Arumugam Servai vs State Of T.Nadu

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities Act), 1989, for using derogatory terms against members of a Scheduled Caste. The Court emphasized that insults based on caste are unacceptable in modern society and constitute an offense under the SC/ST Act. The Court affirmed the findings of the lower courts, stating that the use of the term 'pallapayal' was intended to insult and thus warranted conviction.