The Supreme Court on Friday referred to a three-judge bench the Centre's plea seeking review of the March 20, 2018 verdict that had virtually diluted provisions of arrest under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
A bench of Justices Arun Mishra and U.U. Lalit said, "Place the matter before three-judge bench next week".
The Supreme Court had on May 1 reserved the judgement on the Centre's review plea while observing that laws in the country should be caste-neutral and uniform.
The verdict had led to a massive outcry and violent protests by different SC/ST organisations across the country in which several people had died and many were injured.
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Some of the parties supporting the last year verdict had said that the Centre's review has become infructuous as Parliament has already passed the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2018 to neutralise the effects of the judgement.
They sought a stay of the Amendment Act till the Supreme Court gives the verdict on the review plea of the Centre on the SC/ST Act.
