SC/ST Act Pronouncement

  • On 10th February 2019, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2018.

Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2018

  • The government had enacted the Amendments, stating that the SCs and STs continued to face the same social stigma, poverty and humiliation which they had been subjected to for centuries.
  • The SC/ST Amendment Act, 2018, rules out any provision for anticipatory bail for a person accused of atrocities against SC/STs.
  • In the amended SC/ST Act, preliminary inquiry is not a must and no prior approval is required for ....
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