Top Law News Supreme Court once again refuses to stay amendments to SC/ST Act January 31, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Wednesday once again refused to stay amendments to the SC/ST Act that restored the no anticipatory bail provision and said all matters including the Centre’s review petition will be heard on February 19. A bench headed by Justice U U Lalit said the issue requires hearing in detail and it will […] Read more » amendments to SC/ST Act Justice U U Lalit SC/ST Act stay amendments to SC/ST Act Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court refuses to stay amendments to SC/ST Act January 25, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Thursday refused to stay the proposed amendments to the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act which restored the no anticipatory bail provision for the accused. A bench headed by Justice A K Sikri said the pending review petition filed by the Centre against the apex court’s March 20, 2018 verdict and the pleas […] Read more » amendments to SC/ST Act Justice U U Lalit Prevention of Atrocities Act SC/ST Act Supreme Court Supreme Court refuses to stay amendments
Top Law News Supreme Court rejectes to stay amendments to SC/ST Act September 9, 2018 / September 9, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment NEW DELHI: A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan, refused to stay the recent amendments brought in to the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The bench issued notice to the Centre but refused to stay the amendments, saying “no stay can be granted without hearing the government”. The bench asked the […] Read more » featured Justices A K Sikri justices Ashok Bhushan SC/ST Act Supreme Court
Top Law News Supreme Court declines to stay its 20 March verdict on SC/ST verdict April 3, 2018 / April 3, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to keep in abeyance its 20 March order on the SC/ST Act but said it will consider in detail the Centre’s review petition. A bench of Justices A.K. Goel and U.U. Lalit, while referring to the large-scale nationwide violence during the protest against the verdict, said that people who […] Read more » A K Goel featured Maharashtra government SC/ST Act Supreme Court U U Lalit
Top Law News No immediate arrest of public servants in cases under SC/ST Act: SC March 20, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today took note of the rampant misuse of the stringent Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against government servants and held that there shall be no immediate arrest on any complaint filed under the law. Before arresting a public servant under the SC/ST Act, a preliminary probe by […] Read more » featured Justice Adarsh Goel Justice U U Lalit No immediate arrest of public servant SC/ST Act
Human Rights NAC for dedicated courts to try offences under SC/ST Act February 27, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Here in National Advisory Council (NAC), Sonia Gandhi recommended setting up of dedicated courts to try offences under the SC/ST Act on fast track basis besides defining ‘wilful negligence’ by public servants The council also suggested that preventing Dalits and tribals from entering places of worship, imposing social boycott on them should be made punishable offences. At […] Read more » Dalit issues NAC National Advisory Council (NAC) offences under the SC/ST Act public servant SC/ST Act Unique Identification Authority of India wilful negligence
