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Petition filed against Supreme Court's amends to SC/ST Act
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 02 (ANI): Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday confirmed that the Supreme Court's ratification to make amends to the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) {Prevention of Atrocities} Act (1989) will not go unchallenged and a petition has already be
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'Bharat Bandh' updates: Protests turns violent
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 2 (ANI): Various Dalit organisations have called for a nationwide shutdown to protest against the Supreme Court's ruling on amendments under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989.
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'Bharat Bandh' updates: Row over SC/ST Act disrupts normal life in Bihar,
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 2 (ANI): Various Dalit organisations have called for a nationwide shutdown to protest against the Supreme Court's ruling on amendments under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989.
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SC/ST Act ruling will thwart justice to suppressed: Thawar Chand Gehlot
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Apr 2 (ANI): Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thawar Chand Gehlot on Sunday said the Centre has decided to file a review petition against Supreme Court's decision on the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1
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Punjab Govt suspends public transport services for tomorrow
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Apr. 1 (ANI): The Punjab Government has decided to suspend the services of public transport across the state on Monday due to call for Bharat Bandh on account of the issue pertaining to the amendment of SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act.
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SC/ST act: Ravi Shankar Prasad confirms filing review petition
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 29 (ANI): Union Minister of Law Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday confirmed that his ministry will file a review petition on the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989 (SC/ST Act) in the Supreme Court.
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SC/ST act order: Centre to file review petition
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 29 (ANI): The Union Law Ministry has approved the filing of review petition on Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989 (SC/ST Act), in the Supreme Court, sources said on Thursday.
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Paswan meets PM Modi over review petition against SC-ST Act dilution
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 28 (ANI): An envoy of Dalit ministers and MPs headed by Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi over their concerns on the Supreme Court's judgement diluting provisions of the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) a
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SC ruling on SC/ST Act: BJP ally LJP demands review petition
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 22 (ANI): The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) on Thursday demanded that the Centre should file a review petition against the recent Supreme Court order that diluted the provisions for immediate arrest under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocit
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SC issues directives to check misuse of SC/ST Act
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 20 (ANI): With a view to prevent the misuse of provisions of Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989 (SC/ST Act), the Supreme Court on Tuesday held that there is no absolute bar for granting anticipatory bail in a matter under the
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Giriraj Singh booked in land grabbing case, Tejashwi demands resignation
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Patna(Bihar) [India], Feb 08 (ANI): An FIR has been registered against Union Minister and BJP MP from Bihar's Nawada Giriraj Singh along with 33 people in Danapur Police Station in connection with a land grabbing case.
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Delhi Police registers FIR in suicide case of JNU student
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 15 (ANI): The Delhi Police on Wednesday registered an FIR under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 3 (x) of SC and ST Prevention of Atrocities Act in the alleged suicide case of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) PhD student Muthukrishnan Jeevananth
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