Misuse of SC/ST Atrocities Act is rare, scrapping it unjustified: Ex-CJI Gavai

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Former Chief Justice of India BR Gavai has stated that misuse of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act is very rare and there is no justification for abolishing it. His remarks came amid a controversy surrounding the death of a student at IIT Bombay, where a professor has been booked under the SC/ST Act. Gavai declined to comment specifically on the IIT Bombay case but addressed broader concerns about the law's alleged misuse. He sought to reassure those worried about the Act being weaponised, emphasising that such instances remain exceptional rather than widespread.

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