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Alleged incident inside house, fight with own brothers over property dispute not offence under SC/ST Act: SC quashes case where family members tried to...

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"The necessary ingredient of occurrence of the incident in a place within public view was conspicuously absent," the Supreme Court stated.
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From hobbit houses and star beds to capsule pods: How Yogi govt is redefining tourism in Uttar Pradesh

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The Yogi government has launched a ‘New Tourism Startup Units’ category, offering 25% capital subsidies for innovative stays like capsule pods and caravan tourism.
Crime

Karnataka: Steven Monteiro and his son assault a minor Dalit boy, threaten and abuse with casteist slurs for talking to a girl, arrested

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The underage boy belonged to the Bakuda caste and hence SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act was slapped against Monteiro and his son.
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Lucknow: Special Court sentences woman to 3.5 years in prison for misusing SC/ST Act, filing fake rape case against former boyfriend

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Rinki aimed to teach her former lover, Deepak Gupta, a lesson for marrying another woman and hence launched the false case.
Law

Andhra Pradesh: High Court slams converted Christian pastor for misusing SC-ST Act, says cannot play both sides and use the act for personal gain

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Andhra Pradesh High Court stated that SC/ST Act do not apply to those who have converted to other religions.
News Reports

First conviction of Christian evangelists under UP’s anti-conversion law: Christian couple sentenced to 5 years in prison for mass conversion of Dalits. Read the...

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The couple used to distribute Christian-related religious materials to the Dalits and used financial inducements to convert them into Christianity.
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Madhya Pradesh High Court judge raises concern over misuse of SC/ST Act, says brokers get involved in such cases for compensation

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During a division-bench workshop on the SC/ST Act and its implementation held in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh High Court judge Vivek Agarwal raised concerns over the rampant misuse of this Act.
News Reports

Bhil community in Rajasthan rallies in support of Supreme Court ruling on sub-classification and creamy layer exclusion in SC-ST quotas

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The Bhil community members started the rally from Radha Raman Mangalik Bhawan carrying saffron flags in their hands and reached the Mini Secretariat to hand a memorandum to the Collector. During the rally, heavy police force was deployed to uphold law and order in the area.
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7-judge constitutional bench of SC led by CJI upholds quota within SC/ST quota saying sub-classification is permissible, Justice Bela Trivedi dissents

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A 7-judge constitutional bench of the Supreme Court ruled by a 6:1 majority that sub-classification of Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes is admissible
News Reports

Karnataka: BJP slams Siddaramaiah government for diverting SC/ST funds to implement its five guarantee scheme

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Karnataka BJP has accused Congress of diverting Rs 14,800 crore funds towards the implementation of the five guarantee schemes.
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