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    Allahabad High Court Orders Removal of 72 Illegal Advocate Chambers Near Lucknow District Court
    Allahabad High Court Orders Removal of 72 Illegal Advocate Chambers Near Lucknow District Court
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    Allahabad High Court Orders Removal of 72 Illegal Advocate Chambers Near Lucknow District Court

    The Allahabad High Court directed the Lucknow Nagar Nigam to begin legal action for removing 72 illegal encroachments near the District and Sessions Court. These structures included advocate chambers and small shops surrounding the old High Court premises.

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    Allahabad High Court Rules: Mere Use of Profession-Related Words Not Enough to Invoke SC/ST Act
    Allahabad High Court Rules: Mere Use of Profession-Related Words Not Enough to Invoke SC/ST Act
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    Allahabad High Court Rules: Mere Use of Profession-Related Words Not Enough to Invoke SC/ST Act

    The Allahabad High Court held that simply referring to a person’s profession does not amount to an offence under the SC/ST Act unless there is clear intent to humiliate on the basis of caste. The Court quashed SC/ST charges in a wage dispute case but allowed IPC offences to continue.

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    “Political Battles Should Not Be Fought in Courts”: Supreme Court Upholds Quashing of 2016 FIR Against Telangana CM Revanth Reddy
    “Political Battles Should Not Be Fought in Courts”: Supreme Court Upholds Quashing of 2016 FIR Against Telangana CM Revanth Reddy
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    “Political Battles Should Not Be Fought in Courts”: Supreme Court Upholds Quashing of 2016 FIR Against Telangana CM Revanth Reddy

    The Supreme Court dismissed a plea challenging the Telangana High Court’s decision to quash a 2016 FIR against CM Revanth Reddy under the SC/ST Act and IPC. The bench said the High Court had “minutely considered the facts” and found no prima facie case.

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    SC/ST Act| Abuse Must Be Caste-Based or the Caste Name Must Be Hurled as an Abuse: Supreme Court
    SC/ST Act| Abuse Must Be Caste-Based or the Caste Name Must Be Hurled as an Abuse: Supreme Court
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    SC/ST Act| Abuse Must Be Caste-Based or the Caste Name Must Be Hurled as an Abuse: Supreme Court

    The Supreme Court held that merely mentioning a caste name without intent to insult does not attract the SC/ST Act. It said allegations must show caste-based abuses or that the caste name was hurled as an abuse, in fact.

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    Casual Exercise of Judicial Power: Allahabad HC Seeks Explanation After Trial Judge Invokes Non-Existent SC/ST Act Provision
    Casual Exercise of Judicial Power: Allahabad HC Seeks Explanation After Trial Judge Invokes Non-Existent SC/ST Act Provision
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    Casual Exercise of Judicial Power: Allahabad HC Seeks Explanation After Trial Judge Invokes Non-Existent SC/ST Act Provision

    The Allahabad High Court has sought an explanation from a Trial Judge in Aligarh for summoning an accused under a non-existent provision of the SC/ST Act, highlighting a potential violation of the fundamental right to personal liberty under Article 21, pointing casual exercise of judicial power.

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    Viral Delhi Flyover Assault: Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection From Arrest to Man Who Assaulted Woman
    Viral Delhi Flyover Assault: Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection From Arrest to Man Who Assaulted Woman
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    Viral Delhi Flyover Assault: Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection From Arrest to Man Who Assaulted Woman

    The Supreme Court has granted interim protection from arrest to a man accused of assaulting and molesting a woman on a Delhi flyover in a case involving serious allegations under the SC/ST Act, while directing him to cooperate with the ongoing investigation.

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    Advocate Burns Ambedkar’s Photo: MP High Court Adjourns Bail Hearing, Seeks Government Reply,
    Advocate Burns Ambedkar’s Photo: MP High Court Adjourns Bail Hearing, Seeks Government Reply,
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    Advocate Burns Ambedkar’s Photo: MP High Court Adjourns Bail Hearing, Seeks Government Reply

    Advocate Anil Mishra and three others, accused of burning Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s picture in Gwalior, faced the Madhya Pradesh High Court, which adjourned their bail hearing and summoned the case diary, while the government sought more time.

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    Caste-Based Abuse Over Phone Does Not Attract SC/ST Act: Calcutta High Court
    Caste-Based Abuse Over Phone Does Not Attract SC/ST Act: Calcutta High Court
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    Caste-Based Abuse Over Phone Does Not Attract SC/ST Act: Calcutta High Court

    The Calcutta High Court ruled that caste-based abuse made over a phone call does not attract the SC/ST Act. The decision came while hearing Nurul Aras’ anticipatory bail plea under Section 482, seeking protection from FIR charges.

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    No Prima Facie Atrocity if Abuse Not in Public View: Patna HC Grants Anticipatory Bail Under SC/ST Act
    No Prima Facie Atrocity if Abuse Not in Public View: Patna HC Grants Anticipatory Bail Under SC/ST Act
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    No Prima Facie Atrocity if Abuse Not in Public View: Patna HC Grants Anticipatory Bail Under SC/ST Act

    The Patna High Court ruled that the SC/ST Act cannot block anticipatory bail when caste-based abuse is not alleged to have occurred in public view. Finding the dispute purely civil, the Court granted protection to the accused.

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    Madras High Court Cracks Down on Police for Terming SC Atrocity Case as “Civil”, Orders Immediate FIR
    Madras High Court Cracks Down on Police for Terming SC Atrocity Case as “Civil”, Orders Immediate FIR
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    Madras High Court Cracks Down on Police for Terming SC Atrocity Case as “Civil”, Orders Immediate FIR

    The Madras High Court slammed police officers for refusing to register an FIR on an SC man’s land complaint by wrongly calling it a civil dispute. The court ruled that SC/ST Atrocities Act mandates compulsory FIR registration and ordered swift investigation.

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