Death sentence clause in SC/ST Act valid? Top court to examine

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on May 14, 2024
The Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to review the constitutionality of a provision of the SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 that requires the imposition of capital punishment on a person if false and fabricated evidence provided by him leads to the conviction, imposition of the death penalty, and execution of a SC/ST...

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Supreme Court of the United States

Highest court of jurisdiction in the US
Last week, the Supreme Court issued notice to the CBI on pleas of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking bail and challenging the Delhi High Court order..
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The Reservation Bachao Sangharsh Samiti has announced a Bharat Bandh tomorrow, on August 21, to protest against the Supreme Court's ruling on SC/ST reservations.
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According to sources, a psychologist from the CBI team reached Kolkata on Saturday to assist the investigation team. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has taken suo..
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Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

Official designations given to various groups of indigenous people in India
Rahul Gandhi claimed that reservations for Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC) are being taken away through lateral..
Credit: DNA - Published 4 days ago

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