Dalit Atrocities Law Order

The Supreme Court has recalled a 2018 order that was seen to dilute provisions of a law protecting Dalits. This means the ban on automatic arrest in cases under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities Act), 1989, and the need for sanction before arrests linked to violation of the law stand withdrawn.

The government's request seeking a review of the controversial order, that allegedly diluted the stringent provisions of a law protecting Scheduled Casts and Tribes, was referred to a three-judge bench of the top court today.

A decision on the controversial order, that allegedly diluted the stringent provisions of a law protecting Scheduled Casts and Tribes, will be taken by the Supreme Court today.

BJP allies and the party's Dalit leaders today praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Union Cabinet gave nod to a bill to overturn a Supreme Court order on a law on atrocities against Dalits with LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan terming the decision "historic".

Hearing the centre's request to review its own order, the Supreme Court on Thursday said it was "100 per cent" for the protection of Dalits against atrocities but no one should be "falsely implicated". The government said the court's move in March to make it more difficult to arrest people for crimes against Dalits weakened the law and amounted to ...

No provision of the law that seeks to prevent atrocities on scheduled castes and scheduled tribes has been diluted, the Supreme Court said today while hearing a petition seeking a review of the March 20 order of the court

The order which allegedly weakened a stringent law to protect Dalits against atrocities, is a "safeguard" necessary to protect the constitutional rights of innocents, the Supreme Court said today. "Our aim is to protect innocents, we have not diluted the law in any manner," said the court, turning down the government's appeal to freeze the earlier ...

After violent protests by Dalit groups, in which two persons died and 75 people were injured, the police in Uttar Pradesh blamed a former legislator belonging to the Bahujan Samaj Party of Mayawati, the state's Dalit powerhouse. Ms Mayawati, who quit her Rajya Sabha seat last year, has declared support for the protests against a Supreme Court orde...

Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad sought to reassure the Dalits today, saying the government has filed a "comprehensive" petition in the Supreme Court regarding an order that is at the heart of the protests sweeping the country that have led to five deaths. The Dalits have pushed ahead with the day-long Bharat Bandh as government filed the petition,...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office has stepped in to help resolve the concerns of Dalits regarding a Supreme Court order, which, the community says, weakens the stringent law protecting them from atrocities. The government has now decided to file a petition, asking the court for a rethink, Union minister Thavar Chand Gehlot told NDTV.

Dalit lawmakers of the ruling NDA plan to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi today regarding a recent Supreme Court order, which, they say, weakens a crucial law to prevent atrocities against the community. The lawmakers want a review of the order and say the government should file a petition in court. A delegation of the Scheduled Castes and Tribes...

The LJP, a BJP ally, today filed a review petition in the Supreme Court against its order relaxing stringent provisions of a law dealing with cases of atrocities against Dalits, even as a senior union minister also favoured a similar stand from the government.

A group of BJP's Dalit members of parliament (MPs), who met Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today, said they would meet party chief Amit Shah to press for a review petition against a Supreme Court order, which dilutes a law covering cases of atrocities against scheduled castes and tribes.

The Supreme Court has recalled a 2018 order that was seen to dilute provisions of a law protecting Dalits. This means the ban on automatic arrest in cases under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities Act), 1989, and the need for sanction before arrests linked to violation of the law stand withdrawn.

The government's request seeking a review of the controversial order, that allegedly diluted the stringent provisions of a law protecting Scheduled Casts and Tribes, was referred to a three-judge bench of the top court today.

A decision on the controversial order, that allegedly diluted the stringent provisions of a law protecting Scheduled Casts and Tribes, will be taken by the Supreme Court today.

BJP allies and the party's Dalit leaders today praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Union Cabinet gave nod to a bill to overturn a Supreme Court order on a law on atrocities against Dalits with LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan terming the decision "historic".

Hearing the centre's request to review its own order, the Supreme Court on Thursday said it was "100 per cent" for the protection of Dalits against atrocities but no one should be "falsely implicated". The government said the court's move in March to make it more difficult to arrest people for crimes against Dalits weakened the law and amounted to ...

No provision of the law that seeks to prevent atrocities on scheduled castes and scheduled tribes has been diluted, the Supreme Court said today while hearing a petition seeking a review of the March 20 order of the court

The order which allegedly weakened a stringent law to protect Dalits against atrocities, is a "safeguard" necessary to protect the constitutional rights of innocents, the Supreme Court said today. "Our aim is to protect innocents, we have not diluted the law in any manner," said the court, turning down the government's appeal to freeze the earlier ...

After violent protests by Dalit groups, in which two persons died and 75 people were injured, the police in Uttar Pradesh blamed a former legislator belonging to the Bahujan Samaj Party of Mayawati, the state's Dalit powerhouse. Ms Mayawati, who quit her Rajya Sabha seat last year, has declared support for the protests against a Supreme Court orde...

Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad sought to reassure the Dalits today, saying the government has filed a "comprehensive" petition in the Supreme Court regarding an order that is at the heart of the protests sweeping the country that have led to five deaths. The Dalits have pushed ahead with the day-long Bharat Bandh as government filed the petition,...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office has stepped in to help resolve the concerns of Dalits regarding a Supreme Court order, which, the community says, weakens the stringent law protecting them from atrocities. The government has now decided to file a petition, asking the court for a rethink, Union minister Thavar Chand Gehlot told NDTV.

Dalit lawmakers of the ruling NDA plan to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi today regarding a recent Supreme Court order, which, they say, weakens a crucial law to prevent atrocities against the community. The lawmakers want a review of the order and say the government should file a petition in court. A delegation of the Scheduled Castes and Tribes...

The LJP, a BJP ally, today filed a review petition in the Supreme Court against its order relaxing stringent provisions of a law dealing with cases of atrocities against Dalits, even as a senior union minister also favoured a similar stand from the government.

A group of BJP's Dalit members of parliament (MPs), who met Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today, said they would meet party chief Amit Shah to press for a review petition against a Supreme Court order, which dilutes a law covering cases of atrocities against scheduled castes and tribes.