Dilution of SC/ST Act: Review petition by Centre to be heard by three-judge Bench of Supreme Court

Murali Krishnan September 13 2019
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The review petition filed by the Central government against the Supreme Court judgment diluting provisions of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 [SC/ST Act] will be heard by a three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court.

An order sending the matter to larger Bench was passed by a Bench of Justices Arun Mishra and UU Lalit today.

In 2018, the Supreme Court had introduced

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