PoliticsPhoto: Deccan HeraldSupreme Court Quashes SC/ST Act Case Against Bank Officials in Loan Dispute
The Supreme Court ruled that criminal cases under the SC/ST Act cannot be sustained against bank officials solely for economic boycott or banking guideline violations. The court emphasized that caste-based insult claims are necessary to invoke the law. It quashed prosecution against SBI officers linked to a 2019 Hyderabad FIR, stating the dispute was commercial, involving loan recovery and NPAs, not caste discrimination.
Deccan Herald··Hyderabad



