Agencies : New Delhi
With over
one lakh cases of atrocities against SCs and STs pending, the government is
considering amendments in the existing law to fast-track trial, the Rajya Sabha
was informed today.
Social
Justice and Empowerment Minister Mukul Wasnik said during Question Hour that a
concept note was sent to state governments for comments on amending the
Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
He said that out of over one lakh cases of
atrocities pending at the end of 2010, the highest number of 19,939 cases were
pending in Uttar Pradesh, followed by 13,590 cases in Madhya Pradesh.
Rajasthan had 11,524 cases pending at the end
of 2010, Gujarat - 9,437, Odisha - 8,826, Bihar
- 7,776 and Karnataka - 6,044, he said.
Wasnik, who did not specify the proposed
amendments, said six states had not yet given their opinion.
He said states were being impressed upon to
set up special courts to try cases of atrocities on SCs and STs in places where
conviction rate is low, pendency is high or registration of cases are high.
He also said public prosecutors would be
denotified if they did not perform their job well.
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