The Supreme Court will hear the Centre’s plea seeking a review of its judgment on the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act on May 3.
Attorney General K.K. Venugopal mentioned the matter for early hearing before a bench comprising Justices A.K. Goel and Deepak Gupta and said he had already filed his written submission in the matter.
“The last line of your last order says that list the matter after written submission is filed. I have filed my written submission. Four states have also filed review petitions. Please give us a date,” Venugopal told the bench.
Justice Goel said the matter would be listed for hearing in the next week and scheduled it for arguments on May 3.
The Centre had moved the apex court on April 2 seeking a review of its judgment by which safeguards were put on the provisions for immediate arrest under the SC/ST Act.
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