SC/ST Case Quashed Against Man Over Remarks on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court at Aurangabad recently quashed a case filed under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, against Devendra Rajiv Patil. The case stemmed from a telephonic conversation in which Patil allegedly made remarks about the diminishing respect for Dr. B.R. Ambedkar due to people like the informant, Ravi Baburao Gaikwad. Case Background: The incident began after Gaikwad shared provocative social media posts criticizing…