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Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea alleging misuse of SC/ST Act

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to entertain a plea challenging the 2018 amendment to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 which restored the bar on anticipatory bail and removed the requirement of a preliminary inquiry before registration of a first information report (FIR) under the Act.A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana did not agree with the petitioner's contention that the Act was l
Key Facts
TypeNews
SourceBar and Bench
PublishedTuesday, 22 September 2026
Affected Population~350 million BPL population, 140 million elderly
Key Numbers
PM-JAY: 55 crore beneficiaries
MGNREGA: Rs 86,000 crore annual outlay
NSAP pensions: 3 crore beneficiaries
20 million central + state government employees
Key Authorities
Ministry of Social Justice & EmpowermentNITI AayogPMOCabinet SecretariatDARPG
Key Stakeholders
BPL FamiliesSenior CitizensPersons with DisabilitiesCivil ServantsState GovernmentsJudiciary
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NDA IIIBJP-led NDA
Centre-Right
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