LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

In this Thesis, in citing cases, references to the States and

Unions have been abbreviated as follows:

All. Allahabad

A.P Andhra Pradesh

Born. Bombay

Cal Calcutta

Cut. Cuttack

Guj. Gujrat.

Gau. Guwahati

J&K. Jammu and Kashmir

Kar. Karnataka

Ker. Kerala

Lah. Lahore

Mad. Madras

M.P. Madhya Pradesh

Mys. Mysore

Nag. Nagpur

Pat. Patna

Punj. Punjab

Raj. Rajasthan

W.B. West Bengal

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 The full title ofActs, Codes, etc., have been cited in an

abbreviatedform as follows-

Cr.P.C The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

I.P.C. The Indian Penal Code, 1860

P.C.R. Act The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955

The Act The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled

Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act,

1989 ( N9.33 of 1989)

The Rules The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled

Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities Act)

Rules, 1995

U.0. Act The Untouchability (offences) Act, 1955

Names of the appellate courts have been abbreviated as

follows-

H.C. High Court

P.C. Privy Council

s.c. Supreme Court

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Names of the Journals have been abbreviated as follows-

A.LR. All India Reporter

All. CRI. Allahabad Criminal

All. CRI. R. Allahabad Criminal Reports

All. L.J. Allahabad Law Journal

A.L.T.( CRI) ------ Allahabad Law Times (Criminal)

Andhra L.J. ------- Andhra Law Journal

All. W.R.(HC)----- Allahabad Weekly Reports (High Court)

Bom. H.C.R. Bombay High Court Reports

Born. L.R. Bombay Law Reports

C.P.L.R. Central Provinces Law Report

Cut.L.T Cuttack law Times

C.W.N. Calcutta Weekly Notes

CRI.L.J. Criminal Law Journal

Del.L.Rev. Delhi Law Review

I.A. Indian Appeal

I.AC. Indian Appeal Cases

I.C. Indian Cases

I.CJ. Indian Cases Journal

I.L.R. Indian Law Reports

Jab. L.J. Jabalpur Law Journal

J.T. Judgment Today

Ker.L.J. Kerala Law Journal

Ker.L.R. Kerala Law Reports

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Ker. L. T. -------- Kerala Law Times

Mad. L.J. -------- Madras Law Journal

Mah. L.J. -------- Maharastra Law Journal

M.L.J.( Cri) -------- Madras Law Journal ( Criminal )

Mad.LW -------- Madras Law Weekly

M.P.C. -------- Madhya Pradesh cases

M.P.L.J. -------- Madhya Pradesh law Journal

M.P.W.N. -------- Madhya Pradesh Weekly Notes

P.L.R. -------- Punjab Law Reporter

Raj. L.W. -------- Rajasthan Law weekly

RCSCST Report of Commissioner for Scheduled

Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

S.C.A. -------- Supreme Court Appeals

s.c.c. -------- Supreme Court cases

S.C.R. -------- Supreme Court Appeals

S.C.J. -------- Supreme Court Judgments

S.C.W.R. -------- Supreme Court Weekly Reports

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 MISCELLANEOUS ABBREVIATIONS

Art. Article

Arts. Articles

C.A.D Constituent Assembly Debates.

D.M. District Magistrate

Ed. -------- Edition

Gaz. -------- Gazette

l.A.S -------- Indian Administrative Service

Ibid. -------- It means in the same place.

Id. -------- "Id" is used whenever a citation is to the

same authority as that in immediately

preceding citation within the same

footnote.

Infra 'Infra" is referred to those citations, cited

fully in succeeding footnotes.

I.P.S Indian Police Service

M.Ps Members of Parliament

N.G.Os Non Governmental Organizations

OSD. Officer on Special Duties.

p. Page

Sec. Section

s.c. Scheduled Caste

Ss. Sections

S.Cs Scheduled Castes

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S.P. Superintendent of Police

S.T. Scheduled Tribe

S.Ts Scheduled Tribes

Supra Means above or on the upper side.

Whenever an authority has been fully cited

in preceding footnotes, the "supra" is

used.

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