Dicuss Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989
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Object of the Act
the statement of objects and reasons of the act state that this act has been inducted to prevent commission of offences of atrocities against the members of the scheduled castes and the scheduled Tribes, to provide for special courts for the trial of such offences and for the relief and rehabilitation of the victims of such offences and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto
Answer:
The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989 seeks to punish those who humiliate or ill-treat the member of dalit or tribal groups. Rathnam sought the support of law, filing his complaint under the above Act to seek protection against the domination and violence of the powerful castes in his village.
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