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Union of India v. State of Maharashtra and Ors.

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Reported as [2019] 12 S.C.R. 1125
Bench Arun Mishra, M.R. Shah and B.R. Ga Vai JJ.
Decided 1 October 2019

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Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled T ribes (Pr evention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 – Supr eme Cour t 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 ar rest under the 1989 Act, arrest of public ser vant can only be after appr oval of the appointing authority and in case of non-public ser vant after appr oval by the S.S.P; (iv) pr eliminar y inquir y by Dy .S.P to find out whether allegations make out a case under the 1989 Act and that the same

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