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If a civil servant ignores his duty related to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes, he can be punished for maximum how much period under Section 4 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act?

If a civil servant ignores his duty related to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes, he can be punished for maximum how much period under Section 4 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act? Correct Answer 12 months

The Correct Answer is 12 months.

 Key Points

  • Section 4 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes act
    • If a public servant but not being a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe, wilfully neglects his duties required to be performed by him shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to one year.​

 Important Points

  • The Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 is an Act enacted to prevent atrocities against scheduled castes and scheduled tribes.
  • The objective of the Act is to deliver justice to these communities through proactive efforts to enable them to live in a society with dignity and self-esteem and without fear or violence or suppression from the dominant castes.

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