NEW DELHI: The Centre today filed a review petition in the Supreme Court (SC) against its verdict there would be no automatic arrest on any complaint filed under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act,  as Doordarshan News reported.

 Despite the above fact across the nationwide protests in different parts are still underway.

 Following Bharat Bandh protest over SC/ST Protection Act two dead in Morena Madhya Pradesh, after this curfew imposed in the area.

Curfew imposed in parts of Gwalior & Section 144 which prohibits assembly of more than 4 people in the area imposed in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh.

 Here are Visuals of Bharat Bandh protests from Jaipur over the SC/ST Protection Act where Protesters blocked a railway track.

Visuals of protest from Ghaziabad

The Centre's petition was filed even as several organizations, with the support of some political parties, called a countrywide Shutdown today in protest against the SC order.

“I wish to convey that today we've filed a petition on the judgement by Supreme Court on the SC/ST act. We have filed a comprehensive review petition which will be presented before the court by the senior lawyers of the government”, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Law Minister on SC/ST Act as tweeted BY ANI.

The government is likely to have told the top court that the order banning automatic arrest and registration of cases for alleged harassment of SCs/STs will dilute the law which aims to protect the marginalised.