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High Court of Karnataka Quashes SC/ST Act Charges Against Accused in Private Altercation — Insult Not in Public View. Alleged Caste-Based Insult Occurred Inside a Shop, Not in Public View, Failing to Attract Section 3(1)(x) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

The petitioners, Bhimappa Jantakal @ Bhimanna and three others, filed a criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, s...

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Supreme Court Upholds Sub-Classification Within Scheduled Castes for Reservation in Punjab Act. State can provide preferential treatment to more backward castes without tinkering with Presidential List under Article 341.

The Supreme Court considered the constitutional validity of Section 4(5) of the Punjab Scheduled Caste and Backward Classes (Reservation in Services) ...

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Supreme Court upholds High Court's Quashing of Criminal Proceedings Under SC/ST Act, Holding Conversion to Christianity Does Not entitle Caste-Based Protection.

The appeal arose from a judgment of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh quashing criminal proceedings against accused persons under Section 482 of the Co...

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Supreme Court Addresses Caste Certificate Verification and Affinity Test in Scheduled Tribe Claims Under Maharashtra Act. The Court examines procedural guidelines and the role of affinity tests in determining caste claims, referencing prior judicial directives and legislative frameworks.

The dispute centered on the verification of caste certificates for Scheduled Tribes in Maharashtra, involving procedural guidelines and the role of th...

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Bombay High Court Holds Caste Certificate Must Be from Native Place Authority in Scheduled Tribe Claim Case. Full Bench Answers Reference Affirmatively, Overruling Niraj More's View on Jurisdictional Validity of Caste Certificates.

The case arose from a reference made by a Division Bench in Rajendra Thakur v. State of Maharashtra, which disagreed with the earlier Division Bench d...