SC/ST Act Pronouncement
- On 10th February 2019, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2018.
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2018
- The government had enacted the Amendments, stating that the SCs and STs continued to face the same social stigma, poverty and humiliation which they had been subjected to for centuries.
- The SC/ST Amendment Act, 2018, rules out any provision for anticipatory bail for a person accused of atrocities against SC/STs.
- In the amended SC/ST Act, preliminary inquiry is not a must and no prior approval is required for ....
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Indian Polity And Governance
- 1 NITI Aayog@10: Fostering Cooperative Federalism
- 2 Doctrine of Constitutional Morality: Interpretation in Recent Supreme Court Rulings
- 3 Caste Census and the Constitutional Mandate for Equality
- 4 16th Finance Commission & Fiscal Federalism
- 5 Legislative Competence in New Tech Sectors
- 6 Separation of Powers: Recent Legislative vs. Judicial Standoffs
- 7 Consumer Protection & Digital Markets
- 8 Electoral Funding & Transparency
- 9 Constitutional Interpretation and Advisory Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
- 10 Anti-Defection Law & Speaker’s Role
