The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989

according accused Amendment appears appellant application Article authority backward basis belonging Bombay Castes and Scheduled cause certificate clause clear Code Commission committed complainant consider Constitution construction construed contained context dated decision Delimitation direct District duty effect election enactment evidence exercise expression fact filed force give given Government granted ground groups held High Court Hindu imprisonment included India intention interest interpretation issued Judges judgment labour land legislation Legislature Magistrate Maharashtra matter meaning necessary notification object observed offence Officer Parliament particular parties person petitioner police Pradesh present principle proceeding provisions punishable question reason reference regard Regulation relation religion rule Scheduled Castes Scheduled Tribes Section social Special specified statute statutory Supreme Court taken term tion transfer tribal Union untouchability Vide writ petition