Mere Use Of Caste Name Not Enough To Invoke SC/ST Act Without Intent To Humiliate: Allahabad High Court
Prayagraj: The use of a caste name does not automatically constitute an offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the Allahabad High Court has observed while quashing a lower court’s summons order in a case involving the alleged use of the word “Chamar”. The High Court said that to attract the provisions of the SC/ST Act, there must be prima facie…
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