08.11.2025.Sivaji's.UT news.Daily Dalits Atrocity News.by Team.S.9444917060.
Allahabad HC directs Dalit women to refund compensation for misuse of SC/ST Act
Allahabad HC judgment 2025, Allahabad High Court SC/ST Act: The Allahabad High Court, while hearing the appeal of 19 accused, pointed out that the sequence of events suggested an attempt to manipulate the criminal justice process.
Allahabad HC judgment 2025: The Allahabad High Court, while hearing an appeal, ordered the refund of compensation received by the victims under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.Allahabad HC judgment 2025: Observing that the overall conduct amounted to a serious abuse of the process of law, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday ordered the refund of compensation received under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, taking a serious view of the matter, remarked, “Such conduct prima facie reflects a serious abuse of the process of law and a gross misuse of the benevolent provisions of the SC/ST Act.”
The court further added that this suggests a “deliberate attempt to manipulate the criminal justice process after wrongfully obtaining public funds, thereby committing a fraud upon the State.”
Justice Yadav ordered the victim, a Scheduled Caste community woman, and her two daughters-in-law to refund the entire amount of Rs. 4.5 lakh to the competent authority.
The high court also imposed a fine of Rs. 5 lakh on all 19 accused, pointing it is to prevent ‘recurrence of such manipulative conduct’.
The court found it “deeply disturbing” that the victim denied filing the FIR, despite affirming the allegations in her statements and availing substantial monetary compensation.
Background of the case
In this case, the victim lodged an FIR in 2021 in Prayagraj under various provisions of the IPC and the SC/ST Act.
In the November 4 hearing, the accused argued that the FIR was lodged on the thumb impression of the victim. However, it was denied by the victim, stating no FIR had ever been lodged by her.
Notably, on Thursday, appearing before the high court, the victim admitted that her thumb impression was taken on blank paper.
However, Government Advocate Patanjali Mishra submitted that the FIR was, in fact, lodged based on a written complaint by the victim herself in 2021.
Patanjali Mishra also informed the court that the statements of all three victims were recorded, where they unequivocally supported the prosecution’s version.
The appeal was filed for quashing the summoning order issued by the special sessions trial in 2024.
The court directed the special judge (SC/ST) to proceed with the matter strictly in accordance with law, uninfluenced by the victim’s contradictory stand or the observations of the High Court.
Mathura News: Powerful people encroach upon Dalit’s land
Nauhjheel. A Scheduled Caste farmer from the village of Managarhi in the town has written to the Prime Minister, accusing powerful people of encroaching upon his land.
The victim alleges that despite complaints to the District Magistrate and the Public Hearing Portal, his grievances are still unheard.
Farmer Satpal, a resident of Managarhi village, wrote in his letter to the Prime Minister that the previous government had allotted approximately six bighas of land to his elders because they were a landless family.
Currently, Jogendra and Premchand, who are disabled since birth, are co-owners of the land. However, named powerful people from the village have encroached upon approximately one and a half bighas of his land.
These powerful people constantly threaten him. Deputy Tehsildar Rakesh Upadhyay stated that the matter is under consideration. Saturday has already been scheduled for the repossession.
Courtesy: Hindi News
Dalit woman and Kshatriya man marry in a temple: Some family members offered blessings, while the woman’s mother filed a police complaint seeking action.
A Dalit woman and a Kshatriya man were married in a temple in the Kumarganj police station area of Ayodhya district. Following this inter-caste marriage, some of the woman's family members blessed the newlyweds, while her mother filed a police complaint seeking action.
According to reports, a Dalit woman from a village in the Kumarganj police station area was in a love relationship with a young man working as a part-time driver at the Agricultural University in Kumarganj. They wanted to marry, but their families disapproved.
After disagreement with their families, the woman left with her lover. After considerable efforts by her family, she returned, but remained adamant on marrying the man. The matter even reached the Kumarganj police station, where the police refused to intervene, calling it a family dispute. However, the police were secretly involved in the marriage.
Following police guidance, the couple married in the famous Jalipa Bhavani temple complex. They exchanged garlands and vowed to live together. The village head representative and some of the woman’s family members reportedly blessed the marriage. The man is a resident of a village in the Pura Qalandar police station area of Ayodhya.
According to sources, the woman’s mother has filed a written complaint with the police regarding the entire incident. When contacted, Kumarganj police stated that the man and woman had come to the police station, but they had no information about where they were married or where they had gone. The police also did not provide any information about the complaint letter submitted by the woman’s mother. However, a police station employee stated that the outpost in-charge was aware of the matter and efforts were being made to recall them.
Courtesy: Hindi News
‘Faith Can’t Be Fenced By Caste’: Madras High Court Allows Temple Car Route Through Dalit Colony
Discrimination can't be wrapped in sanctity of tradition; no one can dictate who is entitled to stand before the deity, Court added.
The Madras High Court recently paved the way for a temple car to pass through a Dalit colony. Justice PB Balaji remarked that God never discriminates and no street was unworthy of the chariot or the god it carried.
“Faith cannot be fenced by caste or creed and divinity cannot be confined by human prejudice. God does not reside in certain streets alone. No street is unworthy of the chariot or the god it carries. God never discriminates. So discrimination cannot be wrapped in the sanctity of tradition,” the court said.
The court added that through Article 17 of the Constitution, untouchability was abolished not just in physical form but in letter and spirit also. The court added that no one could dictate who could or could not stand before the deity and worship and there was no bar for any person to enter any temple and worship.
“The Constitution of India under Article 17, abolished untouchability. Such abolition was not just in physical form but in true letter and spirit. Therefore, none can dictate terms as to who is entitled to stand before the deity and worship and who cannot. In any event, all the respondents, have in unison, stated that there is no bar for any person belonging to any community to enter the Temple and worship the deity. In the light of the above, I do not see any difficulty in recording the stand of the respondents and this would sufficiently address the grievance and apprehension of the petitioner with regard to one part of the prayer in the writ petition,” the court said.
The court was hearing a petition filed by a man belonging to the Scheduled Caste community. The man had approached the court seeking directions to the Kancheepuram District Collector, Superintendent of Police, HR & CE Joint Commissioner, Tahsildar and other caste Hindus to permit him and other people belonging to his community to enter the Muthu Kolakki Amman temple and to participate in the ritual activities. He also sought directions to permit the persons from the community to participate in the car festival, by allowing the temple car to come to the Dalit colony.
The petitioner had alleged that there had been resistance from the persons belonging to the upper caste community against the participation by members of the downtrodden communities. He further argued that though the temple was being managed by the Hindu religious and Charitable Endowment Department, the discrimination continued even now, and the caste Hindus had taken law into their own hands and were not permitting members from the Scheduled Caste community to worship the deity.
The petitioner further submitted that, though representations were given to the authorities, no action had been taken, prompting him to approach the court.
The District Collector informed the court that as per a previous order, a field inspection was conducted and there was no prohibition for the petitioner or persons belonging to his community to either enter the temple, worship the deity or from participating in the festivals including the temple car festival.
The private respondents, however, objected to the plea and argued that a particular car route had been adopted and was being followed for the past several decades. It was argued that there was no necessity to change or alter the route, which would only lead to more complications. It was argued that if the request was permitted, other persons would also want the temple car to visit their streets, and there would be no end. The private respondents also denied allegations of untouchability and argued that the community was never prevented from participating in the temple functions.
The District Collector, after examining the routes, informed the court that the requested extension was feasible without affecting the historic character of the procession.
Taking note of the Collector’s report, the court directed the Collector to proceed on the lines of the proposed integrated route, both during the trial run and the main run.
The court directed the official respondents to ensure that the temple procession was conducted peacefully and that sufficient protection was provided both during the trial run and main run.
Upasana Sajeev
Courtesy : Live Law
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Salumber/Udaipur- A shocking case of sexual exploitation, blackmail, and alleged forced religious conversion has emerged from Salumber district, where a Dalit woman has accused two orthopedic doctors from a private hospital of a series of heinous crimes. The police have registered a case and launched an investigation based on the victim's detailed complaint, which also alleges a conspiracy to cover up the incident and pressure her to withdraw the case.
The victim, a Salumber native and a mother of two who divorced her husband in May 2024, was employed as a cook at the private hospital from November 2024 until she left the job a month ago.
According to the First Information Report (FIR), the primary accused, Dr. Amir Metin, a native of Shadipura, Bihar currently residing in Salumber, subjected the woman to continuous harassment. The victim stated that Dr. Metin possessed some personal pictures of her on his mobile phone, which he used to blackmail her and issue life threats.
The situation escalated when Dr. Metin allegedly sexually assaulted her. The complaint details that the accused doctor went a step further by objecting to a tattoo of the Hindu deity Lord Mahakal on her body.
The victim reported that Dr. Metin began pressuring her to wear a burqa and convert to Islam. Disturbed and seeking help, the woman confided in another orthopedic doctor at the hospital, Dr. Nitin Shah, a resident of Salumber.
Instead of offering support, Dr. Shah allegedly advised her to convert to Islam and perform a 'Nikah' (Islamic marriage) with the main accused, Dr. Metin. When the woman vehemently opposed this suggestion, both doctors reportedly began threatening her consistently.
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