S K Mahajan v. State of Maharashtra: Supreme Court’s Failed Attempt at Curbing the Misuse of the SC/ST Act and its Impact
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https://doi.org/10.12728/culj.14.5References
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2. Id.
3. 4TH REPORT, PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE ON THE WELFARE OF SCS AND STS, para 1.4 (2005).
4. INDIA CONST. Preamble.
5. INDIA CONST. art. 15 cl. 1.
6. INDIA CONST. art. 17.
7. Article 23 prohibits trafficking of human beings. Article 24 prohibits employment of child labor in factories and other establishments. Article 24(2)(b) provides for the right to access to temples and prohibits denial on grounds of religion and caste.
8. INDIA CONST. art. 46.
9. INDIA CONST. art. 243D (reserving seats for members of SCs an STs in Village Panchayats), art.164 cl. 1 [reserving seats in Ministerial positions], and art. 330 (reserving seats in the House of People).
10. INDIA CONST. art. 16 cl. 4. Reserving seats in public services for members of backward classes which are inadequately represented.
11. Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 (India).
12. § 3 and § 4, Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 (India).
13. FIRST REPORT, NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR SCS AND STS, para 222 (2006).
14. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (India).
15. Statement of Objects and Reasons, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (India).
16. § 15A, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Acts of Parliament, 1989 (India).
17. S.K. Mahajan v. State of Maharashtra, ¶ 4, Crl. Appeal No. 5661 of 2017 [hereinafter ‘Mahajan’]
18. Mahajan, para 12.
19. § 41(1)(1)(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (India).
20. Mahajan, para 12.
21. Mahajan, para 62.
22. Mahajan, para 83.
23. Mahajan, para 83.
24. Lalita Kumari v. State of Uttar Pradesh, (2014) 2 S.C.C. 1 (India).
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26. REPORT ON THE SCHEDULED CASTES AND THE SCHEDULED TRIBES (PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES ACT) AMENDMENT BILL, STANDING COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (2014).
27. See, Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013 (India).
28. IANS, Dalit man killed for keeping horse, Indian Express, (Apr. 18, 2018, 5:30 PM) http://indianexpress.com/article/india/dalit-man-killed-in-gujarat-for-keeping-riding-horse-5117422/.
29. Press Trust of India, Dalit girl severely beaten as her shadow falls on high caste man, Indian Express (Apr. 20, 2018, 8:30 AM) http:// indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/dalit-girl-severly-beaten-as-her-shadow-falls-on-high-caste-muscleman/.
2. Id.
3. 4TH REPORT, PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE ON THE WELFARE OF SCS AND STS, para 1.4 (2005).
4. INDIA CONST. Preamble.
5. INDIA CONST. art. 15 cl. 1.
6. INDIA CONST. art. 17.
7. Article 23 prohibits trafficking of human beings. Article 24 prohibits employment of child labor in factories and other establishments. Article 24(2)(b) provides for the right to access to temples and prohibits denial on grounds of religion and caste.
8. INDIA CONST. art. 46.
9. INDIA CONST. art. 243D (reserving seats for members of SCs an STs in Village Panchayats), art.164 cl. 1 [reserving seats in Ministerial positions], and art. 330 (reserving seats in the House of People).
10. INDIA CONST. art. 16 cl. 4. Reserving seats in public services for members of backward classes which are inadequately represented.
11. Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 (India).
12. § 3 and § 4, Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 (India).
13. FIRST REPORT, NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR SCS AND STS, para 222 (2006).
14. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (India).
15. Statement of Objects and Reasons, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (India).
16. § 15A, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Acts of Parliament, 1989 (India).
17. S.K. Mahajan v. State of Maharashtra, ¶ 4, Crl. Appeal No. 5661 of 2017 [hereinafter ‘Mahajan’]
18. Mahajan, para 12.
19. § 41(1)(1)(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (India).
20. Mahajan, para 12.
21. Mahajan, para 62.
22. Mahajan, para 83.
23. Mahajan, para 83.
24. Lalita Kumari v. State of Uttar Pradesh, (2014) 2 S.C.C. 1 (India).
25. Shalini Nair, RPI-A files review petition against Supreme Court order, Indian Express, (New Delhi)(Apr. 11, 2018, 7:30 PM) https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sc-st-atrocities-act-rpia-files-review-petition-against-supreme-court-order-5132201/.
26. REPORT ON THE SCHEDULED CASTES AND THE SCHEDULED TRIBES (PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES ACT) AMENDMENT BILL, STANDING COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (2014).
27. See, Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013 (India).
28. IANS, Dalit man killed for keeping horse, Indian Express, (Apr. 18, 2018, 5:30 PM) http://indianexpress.com/article/india/dalit-man-killed-in-gujarat-for-keeping-riding-horse-5117422/.
29. Press Trust of India, Dalit girl severely beaten as her shadow falls on high caste man, Indian Express (Apr. 20, 2018, 8:30 AM) http:// indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/dalit-girl-severly-beaten-as-her-shadow-falls-on-high-caste-muscleman/.
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Tripathi, S. (2019). S K Mahajan v. State of Maharashtra: Supreme Court’s Failed Attempt at Curbing the Misuse of the SC/ST Act and its Impact. Christ University Law Journal, 8(1), 103-114. https://doi.org/10.12728/culj.14.5
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