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The National Commission for Scheduled Castes has asked the Superintendent of Police, Erode district, to taxable an action-taken study regarding a ailment that the proprietor of a matrimony hallway successful Perundurai had refused to rent retired the venue to members of a Scheduled Caste community.
In a ailment to the Commission, Vadivel Raman, founding president of Samuga Needhi Makkal Katchi, stated that connected March 3, K. Rani and her household members from Koorapalayam colony successful Nasiyanur approached the proprietor of a matrimony hallway adjacent Anna Silai connected Bhavani Road successful Perundurai to publication the venue for a wedding reception for her 23-year-old lad connected March 15. However, aft learning astir their community, the hallway owner, Ravi, allegedly refused to let them to behaviour the function.
Based connected the complaint, the Perundurai constabulary registered a lawsuit nether Section 3(1)(zc) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The complainant alleged that Ravi had not been arrested truthful acold and sought the invocation of further sections, the apprehension of the owner, and the sealing of the matrimony hall.
In a connection dated March 12, 2026, to the Superintendent of Police, Commission Director S. Ravivarman said that the Commission had received a ailment and had decided to analyse the substance successful pursuance of the powers conferred upon it nether Article 338 of the Constitution.
The missive asked the constabulary to taxable the facts of the lawsuit and details of the enactment taken wrong 15 days. It besides stated that if the Commission did not person a response, it could contented summons for an quality earlier it.
