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Manoj Narula Vs. Union of India

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... promoting enmity, hatred or ill-will between classes or offence relating to such statement in any place of worship or in any assembly engaged in the performance of religious worship or religious ceremonies) of the indian penal code (45 of 1860); or (b) the protection of civil rights act, 1955 (22 of 1955), which provides for punishment for the preaching and practice of untouchability , and for the enforcement of any disability arising therefrom; or (c) section 11 (offence of importing or exporting prohibited goods) of the customs ..... , disposal, use or consumption of any essential commodity; (iv) the prohibition of the withholding from sale of any essential commodity ordinarily kept for sale; (b) drug has the meaning assigned to it in the drugs and cosmetics act, 1940 (23 of 1940); (c) essential commodity has the meaning assigned to it in the essential commodities act, 1955 (10 of 1955); (d) food has the meaning assigned to it in the prevention of food adulteration ..... concept of locus standi for the purpose of development of public interest litigation to establish the rights of the have-nots or to prevent damages and protect environment is one such feature. ..... giving this direction in exercise of its jurisdiction to protect the fundamental rights of the citizens. [81].30. ..... accountable for their own private conduct, the general running of their departments and acts done, or omitted to be done, by their civil servants; responsibility in the first two cases is clearer than in others. .....

Mukesh Kumar vs.manoranjan & Ors.

Court : Delhi

..... reservation on in promotion qn.4: if answer to the qn.3 above is affirmative, then whether revengeful administrative acts of the public servant to annoy an individual member of the community shall amount to an offence u/s 7 (1) (b) of the protection of civil rights act, 1955?. ..... others , before the learned metropolitan magistrate seeking summoning of the respondents no.1 and 2 besides others as accused for offences punishable under sections 420/468/471/166/167/120b/34 ipc and sections 7 and 10 of the protection of civil rights act, 1955 (in short the act ). ..... qn.3: whether flouting, concealment or otherwise denial of any the presidential directives/government of india of instructions of scs/sts/obcs shall amount to an offence u/s 7 (2) (i) of the protection of civil rights act, 1955?. ..... qn.2: whether public servants employed in public sector enterprises and removable in terms of companies act, 2013, are engaged within the affairs of the union or otherwise qualify requirement of sanction u/s 197 cr.p.c.?. ..... state of bombay; (1955) 2 scr925 air1956sc44matajog dobey v. h.c. .....

Jagdish Vs. the State of Haryana and ors.

Court : Punjab and Haryana

Reported in : (2008)151PLR689

..... disqualification:- (1) no person shall be a sarpanch, or a panch of a gram panchayat or a member of a panchayat samiti or zila parishad or continue as such who:(a) has, whether before or after the commencement of this act, been convicted:(i) of an offence under the protection of civil rights act, 1955 (act 22 of 1955), unless a period of five years, or such lesser period as the government may allow in any particular case, has elapsed since his conviction; or(ii) of any other offence has been sentenced to imprisonment for not less than ..... the provisions of section 175(1)(a)(ii) of the act also provide that no person shall be a sarpanch, or a panch of a gram panchayat or continue as such' who has, whether before or after the commencement of the act, been convicted of any other offence, that is, offence other than under the protection of civil rights act, 1955 has been sentenced to imprisonment for not less than six months, unless a period of five years, or such lesser period as the government may allow in any particular case; has elapsed ..... clause (i) relates to conviction under the protection of civil rights act, 1955 and clause (ii) relates to conviction under any other offence where a person has been sentenced to imprisonment for not less than six months, unless a period of five years, or such lesser period as the government may .....

Jai Singh and anr. Vs. Union of India (Uoi) and ors.

Court : Rajasthan

Reported in : AIR1993Raj177; 1993CriLJ2705; 1993(2)WLC1

..... before the present act was passed, the parliament had passed an act known as the protection of civil rights act, 1955' to prescribe punishment for the (preaching and practice of 'untouchability') for the enforcement of any disability arising there from and for matters connected ..... act was now called 'the protection of civil rights act ..... to check them and for the civil rights guaranteed, the scheduled castes & scheduled tribes (prevention of atrocities) act was passed.28. ..... the expression 'civil right' is defined as 'any right accruing to a person by reason of the abolition of untouchability by article 17 of the ..... denied number of civil rights. ..... was in fact using the objects and reasons for judging the reasonableness of the act in the context of fundamental right guaranteed under article 19(1)(f) of the constitution, similar use of the statement of objects and reasons had been made for judging thereasonableness of a classification under article 14 of the constitution in shashikant laxman ..... subsequently, the parliament passed an act known as 'the untouchability (offences) act, 1955' and the expressions 'untouchable' and 'untouchability' had not ..... it says:--'no resort to the preamble would be justified in interpreting the provision in the act when the words used in it are clear and unambiguous.a preamble is a key to the interpretation of a statute but is not ordinarily an independent enactment conferring rights or taking them away and cannot restrict or widen the enacting part which is clear .....

Public Interest Foundation Vs. Union of India

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... creating or promoting enmity, hatred or ill-will between classes or offence relating to such statement in any place of worship or in any assembly engaged in the performance of religious worship or religious ceremonies) of the indian penal code (45 of 1860); or 16 (b) the protection of civil rights act, 1955 (22 of 1955), which provides the preaching and practice of "untouchability , and for the enforcement of any disability arising therefrom; or for punishment for (c) section 11 (offence of importing or exporting prohibited goods) of the customs ..... union of india12 and, after referring to the previous reports recommending reforms, recommended:- tackle to the menace of wilful concealment of information or furnishing of false information and to protect the right to information of the electors, the commission recommended that the punishment under section 125a of rpa must be made more stringent by providing for imprisonment of a minimum term of two years and by doing away with the alternative ..... , transport, distribution, disposal, use or consumption of any essential commodity; (iv) the prohibition of the withholding from sale of any essential commodity ordinarily kept for sale; (b) "drug" has the meaning assigned to it in the drugs and cosmetics act, 1940 (23 of 1940); (c) "essential commodity" has the meaning assigned to it in the essential commodities act, 1955 (10 of 1955); (d) "food" has the meaning assigned to it in the prevention of food adulteration .....

Sukanya Shantha Vs. Union Of India

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... time, to implement the mandate of article 17, parliament has enacted several legislations such as the untouchability (offenses) act, 1955 (later renamed as protection of civil rights act, 1955), scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes (prevention of atrocities) act, 1989 (hereinafter poa act ), employment of manual scavengers and construction of dry latrines (prohibition) act, 1993, and prohibition of employment as manual scavengers and their rehabilitation act, ..... . the court quoted the statement of objects and reasons of the act to highlight that when members of the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes assert their rights and demand statutory protection, vested interests try to cow them down and terrorise them if ..... , expressed its concern on the helpless condition of a prisoner who is lodged in a jail who does not know to whom he can turn for help in order to vindicate his innocence or defend, his constitutional or legal rights or to protect himself against torture and ill-treatment or oppression and harassment at the hands of his ..... act. 131 these rulings emphasized that the poa act is a significant legislative measure designed to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, ensuring their dignity and ..... must be based on a holistic reading of the provisions of the constitution.10 10 the constitution envisages that courts act as institutions which discharge the responsibility of protecting constitutionally entrenched rights .....

Shajan Skaria Vs. The State Of Kerala

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... we would also like to refer to section 7(1)(d) of the protection of civil rights act, 1955 ( civil rights act ) at this juncture to give a more meaningful construction to section 3(1)(r) of the act, 1989. ..... under the circumstances, the existing laws like the protection of civil rights act, 1955 and the normal provisions of the penal code, 1860 have been criminal appeal no.2622 of 2024 page 27 of 69 found to be inadequate to check these crimes ..... referring to the statements of objects and purposes of the act, 1989 it was observed by this court that the object behind the introduction of the act, 1989 was to afford statutory protection to the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes, who were terrorised and subjected to humiliation and indignations upon assertion of their civil rights and resistance to the practice of untouchability. ..... with the passage of time, it was realised by the legislature that the civil rights act was not adequately sufficient to tackle caste-based offences and the practice of untouchability , leading to the enactment of the act, 1989 introducing more stringent provisions for combating such practices. ..... section 3(1)(r) of the act, 1989 should, thus, be seen in the context of section 7(1)(d) of the civil rights act. ..... is clear from a plain reading of the aforesaid provision that any insult against a member of a scheduled caste or scheduled tribe on the ground of untouchability was punishable with imprisonment for a maximum term of six months under the civil rights act. .....

Dr. Raghavendra B. Nayak Vs. State Of Karnataka

Court : Karnataka Dharwad

..... for pronouncement this day, the court made the following:- order the petitioners in both the petitions call in question registration of a crime in crime no.202/2022 for the offences punishable under section 4 (iii) of protection of civil rights act 1955, section 3(1)(p), 3(1)(q), 3(1)(r), 3(1)(za)(e), 3(1)(zc), 3(2) (va), 3(2)(vii) of the sc and st (prevention of atrocities) amendment act 2015 (for short the act) and section 217 r/w 34 of the ipc, pending on the file of the 2nd additional district sessions court, dharwad, hubli-dharwad.2. ..... , praying to call for the records and quash the registration of complaint in crime no.202/2022 for the offence punishable under section4iii) of protection of civil rights act, 1955, section31) (p), 3(1)(q), 3(1) (r) , 3 (1) (za) (e), 3 (1) (zc), 3(2) (va), 3(2) (vii) of the sc and st (prevention of atrocities) amendment act2015and section217r/w34of ipc pending on the file ..... of offences are instituted they are, section 4 (iii) of protection of civil rights act 1955, section 3(1)(p), 3(1)(q), 3(1)(r), 3(1)(za)(e), 3(1)(zc), 3(2) (va), 3(2)(vii) of the act and section 217 r/w 34 of the ipc. ..... , praying to call for the records and to quash the registration of complaint in crime no.202/2022 for the offences punishable under section4(iii) of protection4of civil rights act1955 section31) (p) 3(1) (q) 3(1) (r) 3(1)(za) (e) 3(1) (zc) 3(2) (va) 3(2) (vii) of the sc and st (prevention of atrocities) amendment act2015and section217r/w34of ipc pending on the .....

Dr. Mahesh Desai Vs. State Of Karnataka By

Court : Karnataka Dharwad

..... for pronouncement this day, the court made the following:- order the petitioners in both the petitions call in question registration of a crime in crime no.202/2022 for the offences punishable under section 4 (iii) of protection of civil rights act 1955, section 3(1)(p), 3(1)(q), 3(1)(r), 3(1)(za)(e), 3(1)(zc), 3(2) (va), 3(2)(vii) of the sc and st (prevention of atrocities) amendment act 2015 (for short the act) and section 217 r/w 34 of the ipc, pending on the file of the 2nd additional district sessions court, dharwad, hubli-dharwad.2. ..... , praying to call for the records and quash the registration of complaint in crime no.202/2022 for the offence punishable under section4iii) of protection of civil rights act, 1955, section31) (p), 3(1)(q), 3(1) (r) , 3 (1) (za) (e), 3 (1) (zc), 3(2) (va), 3(2) (vii) of the sc and st (prevention of atrocities) amendment act2015and section217r/w34of ipc pending on the file ..... of offences are instituted they are, section 4 (iii) of protection of civil rights act 1955, section 3(1)(p), 3(1)(q), 3(1)(r), 3(1)(za)(e), 3(1)(zc), 3(2) (va), 3(2)(vii) of the act and section 217 r/w 34 of the ipc. ..... , praying to call for the records and to quash the registration of complaint in crime no.202/2022 for the offences punishable under section4(iii) of protection4of civil rights act1955 section31) (p) 3(1) (q) 3(1) (r) 3(1)(za) (e) 3(1) (zc) 3(2) (va) 3(2) (vii) of the sc and st (prevention of atrocities) amendment act2015and section217r/w34of ipc pending on the .....

Gorelal Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh and ors.

Court : Madhya Pradesh

Reported in : AIR1990MP340; 1990MPLJ556

..... -- (1) no person shall be eligible to be an office-bearer of a panchayat who - (a) has, whether before or after the commencement of this act, been convicted --- (i) of an offence under the protection of civil rights act, 1955 (22 of 1955), or under any law in connection with the use, consumption or sale of narcotics or any law corresponding thereto in force in any part of the state, unless a period of five years or such lesser period as the state government may ..... (1) a person shall be disqualified for registration in the list of voters of a gram panchayat area if he - (a) is not a citizen of india; or (b) is of unsound mind and stands as sodeclared by a competent court; or (c)is convicted of an offence under the protection of civil rights act, 1955 (no. ..... we are constrained to observe that even in the case, like the present one, where the vires of a statutory provision concerned right of citizens created under statute has been questioned, the state government exhibited somewhat indifferent attitude and has not even exhibited any return justifying the ..... 13(2) of the constitution of india prohibits the state to make any law which takes away or abridges the rights conferred by part iii of the constitution and provides that any law made in contravention, shall be void. ..... panchayat act, 1981 is violative of article 14 of the constitution as it imposes unreasonable restriction upon a right of a person, otherwise eligible, to be elected as office-bearer of a panchayat, and is hereby struck .....