PTI, NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to file its reply by October 26 on a batch of pleas challenging the new amendments in the SC/ST Act.
The top court said it was listing the matter for final hearing in November and allowed several impleadment applications.
A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre to file the reply to the petitions within a week after he sought some time.
“Reply be filed by October 26,” the bench said as it posted the matter for further hearing on November 20.
The apex court had on September 7 said that the new amendments to the SC/ST law passed by Parliament cannot be stayed at this stage.
It had sought the response of the Centre in six weeks on a batch of petitions challenging the fresh provisions of SC/ST Act.
The pleas have sought declaration of the new amendments to the Schedule Castes and Schedules Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act as ultra vires.
