12 August 2024

Search Results for Tag : scheduled caste

Judgments

State Government had no authority to tinker with the lists of Scheduled Castes published under Article 341 of the Constitution of India(15.07.2024)

The present appeal arises out of the Patna High Court Division Bench judgment where the court upheld the resolution dated 1st July, 2015 of the State .....

Tags : Tanti-Tantwa community, Scheduled Castes, Constitution of India

News

Bom HC: SC/ST Act Applicable Even if Victim not Recognized as SC/ST in Place of Offence(04.09.2023)

Bombay High Court has held that a person belonging to Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe is entitled to protection under SC/ST Act in any other part o.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Protection

Del. HC: National Commission For Scheduled Castes Cannot Initiate Enquiry On Specious Complaint(17.10.2022)

Delhi High Court has observed that National Commission For Scheduled Castes (SC) cannot initiate an enquiry under Article 338 of the Constitution of I.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, National Commission For Scheduled Castes, complaint, Article 338

SC Strikes Down Resolution Merging One Community in Backward Class to another Community of SC List(16.07.2024)

Supreme Court has struck down resolution issued by Bihar Government in the year 2015 that merged one community in the backward class by the name “Tant.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Bihar Government, Tanti-Tantwa, Scheduled Caste List

Statute

SC/ST Act, 2015 in force from 26 January 2016(18.01.2016)

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has notified 26 January, 2016 as the date on which the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Preve.....

Tags : Scheduled caste, tribe, act, 2015, effective

Migrant Not to be Recognised as Scheduled Caste of Migrant State: Supreme Court(16.11.2018)

Supreme Court has reiterated that merely because in the migrant state the same caste is recognised as Scheduled Caste, the migrant cannot be recognise.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Scheduled Caste of Migrant State

SC: Need Minimum Qualification for Being a Judge(26.07.2016)

SC has said that for selecting a judge, there has to be a minimum qualification, while refusing to entertain a petition that sought a lower qualificat.....

Tags : SC , Haryana Judicial Service Exam, Scheduled Caste

President Gives Nod to SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act and others(08.01.2016)

President has given nod to Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act; Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Ac.....

Tags : Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act; Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act; Commercial Courts,Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Act; Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Act, 2015

AP HC: Caste-Based Insult Over Telephone Conversation Not an Offence U/S 3 SC/ ST Act(29.04.2022)

Andhra Pradesh High Court has reiterated that to constitute an offence under Section 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevent.....

Tags : Andhra Pradesh High Court, Section 3(1)(x), Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989

Delhi HC: National Commission for Scheduled Castes Not Equivalent to Civil Court(01.08.2022)

Delhi High Court has held that merely because the Commission has the powers of a Civil Court for the purpose of carrying out investigations or enquiri.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, National Commission for Scheduled Castes, Civil Court

Allahabad HC Quashes UP Government Orders Notifying 17 OBCs as Scheduled Castes(05.09.2022)

Allahabad High Court while quashing the orders of the Uttar Pradesh Government recognizing or acknowledging 17 Other Backward Classes sub-castes as Sc.....

Tags : Allahabad High Court, Scheduled Castes, Parliamentary law

CRIMINAL - Mere Use of Word 'Harijan' During Speech Not an Offence Under SC-ST Act: Orissa HC(14.03.2019)

Orissa High Court has observed that mere use of word 'Harijan' during the course of speech, without intention to insult anybody, does not fall within .....

Tags : Orissa High Court, Harijan, Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act,1989.

Karnataka High Court: SC /ST Prevention Of Atrocities Act Is Prospective In Nature(08.03.2022)

Karnataka High Court has observed that the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989, is prospective in nature and all.....

Tags : Karnataka High Court, Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989, Prospective Application

Certification as Scheduled Caste by becoming 'resident' does not give benefit of reservation in education(13.08.2015)

The Court held that merely by residing in a Union Territory to become 'resident', an immigrant from another State cannot gain benefits from a Presiden.....

Tags : Scheduled caste, resident, education, reservation

Lok Sabha Passes Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2021(22.03.2021)

Lok Sabha has passed the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2021, that seeks to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, .....

Tags : Lok Sabha, Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2021

Madras HC: Mother of Murdered Dalit Son Entitled to Enhanced Compensation(24.01.2017)

Madras High Court has said that a Dalit woman whose son was murdered by a group of caste Hindus in May 1995 is entitled to enhanced compensation of ?8.....

Tags : Madras High Court, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules

Lowered education loan criteria for SC/ST students to be decided by RBI and Government(13.10.2015)

Kerala High Court dismissed petitions against the decision of the State Bank of Travancore to not grant the petitioners educational loans for failing .....

Tags : Education, loan, lower, eligibility, scheduled caste

Gujarat HC Pulls Up Tribal Land Owners And Lawyer For Misusing Atrocities Act(14.07.2017)

Gujarat High Court pulled up tribal land owners and a lawyer for blackmailing and extorting money from builders by utilizing the “powerful potent weap.....

Tags : Gujarat High Court, Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989

P&H HC: Can't Approach HC U/S 438 CrPC After Rejection of Pre-Arrest Bail for Case Under SC/ST Act(04.07.2022)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that once the plea for anticipatory bail under Section 438 CrPC is rejected by Sessions Court to accused under .....

Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Anticipatory Bail, Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribes

Pat. HC: Bihar Law Increasing Reservation for SC, ST & OBC Communities to 65%, Set Aside(20.06.2024)

Pat. HC has set aside the Bihar Reservation of Vacancies in Posts and Services (Amendment) Act, 2023 and the Bihar (in admission in educational instit.....

Tags : Patna High Court, Reservation, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes

Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Reply Over Appointments in NCSC(08.03.2017)

Supreme Court has directed Centre to respond on a PIL for alleged delay in appointment of Chairperson, Vice-chairperson and other members of National .....

Tags : Supreme Court, National Commission for Scheduled Castes

Gujarat HC: Anticipatory Bail Can Be Granted If No Prima Facie Offence Is Made Out(08.03.2022)

Gujarat HC has observed that anticipatory bail can be granted if no prima facie offence is made out against the person charged under the Scheduled Cas.....

Tags : Gujarat HC, Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocity) Act, 1989, Anticipatory Bail

Bill developments in Parliament(02.05.2016)

The Lok Sabha passed the Regional Centre for Biotechnology Bill, 2016. The Bill encourages education, training and research in the field of biotechnol.....

Tags : biotechnology, scheduled caste, bill, passed

Karnataka HC: Abuses Hurled in Basement Which was Not in Public View is Not Offence(22.06.2022)

Karnataka High Court while quashing proceedings under Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015, has he.....

Tags : Karnataka High Court, Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act

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