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Patan Jamal Vali vs The State Of Andhra Pradesh on 27 April, 2021

This is not to say that there is no requirement to establish a causal link between the harm suffered and the ground, but it is to recognize that how a person was treated or impacted was a result of interaction of multiple grounds or identities. A true reading of Section 3(2)(v) would entail that conviction under this provision can be sustained as long as caste identity is one of the grounds for the occurrence of the offence. In the view which we ultimately take, a reference of these decisions to a larger bench in this case is unnecessary. We keep that open and the debate alive for a later date and case.” In Patan Jamal Vali v. State of 109 Andhra Pradesh , this Court noted the single-axis legislations which prohibit discrimination based on a single ground make it difficult for an individual claiming differential treatment to provide sufficient evidence because often “evidence of discrete discrimination or violence on a specific ground may be absent or difficult to prove.” While interpreting Section 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes 6/13 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P(MD)No.17706 of 2021 and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989 (prior to the amendment in 2015), this Court observed that the terms “on the ground of” would not entail proving that the offence against a person belonging to a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe took place solely on the ground of their caste or tribal identity. If it is one of the factors, it will fall within the ambit of Section 3(2)(v). This Court held thus:
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