New Delhi: The ongoing controversy over Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy’s letter to Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, bringing serious charges against Supreme Court Justice NV Ramana, has taken a curious turn with a new special license petition filed in high court by a chief justice of …
Read More »You cannot prosecute a higher caste person just because the plaintiff is from the SC / ST community: Supreme Court
A person belonging to a higher caste cannot be deprived of exercising his legal rights just because his opponent is a member of the SC / ST community, the Supreme Court has ruled. In a remarkable judgment on the interpretation of the law that protects SC / ST communities from …
Read More »Dalit Panchayat, head of TN’s Cuddalore, forced to sit on the ground by members of the Vanniyar junta; Two celebrated
A case under the SC / ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act has been registered against a panchayat vice president in Cuddalore of Tamil Nadu after the president, a member of the Programmed Caste community, accused him of forcing her to sit on the ground during meetings. Police are on the …
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