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High Court of Karnataka Quashes FIR and Charge Sheet in SC/ST Atrocities Case for Lack of Intent to Humiliate in Public View. Allegations of Caste-Based Abuse and Assault Failed to Disclose Essential Ingredients Under Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of SC/ST Act, 1989.

The petitioner, Sri Shailesh Kumar V., filed a criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashment of FIR N...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petitions Challenging Caste Scrutiny Committee's Adverse Orders in Service Matters — Held That Committee Must Provide Opportunity of Hearing Before Passing Adverse Orders.

The petitioners, employees of the Postal Department, filed writ petitions challenging adverse orders passed by the Scheduled Tribes Caste Certificate ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Process Against Accused in SC/ST Act Case for Lack of Specific Allegations. Process under Sections 3(1)(f) and 3(1)(g) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 set aside as complaint lacked specific averments of caste-based insult or intent.

The present appeal under Section 14-A of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (SC/ST Act) was filed by the a...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Quashes FIR Against BSNL Officers in SC/ST Act Case — No Intent to Humiliate or Insult Complainant. Adverse remarks made by superior officers in official capacity do not attract Section 3(1)(ix) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 or Section 167 IPC.

The judgment concerns two criminal writ petitions filed by officers of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) seeking quashing of FIR No. 98/2017 registe...

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Madras High Court Acquits Accused in SC/ST Act Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Doubtful Caste Insult. Conviction under Sections 302, 341, 294(b), 506(ii) IPC r/w SC/ST Act set aside as prosecution failed to prove caste-based motive and murder beyond reasonable doubt.

The case involves an appeal by Rajesh, Mahadevan, and Anand (Accused Nos.1, 2, and 6) against their conviction and sentence by the I Additional and Se...

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High Court Upholds Quo Warranto Against Elected Adhyaksha of Zilla Panchayat on Ground of Caste Qualification. Court Directs Caste Verification Committee to Expedite Inquiry into Caste Certificate Validity.

These two intra-court appeals arose from the order dated 21.09.2017 passed by a learned Single Judge in W.P. No.106417/2016. The writ petition was fil...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Termination of Appointed Clerks for Non-Submission of Caste Validity Certificate Within Six Months. Collector Not Empowered to Terminate Under Section 10 of Maharashtra SC, ST, etc. Act, 2000.

The petitioners were appointed as Clerks under reserved category on 28/10/2015 and joined the service of respondent no.3 - Collector, Thane. Their app...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition for Scheduled Tribe Certificate as 'Chatri' Not Equivalent to 'Chattri' in Constitutional Order. Court holds that entries in the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 cannot be altered or added to by judicial interpretation.

The petitioner, Ku. Srushti D/o Ganesh Dikondwar, filed a writ petition before the Bombay High Court at Nagpur challenging an order of the Scheduled T...

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Caste-Based Discrimination in Prison Manuals as Unconstitutional. Prison Rules Dividing Labour and Segregating Barracks by Caste Violate Articles 14, 15, 17, 21, and 23 of the Constitution.

The petitioner, Sukanya Shantha, a journalist, filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking directions for the repeal of offendi...