Section 2 of SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989 : Section 2: Definitions

Explanation using Example

Imagine a situation where a member of the Scheduled Castes (SC) is employed at a local shop in a village. The shop owner, who belongs to a non-SC community, learns about the employee's caste and decides to terminate his employment solely based on this fact. Furthermore, the shop owner influences other village shopkeepers to not employ the individual because of his caste, effectively enforcing an economic boycott as defined in clause (bc).

As a result of this discrimination, the individual, who is the sole breadwinner for his family, including his spouse and children (his dependents as per clause (bb)), faces financial hardship. The individual decides to se...

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