"Hathras Case A Shameful Testimony To The Systemic Caste-Based Discrimination":Activists From Dalit-Bahujan-Adivasi-Vimukta Communities Seek Intervention In The Case Before SC

An Impleadment Application has been filed in the matter pertaining to the rape and murder of the 19-year-old Dalit woman in Hathras by 11 women and queer persons who are activists, academics and journalists belonging to Dalit-Bahujan-Adivasi-Vimukta communities. Non-Implementation of Prevention of Atrocities Act Complacency of the State of Uttar Pradesh is evidence from the fact that the State has not even identified "atrocities prone areas" as per Rule 3 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Rules, 1995 despite being the state with highest cases of atrocities against SC/ST community. The Petitioners also allege that Uttar Pradesh State-level committee meant to monitor the implementation of the PoA Act under Rule 16, PoA Rules has not met even once in three years — 2016, 2017 and 2018, according to information provided by the Union Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry Resolve of the Respondent State of Uttar Pradesh not to actively eliminate caste-based atrocities is clear from their long- standing slumber of not implementing PoA in the state thoroughly. Prayers * For an order directing transfer of all connected cases in the Hathras gang-rape and death from Uttar Pradesh to Delhi Special Court to ensure fair trial and meet the ends of justice as done by this Hon'ble Court in Re: Alarming Rise In The Number Of Reported Child Rape Incidents Suo Motu Writ Petition No. An order restraining Respondents from conducting Polygraph test, Naro Test and Brain Electrical Activation Profile on the victim's family as being violative of the 3-judge bench judgement in Selvi v. State of Karnataka, 7 SCC 263 where this Hon'ble Court unequivocally held Article 20 of the Indian Constitution and section 161 of CrPC protect accused, suspects and witnesses from making self-incriminating statements.