of the BJP and its “hatred” towards tribals and Dalits. Mr. Gandhi, however, claimed on Twitter that atrocities against tribals and Dalits were increasing …

Gujarat caste violence back on spotlight after Dalit man’s thumb chopped
1 year, 9 months ago

Gujarat caste violence back on spotlight after Dalit man’s thumb chopped

Hindustan Times  

A group of men allegedly chopped off the thumb of a Dalit man after an altercation over his son picking up a cricket ball during a match at a school playground in a village in Gujarat’s Patan district on Sunday, police said. Incidents like not giving a house on rent to a scheduled caste teacher in villages are happening on …

Rajasthan: BJP to stage protest in Jaipur against 'rising crime' on August 20
2 years, 7 months ago

Rajasthan: BJP to stage protest in Jaipur against 'rising crime' on August 20

India TV News  

Rajasthan: BJP to stage protest in Jaipur against 'rising crime' on August 20 Rajasthan news: Rajasthan BJP President Satish Poonia has said, "It is the misfortune of Rajasthan that the Congress government has not appointed any full-time Home Minister in three and a half years." Highlights In wake of rising incidents of crime, BJP to stage major protest in Jaipur …

Heinous crimes against Dalits create tension in Rajasthan
3 years ago

Heinous crimes against Dalits create tension in Rajasthan

The Hindu  

The recent spate of heinous crimes, including rape and murder, against Dalits has led to tension in several areas of Rajasthan and left the law–enforcement agencies here baffled. While the Dalit groups here have demanded an action plan to deal with the rising cases of atrocities, the Congress government in the State has sought to create an institutional mechanism to …

Clarification sought from Rajasthan and Manipur on anti-lynching Bills: Home Ministry
3 years ago

Clarification sought from Rajasthan and Manipur on anti-lynching Bills: Home Ministry

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that certain clarifications have been sought from the Governments of Rajasthan and Manipur regarding the anti-lynching Bills passed by the two Assemblies in 2019 and 2018 respectively. The Hindu reported on February 15 that anti-mob lynching Bills passed by at least three Opposition ruled States and one BJP ruled …

SC /ST Prevention Of Atrocities Act Is Prospective In Nature, Act Committed Prior To Its Enactment Not An Offence: Karnataka High Court
3 years ago

SC /ST Prevention Of Atrocities Act Is Prospective In Nature, Act Committed Prior To Its Enactment Not An Offence: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has held that the Scheduled Castes and Schedule Tribes Act 1989, is prospective in nature and alleged acts committed before its enactment cannot be an offence. It added, "The above apart, the alleged acts do not constitute an offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act, 1989, which is prospective in operation, there being constitutional …

Calcutta High Court Directs State To Disclose Number Of Pending Cases Under SC/ST Act In WB
3 years, 1 month ago

Calcutta High Court Directs State To Disclose Number Of Pending Cases Under SC/ST Act In WB

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Monday directed the State government as well as the High Court administration to file an affidavit disclosing the existing number of pending cases under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes Act, 1989 in the State as on January 31, 2022. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj was adjudicating upon …

AASU leader’s Lynching Death in Assam Expedites Need for an Anti-Lynching Act
3 years, 3 months ago

AASU leader’s Lynching Death in Assam Expedites Need for an Anti-Lynching Act

News 18  

While many cheering over the ‘accidental death’ of the Jorhat mob lynching accused in police custody, the latest incident of mob violence in Assam has once again raised the context of the Anti-Lynching Act, especially for Assam. Notably, Manipur passed an Anti-Lynching Act soon after Supreme Court’s direction in 2018 and Assam which frequently remains in the headline for mob …

'Atrocities Against SC-STs Not A Thing Of Past': Supreme Court Says 'Shoddy Investigation' Reason For Many Acquittals
3 years, 4 months ago

'Atrocities Against SC-STs Not A Thing Of Past': Supreme Court Says 'Shoddy Investigation' Reason For Many Acquittals

Live Law  

"Atrocities against members of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are not a thing of the past. ", the Supreme Court remarked in its judgment holding that the requirement under Section 15A of SC-ST Act of issuing notice of a court proceeding to a victim or a dependent is mandatory. The bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud observed that many …

Atrocities against tribals increased by 25% in Madhya Pradesh
3 years, 6 months ago

Atrocities against tribals increased by 25% in Madhya Pradesh

Hindustan Times  

Madhya Pradesh recorded 2,401 cases of atrocities against tribals in 2020, which was 25% more than 2019. Tribal and human rights activists feel that a sudden spurt in cases of outrage and harassment of tribals was reported in 2020 since many tribals, who worked as migrant labourers, returned to MP during the Covid-induced nation-wide lockdown. The opposition also attacked the …

Workshop For CSOs In Kerala On The Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989
3 years, 6 months ago

Workshop For CSOs In Kerala On The Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989

Live Law  

Centre for Law and Policy Research is organising a legal training workshop for CSOs from Kerala on The Scheduled Castes And Scheduled Tribes Act and the Rules on 18th September, 2021.In the course of its efforts in research, public interest lawyering and advocacy, CLPR has recognised that even after enactment, the law is far from being implemented effectively. Centre for …

Most affected people in Bengal violence are from Scheduled Caste
3 years, 10 months ago

Most affected people in Bengal violence are from Scheduled Caste

Op India  

On Friday, the National Commission for Scheduled Castes informed that people belonging to the Scheduled Castes are being murdered and raped in West Bengal after the assembly election results were declared. The most affected have been people from Scheduled Castes.” He informed that around 1,627 cases have been reported, which includes 10-12 cases of rape, 15-20 murder cases of violence …

ST Act was falsely used to harass people
3 years, 11 months ago

ST Act was falsely used to harass people

Op India  

The anti-atrocities law was initially enacted with the laudable purpose of protecting persons hailing from the SC and ST community from any abuse or harassment over notions of caste supremacy. While reporting the incident, Falana Dhikana claimed that it had got in touch with the accused’s family which confessed to implicating the victim in a false case under the SC/ST …

Crimes Against SCs and STs Increased in 2019: G Kishan Reddy Informs Rajya Sabha
4 years, 1 month ago

Crimes Against SCs and STs Increased in 2019: G Kishan Reddy Informs Rajya Sabha

News 18  

The government on Wednesday told Rajya Sabha that crimes against members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the country increased by 7.3 per cent and 26.5 per cent respectively in 2019. Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy, however, said police and public order are state subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution and the responsibilities …

ST Act, 39% of cases filed for atrocities against women were fake
4 years, 2 months ago

ST Act, 39% of cases filed for atrocities against women were fake

Op India  

In a significant disclosure, the Rajasthan police have revealed that nearly 40 per cent of the cases filed in the state in 2020 under The Scheduled Castes and Tribes Act, 1989 were found to be fake, reports Indian Express. According to the Indian Express report, the Rajasthan police have shared the official records which show that 39.55 per cent of …

'Abuse Of Authority, Display Of High-Handedness': Plea In SC Seeks Imposition Of State Emergency In Uttar Pradesh [Read Petition]
4 years, 5 months ago

'Abuse Of Authority, Display Of High-Handedness': Plea In SC Seeks Imposition Of State Emergency In Uttar Pradesh [Read Petition]

Live Law  

One lawyer, Advocate CR Jaya Sukin, has moved the Supreme Court of India seeking a direction upon the Central Government to impose State Emergency under Article 356 of the Constitution in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The plea has been filed in the backdrop of various incidents that took place in the state, over the span of one year, which …

Crime against Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes saw a rise of 7% and 26% in 2019: NCRB
4 years, 5 months ago

Crime against Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes saw a rise of 7% and 26% in 2019: NCRB

The Hindu  

Crime against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes saw an increase of over 7% and 26% respectively in year 2019 compared to 2018, according to the annual Crime in India 2019 report published by the National Crime Records Bureau on Wednesday. A total of 45,935 cases were registered for committing crime against SCs, showing an increase of 7.3% over 2018, when …

Castiest Remarks Made Over The Phone Is not An Offence Under SC/ST Act : Punjab & Haryana HC [Read Order]
4 years, 9 months ago

Castiest Remarks Made Over The Phone Is not An Offence Under SC/ST Act : Punjab & Haryana HC [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that a casteist remark against a member of the Scheduled Caste community, which is made over a phone call, does not constitute an offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act, 1989. "Merely uttering such wrong words in the absence of any public view does not show any intention or mens …

Rajasthan HC Directs District Judges To Submit Details Of FIRs In Crimes Against Women And Children [Read Order]
5 years, 7 months ago

Rajasthan HC Directs District Judges To Submit Details Of FIRs In Crimes Against Women And Children [Read Order]

Live Law  

The High Court of Rajasthan has directed all District Judges within its jurisdiction to make a tabular compilation of FIRs registered within their jurisdictions, on a direction given under Section 156 of Cr.P.C., for offences committed against women and children.Section 156 of CrPC empowers a Magistrate, so empowered to take cognizance under section 190, to order the registration of FIR. …

Can Rajasthan be the trendsetter for other states to tackle incidents of lynching and honour killings?
5 years, 7 months ago

Can Rajasthan be the trendsetter for other states to tackle incidents of lynching and honour killings?

Live Mint  

The Rajasthan assembly last week introduced two bills which aim to tackle the growing number of incidents of mob lynching and honour killings. The discussion in the Rajya Sabha last week for the passage of the bill that bans the practice of Triple Talaq saw opposition parties including the Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Aam Aadmi Party demand a …

Atrocities on Dalits and tribals up by 70% in Gujarat between 2003 and 2018; conviction rate below 5% in Modi's first 3 yrs as PM
5 years, 10 months ago

Atrocities on Dalits and tribals up by 70% in Gujarat between 2003 and 2018; conviction rate below 5% in Modi's first 3 yrs as PM

Firstpost  

Atrocities on Dalits in Gujarat have been rising steadily in the last two decades with the state witnessing a 72 percent increase in the number of registered cases between 2003 and 2018 Atrocities on Dalits in Gujarat have been rising steadily in the last two decades with the state witnessing a 72 percent increase in the number of registered cases …

SC's effort to dilute Atrocities Act fraught with blind spots, threatened to do Dalits yet another injustice
6 years, 6 months ago

SC's effort to dilute Atrocities Act fraught with blind spots, threatened to do Dalits yet another injustice

Firstpost  

Most of us can never understand the plight of the lakhs of Dalits and therefore can never convince ourselves with a valid justification of the Atrocities Act It was the first week of April 2018. Background to the Act Before delving into the falsity in the decision of the Supreme Court, what is required is to understand why, in the …

Plea In SC Challenges The Vires Of Schedule Caste & The Schedule Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act 2018 [Read Petition]
6 years, 7 months ago

Plea In SC Challenges The Vires Of Schedule Caste & The Schedule Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act 2018 [Read Petition]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has been moved in a PIL praying that the 2018 Amendment to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act of 1989 be struck down as being in the teeth of Articles 14, 19 and 21 and violative of the basic structure of the Constitution.The grievance of the petitioners arises from the fact that even as the review …

Alwar lynching: Supreme Court seeks Rajasthan govt's action taken report
6 years, 7 months ago

Alwar lynching: Supreme Court seeks Rajasthan govt's action taken report

India TV News  

The Supreme Court today asked the Rajasthan government to state within a week what action it has taken in the case of the alleged lynching of dairy farmer Rakbar Khan on July 20, following its directions on the incidents of cow vigilantism. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra considered the plea of Congress leader Tehseen Poonawala seeking initiation …

No Anticipatory Bail, Preliminary Inquiry: Loksabha Passes Schedule Caste & The Schedule Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill, 2018
6 years, 7 months ago

No Anticipatory Bail, Preliminary Inquiry: Loksabha Passes Schedule Caste & The Schedule Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill, 2018

Live Law  

Even as the review of the controversial verdict of the Supreme Court in Dr. Subhash Kashinath Mahajan lies pending, the 2018 Amendment to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act of 1989 has been cleared by the Lok Sabha on Monday, rendering the judgment redundant.By way of the Amendment, a new section 18A has been inserted in the Act of …

No Anticipatory Bail, Preliminary Inquiry: Loksabha Passes Schedule Caste & The Schedule Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill, 2018
6 years, 7 months ago

No Anticipatory Bail, Preliminary Inquiry: Loksabha Passes Schedule Caste & The Schedule Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill, 2018

Live Law  

Even as the review of the controversial verdict of the Supreme Court in Dr. Subhash Kashinath Mahajan lies pending, the 2018 Amendment to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act of 1989 has been cleared by the Lok Sabha on Monday, rendering the judgment redundant.By way of the Amendment, a new section 18A has been inserted in the Act of …

Supreme Court verdict diluting SC/ST Atrocities Act will increase caste-based violence, fear Dalit activists
6 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court verdict diluting SC/ST Atrocities Act will increase caste-based violence, fear Dalit activists

Firstpost  

Human rights activists and Dalit leaders worry that the apex court’s ruling will lead to an increase in atrocities committed against Dalits and other religious minorities On 20 March, the Supreme Court had laid down new guidelines that would protect people — including both public officials and private individuals — from immediate arrest under the SC/ST Act, leading to widespread …

Kerala joins centre for SC/ST Act order review
6 years, 11 months ago

Kerala joins centre for SC/ST Act order review

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Kerala has joined the Centre in moving the Supreme Court seeking review and recall of the March 20 verdict diluting the provisions of SC/ST Atrocities Act by granting protection from arrest to the accused prior to a preliminary probe. In its petition, filed through advocate G. Prakaksh, seeking review of the verdict, Kerala said the verdict has gone …

What Supreme Court’s dilution of SC/ST Act means for Dalit women
6 years, 11 months ago

What Supreme Court’s dilution of SC/ST Act means for Dalit women

Live Mint  

Mumbai: A dilution of the stringent provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act, 1989 is going to affect Dalit women far more than men. If one excludes the category “others”, crimes against SC/ST women constitute the biggest category of crimes against SC/STs, data from the National Crime Records Bureau shows. In Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Uttarakhand, crimes against …

SC/ST Act ruling: Violent protests continue in Rajasthan, houses of two Dalit leaders set on fire; case filed against two policemen in MP
6 years, 11 months ago

SC/ST Act ruling: Violent protests continue in Rajasthan, houses of two Dalit leaders set on fire; case filed against two policemen in MP

India TV News  

A day after violent protests across the nation killed at least 10 people, clashes broke out in Rajasthan’s Hindaun city on Tuesday, demanding action against those involved in looting and vandalism during Monday’s Bharat Bandh, called by Dalit groups against dilution of SC/ST Act, turned violent, police said. Meanwhile, in Madhya Pradesh, a case was filed against two policemen in …

Supreme Court judgment on SC/ST Atrocities Act represents overreach, betrays Constitution itself
6 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court judgment on SC/ST Atrocities Act represents overreach, betrays Constitution itself

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court’s judgment in Subhash Kashinath Mahajan versus State of Maharashtra has caused much consternation across the country among Dalits and Adivasis. The discourse around Section 498-A IPC and the Atrocities Act would make you think that these are the only two misused laws in the whole country. When the appointment process is almost entirely in the hands judges …

SC raps Dalit atrocities act: Strengthening the law is way forward, not impunging it
7 years ago

SC raps Dalit atrocities act: Strengthening the law is way forward, not impunging it

Firstpost  

Earlier this week, the Supreme Court passed a judgment in a case relating to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act, which related to a complaint filed in 2006 by a scheduled caste storekeeper against two seniors for making adverse entries against him in his annual confidential report. It ultimately quashed the proceedings, while also concluding that there was no …

What lies behind the spurt in anti-Dalit crimes in India?
7 years, 2 months ago

What lies behind the spurt in anti-Dalit crimes in India?

Live Mint  

Bengaluru: The violence on the 200th anniversary celebrations of the battle of Bhima-Koregaon has once again put the spotlight on violence against Dalits in India. Recently published data from the National Crime Records Bureau show that the rate of crimes against Dalits has risen in recent years, even as the conviction rate for such crimes has declined. The increase in …

SC To Look Into Procedural Safeguards Against Abuse Of SC/ST Act [Read Order]
7 years, 3 months ago

SC To Look Into Procedural Safeguards Against Abuse Of SC/ST Act [Read Order]

Live Law  

Whether any unilateral allegation of mala fide can be ground to prosecute officers who dealt with the matter in official capacity and if such allegation is falsely made what is protection available against such abuse, the bench observed.The Supreme Court will look into the question whether there can be procedural safeguards so that provisions of Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled. …

Protests against Rajasthan's 'draconian' ordinance forces Vasundhara Raje to rethink 'gag order': A roundup
7 years, 5 months ago

Protests against Rajasthan's 'draconian' ordinance forces Vasundhara Raje to rethink 'gag order': A roundup

Firstpost  

Rajasthan government tabled a bill that seeks to protect public servants and judges from prosecution and bars the media from reporting on allegations against them without prior sanction. On Monday, the Rajasthan government tabled a controversial bill that seeks to protect public servants and judges from prosecution and bar the media from reporting on allegations against them without its prior …

Saharanpur violence: Bring perpetrators to justice, Amnesty International tells UP govt
7 years, 10 months ago

Saharanpur violence: Bring perpetrators to justice, Amnesty International tells UP govt

Firstpost  

Violence first broke out in Saharanpur about 40 days ago following a procession to mark Ambedkar Jayanti. New Delhi: The human rights watchdog on Thursday said that the Uttar Pradesh government must urgently bring to justice those responsible for the recent caste-based violence in Saharanpur, in which two men were killed and several others injured. Asmita Basu, Programmes Director, Amnesty …

Three years of Narendra Modi govt: Lynching, chaos and lawlessness in BJP states, says Congress
7 years, 10 months ago

Three years of Narendra Modi govt: Lynching, chaos and lawlessness in BJP states, says Congress

Firstpost  

The Congress on Monday alleged that a movement of “lynching” innocents has begun in BJP-ruled states which have New Delhi: The Congress on Monday alleged that a movement of “lynching” innocents has begun in BJP-ruled states which have The Congress also said “chaos and lawlessness” prevailed in BJP-ruled states and questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “silence” after the lynching of …

Living in fear: Dalits still at receiving end of caste atrocities in Uttar Pradesh
8 years, 1 month ago

Living in fear: Dalits still at receiving end of caste atrocities in Uttar Pradesh

Hindustan Times  

For the Dalit Katheria family of the nondescript Daulatpur village in Mainpuri district of western Uttar Pradesh, the New Year turned out to be traumatic. Hari Om Katheria, 35, his wife Meera and brother Shyam Sunder were thrashed by Chhotey Lal, an upper caste Thakur, for not greeting him with a ‘Ram Ram’. Uttar Pradesh’s Hall of Shame But Dalits …

Marathas, Dalits fight over atrocities act, but cases filed on decline
8 years, 6 months ago

Marathas, Dalits fight over atrocities act, but cases filed on decline

Hindustan Times  

At a time when Maharashtra’s Maratha community and the state’s Dalits stand divided over the atrocities act, official statistics tell a story of how the use of the 25-year-old contentious legislation, introduced to redress caste-related exploitation, itself has been on the decline in the state. “In a hundred incidents of atrocities, barely five or six get registered as cases,” said …

Slump in sedition cases and Dalit atrocities in 2015: NCRB
8 years, 6 months ago

Slump in sedition cases and Dalit atrocities in 2015: NCRB

India TV News  

A total of 30 sedition cases were filed in 2015 with nine being registered in Bihar, followed by three each in Haryana, Karnataka and Kerala.Nationally, there were 17 less cases compared to that in 2014. Data released by National Crime Records Bureau also say that 571 cases of 'offence against the state' were registered all over the country in 2015 …

Rajnath wants to end atrocities against Dalits. Here’s why it’s a tall order
8 years, 8 months ago

Rajnath wants to end atrocities against Dalits. Here’s why it’s a tall order

Hindustan Times  

Eight days after four Dailt men were stripped, tied and beaten up with iron rods and pipes at Gir Somnath district’s Una taluka in Gujarat for skinning a dead cow, the issue resonated strongly in Parliament on Wednesday. Police detain members of the Dalit Community who were protesting against the Una incident, in Ahmedabad, July 19 Read: Attacks on Dalits …

Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act comes into force: Read to know more
9 years, 2 months ago

Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act comes into force: Read to know more

India Today  

The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes Amendment Act, 2015 has come into effect from January 26, 2016. Here are seven points you must know: Establishment of special courts for speedy trial of the cases related to offences against members of the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes The act also adds new offences to the existing ones against members of …

Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015 enforced with effect from January 26, 2016
9 years, 2 months ago

Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015 enforced with effect from January 26, 2016

Live Law  

The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes Amendment Act, 2015 has been notified to be enforced with effect from January 26, 2016.The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes Amendment Bill, 2015 was passed by the Lok Sabha on August 4, 2015 and by the Rajya Sabha on December 21, 2015. The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes Amendment Act, 2015 …

Stringent punishment for atrocities on SC, ST under new Act
9 years, 2 months ago

Stringent punishment for atrocities on SC, ST under new Act

India TV News  

New Delhi: An Act which provides for stringent action against those committing atrocities against SC and ST communities or indulging in actions which are derogatory to their dignity, including social or economic boycott, will come into effect from tomorrow. As per the the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes Amendment Act, 2015, actions like tonsuring of head, moustache, or similar …

Modi government now keen on tougher SC/ST Atrocities Act
9 years, 8 months ago

Modi government now keen on tougher SC/ST Atrocities Act

The Hindu  

After sitting on a key Bill to strengthen the law against atrocities on people belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, the Modi government now appears keen on pushing it through during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, possibly with an eye on the forthcoming Bihar Assembly elections. The United Progressive Alliance government had promulgated the Scheduled Castes and the …

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