On March, 2018, the judgment on Atrocities Act was delivered by which bench? 1. Justice A. K. Goyal 2. Justice Sandeep Arora 3. Justice Ashok Lavasa 4. Justice U.U. beautiful

2023

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

A	1 and 4
B	1 and 3
C	2 and 4
D	3 and 4

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The Supreme Court Monday upheld the constitutional validity of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2018. The SC/ST Amendment Act, 2018, rules out any provision for anticipatory bail for a person accused of atrocities against SC/STs.

Detailed explanation-2: -NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has ruled that a member of the Scheduled Caste community cannot weaponise the SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act by bringing under the purview of this stringent penal law a purely civil dispute between him and a member of the upper caste community.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (its correct name) was enacted by the Parliament of India to prevent atrocities and hate crimes against the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes. The Act is popularly known as the SC/ST Act, PoA, or simply the ‘Atrocities Act’.

Detailed explanation-4: -Article 17 of the Indian constitution abolishes untouchability. In order to achieve it, the SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act was passed in the year 1989. This was enacted to prevent atrocities against scheduled castes and scheduled tribes.

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