Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai directs steps for speedy disposal of cases involving atrocities against SCs, STs

In the last two years, out of 1,787 cases of acquittal under the 1989 Act, only 85 were forwarded for appeal, the Karnataka government told the Karnataka High Court in March this year.

CM Basavaraj Bommai

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30 Aug 2021, 3:56 pm

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Chief Minister of Karnataka Basavaraja Bommai on Monday directed officials to take immediate steps towards speedy disposal of cases involving atrocities against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SCs and STs) that are pending before courts.

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Karnataka

SC ST Atrocities

Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989

Basavaraj Bommai