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Examining the provisions, the court noted that Section 4 of the SC/ST Act punishes public servants (including police officers) for neglecting duties like not registering FIRs or failing to investigate offences against SC/ST persons.
Dalit News

Special Courts Not Obliged to Mechanically Order FIR Registration Under Section 173(4) BNSS in SC/ST Cases, Rules Allahabad HC

The HC said,"The Special Court or Magistrate is not bound to direct registration of an FIR in every case merely because the applicant belongs to the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe community."
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Geetha Sunil Pillai
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Monalisa, dressed in a red attire with sindoor, reiterated that the wedding was conducted entirely according to Hindu rituals and the Love Jihad claims are completely baseless.
Society

Mahakumbh Viral Sensation Monalisa, Hubby Farman Khan Defy 'Love Jihad' Allegations: 'We Married as Per Hindu Rituals, No Conversion Involved'

The couple, who tied the knot on March 11, at the Arumanoor Sri Nainaar Deva Temple, near Poovar, in a traditional Hindu ceremony, firmly rejected claims of "love jihad" and emphasized that their inte ...
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Geetha Sunil Pillai
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Several persons including petitioner Tarik Khan was detained by the police when they were offering namaz inside a private vacant house on January 16.
Minority News

Allahabad High Court Orders 24/7 Armed Police Protection for House Owner in Bareilly Namaz Contempt Case

Summons Bareilly DM & SSP for Personal Appearance
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Geetha Sunil Pillai
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Dalit News

Examining the provisions, the court noted that Section 4 of the SC/ST Act punishes public servants (including police officers) for neglecting duties like not registering FIRs or failing to investigate offences against SC/ST persons.
A lady Superintendent of Police allegedly insulted her senior officer by making derogatory remarks about his promotion being due to reservation quotas.
The complainant is a third-semester LLB student at the college where a lady Professor continued to harass and insult her for her caste.
Pandit described the University Grants Commission's (UGC) new Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations as "totally unnecessary" and "irrational".
Bombay High Court has ruled that a child's caste identity must reflect their lived social reality, not just lineage. The bench held that administrative records exist to reflect reality, not to fossilize a false identity.
Shubham Kumar has accused DCDRC President, and a member of subjecting him to caste-based humiliation, public abuse, criminal intimidation including death threats, and deliberately obstructing justice in his pending consumer case.
Representatives of various Dalit organisations met the victim and his family to take details of the incident.
The Allahabad HC said marriage does not change a person’s caste.
Caste discrimination against Dalit women in anganwadi and similar roles of mid day meal maker, is not isolated but a recurring issue across India, often leading to boycotts, harassment, transfers, or closures.
This ruling strengthens the application of the SC/ST (PoA) Act in cases where civil suits based on allegedly forged documents are used to harass Scheduled Caste members.
Set against the backdrop of a Dalit murder in the remote village of Barodia Nonagir in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district, the book spans 16 chapters.
Kanchan Bai, a Dalit Anganwadi worker sacrificed her life to save 20 children. When a swarm of bees attacked, she covered the kids with a tarpaulin and stood as a human shield.
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