untouchability" by Art. 17 of the Constitution. It appears that the word "untouchability" has not been purposefully defined under ... have been considered as "untouchable". It is in that historical context, "untouchability" has not been defined either
untouchability and are self evident truths. So Dr. Ambedkar is right when he wrote that "untouchables are born and die as untouchables ... implement the law strictly.
18. Neither the Constitution nor the Act defined 'Untouchability'. Reasons are obvious. It is not capable of precise definition
Untouchability (Offences) Act, 1955' and the expressions 'untouchable' and 'untouchability' had not been defined. But, Section ... word 'untouchability'. The absence of a definition of untouchability may give rise to some legal quibbling. The Oxford English Dictionary defines
Constitution, untouchability is abolished and its practice in any form is forbidden. The enforcement of any disability arising out of untouchability shall be an offence ... prepared in pursuance of this requirement. It is not possible to define untouchability and, therefore, the scheme of the draft Bill is to make express
comes from backward community which are considered to be untouchables and that the accused observed untouchability in this respect. The case of social boycott does ... that when the original Act was enacted, the term "Untouchability" was not defined. Thus, the protection is for civil rights of each
whether the accused 1 to 5 practised untouchability. The word 'untouchability' itself is not defined in the Act. Section 2 which ... Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1988 has also not defined the word 'untouchability'. Article 17 of the Constitution provides for abolition
Abolition of untouchability
"Untouchability" is abolished and its practice in any form is forbidden. The enforcement of any disability arising out of "Untouchability" shall ... abolished the practice of untouchability in all its forms. This article explicitly declares the prohibition of untouchability. Furthermore, the Untouchability Offences Act of 1955 (renamed
Abolition of untouchability
"Untouchability" is abolished and its practice in any form is forbidden. The enforcement of any disability arising out of "Untouchability" shall ... abolished the practice of untouchability in all its forms. This article explicitly declares the prohibition of untouchability. Furthermore, the Untouchability Offences Act of 1955 (renamed
expression which has been used but not defined in the Constitution, Article 17 refers to "Untouchability" and provides that ... untouchability" is abolished and its practice in any form is forbidden. But the word "Untouchability" has not been defined anywhere
ground of untouchability.
14. Sub-section (db) of S. 2 of the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 defines the word "Scheduled Castes ... proved, that such act was committed on the ground of "untouchability."
Obvious position thus is that the aforesaid presumption applies vis-a-vis only
