Friday, May 14, 2010

[ZESTCaste] Court Expresses Concern Over Growing Misuse of SC/ST Act

http://www.indiajournal.com/pages/event.php?id=11045

Court Expresses Concern Over Growing Misuse of SC/ST Act

Date Submitted: Thu May 13, 2010

NEW DELHI - A Delhi court has expressed concern over rising incidents
of misuse of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act to settle personal
scores and recommended that the final report in such cases be examined
at a higher level before it is filed.

The court's observations came while discharging nine members of a
family, including five women, from charges under the Act for allegedly
using abusive words against their tenants who belonged to the
Scheduled Caste category.

The court observed that the provisions of the Scheduled
Castes/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, meant to
protect the lot of the exploited sections, should not be allowed to be
misused. (PTI)


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