PREVENTION OF ATROCITIES ACT Subject : Legislations Context : 2 waiters die cleaning septic tank: Banquet hall directors among 4 held under SC/ST Act. Concept : Article 17 seeks to abolish ‘untouchability’. To enforce this , Untouchability (Offences) Act 1955 was enacted. The lacuna in the above act lead to the passing of […]

Subject : Legislations Context : The Supreme Court has said that all insults or intimidations to persons belonging to Dalit or tribal communities will not be an offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes( Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Concept : Background : Article 17 seeks to abolish ‘untouchability’. To enforce this , Untouchability (Offences) […]