Supreme Court · 2016 INSC 1140 · Decided 15 December 2016
National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights & ORS. v. Union of India & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2016 INSC 1140 · [2016] 9 S.C.R. 122
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 140/2006
- Decided
- 15 December 2016
- Bench
- T.S. THAKUR, D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, L. NAGESWARA RAO (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC; Constitution Article 32, 15, 46, 39A
Headnote
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 - Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules, 1995 - Implementation of- Sought C by filing petition u!Art. 32 of Constitution - Seeking directions concerned to enforce the provisions of the Act and Rules - Held: The constitutional goal of equality for all the citizens can be achieved only when the rights of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are protected - Though the Act is comprehensive D enough to deal with the social evil, there
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