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The recent amendments to the SC/ST law passed by Parliament cannot be stayed at this stage, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday, as it sought the Centre’s response on a batch of pleas challenging the fresh provisions. The pleas have sought declaration of the amendments to the Schedule Castes and Schedules Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act as ultra vires.
Parliament on August 9 had passed a Bill to overturn a March 2018 order of the apex court concerning certain safeguards against arrest under the SC/ST law.
On Friday, a Bench of Justices AK Sikri and Ashok Bhushan issued notice to the Centre and sought its response in six weeks. Counsel for petitioner Prathvi Raj Chauhan said the Bench should at least stay the operation of the new provisions till the plea is being heard.
To this, the Bench said: “What stay? It is now a legislation and cannot be stayed at this stage.”
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