REMEDIES AGAINST FALSE SC / ST ACT CASES IN INDIA

In India, one of the greatest evils of the society is the caste system which has continued through ages and has been seen as putting great hindrance in the development of the country, the brotherhood among the citizens, and the fraternity of the nation.  The government has taken many steps over the period to remove this ill practice from society and one among those steps was the scheduled caste and scheduled tribe (prevention of atrocities) act^[1]. This legislation can be categorized as the main legislation formulated to protect the rights of the backward classes in India. This act was enacted in 1989 to” safeguard the rights” of these classes and bring them justice. The act has gone through many amendments since its enactment.  But as usually seen every good deed is converted to a bad deed when got into the wrong hands. People who are covered under this act were seen spreading hatred and threatening the upper caste for their revenge under the false name of this act. Hence, in this research paper, we are going to discuss the complete history, its need in the present world, its provisions, amendments, loopholes, and some of the Supreme Court judgments that dealt with it. We will also be discussing both, the positive and the negative aspects of this act as well as the impact on society.