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Union of India v. State of Maharashtra and Ors.

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Bench Arun Mishra, M. R. Shah and B.R. Gavai JJ.
Decided 1 October 2019

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Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 – Supreme Court in Dr. Subhash Kashinath Mahajan v. State of Maharashtra reported as [2018] 4 SCR 877, while dealing with the 1989 Act issued guidelines inter alia viz.- (iii) in view of acknowledged abuse of law of arrest under the 1989 Act, arrest of public servant can only be after approval of the appointing authority and in case of non-public servant after approval by the S.S.P; (iv) preliminary inquiry by Dy.S.P to find out whether allegations make out a case under the 1989 Act and that the same are not…

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