The SC/ST ( PoA ) Act has specific objectives .
P.S . Krishnan , ‘ Atrocities against Dalits : Retrospect and Prospect ’ , Combat Law , Vol.8 , Issue 5-6 , 2009 , p.12. Despite the right to non-discrimination on the basis of race or caste enshrined in Article 15 of the Indian Constitution , discrimination against SCs and STs is pervasive .
Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe -LRB-Prevention of Atrocities-RRB- Act, 1989