This edition of The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (Act 33 of 1989), updated with amendments introduced by the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2018 (27 of 2018, dated 17-8-2018, w.e.f. 20-8-2018) and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 (34 of 2019, dated 9-8-2019, w.e.f. 31-10-2019, vide SO 2889(E), dated 9-8-2019), presents an accurate and authoritative text of this important social justice legislation. Published as a Bare Act with short comments, it reproduces the statutory provisions faithfully for precise legal reference and examination use.

The book contains the complete and amended text of the Act along with allied rules and materials, including the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules, 1995 (as amended), the National Commission for the Scheduled Tribes (Specification of Other Functions) Rules, 2005, the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, and the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Rules, 2008. These inclusions provide comprehensive statutory context while retaining the focus on the bare legislative framework.

Updated for 2026, this edition ensures alignment with the law as currently in force and serves as a dependable resource for law students, advocates, judicial officers, public prosecutors, social justice practitioners, administrators, and institutions engaged with the prevention of atrocities and protection of the rights of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in India.