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This community is demanding Scheduled Tribe status and full autonomy, with the right to make its own social, Scheduled Tribe status and cultural, economic, and administrative decisions.
What are the problem arise from this in india acrroding to law
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That’s a great question — it touches on constitutional law, federalism, and minority rights in India.
Let’s unpack it clearly:

⚖️ The Legal and Constitutional Context
In India, Scheduled Tribe (ST) status and autonomy are subjects governed by the Constitution and cannot be unilaterally claimed or exercised by any community.

If a community demands both ST status and full autonomy (i.e. the power to make its own social, cultural, economic, and administrative decisions), several legal and constitutional issues arise.

🧩 1. Violation of Constitutional Procedure (Articles 341 & 342)
Scheduled Tribe status is not self-declaratory.
It can only be granted by the President of India, after consultation with the Governor of the State, and through a Parliamentary amendment of the ST list (Article 342).

If a group unilaterally claims or acts as an ST, it would violate constitutional procedure and could amount to fraudulent claim of reservation benefits, punishable under law.

🏛️ 2. Conflict with National Sovereignty and Federal Structure
Demanding full autonomy with independent administrative, economic, and social control would conflict with India’s federal structure.

The Constitution only allows limited autonomy under special provisions:

Sixth Schedule – Autonomous District Councils (for certain tribal areas in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram).

Fifth Schedule – Administration of Scheduled Areas (mostly central India).

Outside these frameworks, autonomy cannot be legally granted, as it threatens national unity and state authority.

⚔️ 3. Threat to State and Union Jurisdiction
The Union and State governments have defined legislative and administrative powers under Seventh Schedule (Union, State, and Concurrent Lists).

A demand for “full autonomy” to make independent economic or administrative decisions would encroach on state and central powers — for example, policing, taxation, or natural resource control — which are legally prohibited.

🚫 4. Potential Public Order and Security Issues
If such a movement turns into separatist or self-governing assertion, it could be interpreted as:

A law and order issue (State responsibility),

Or, in extreme cases, an act against national integrity, inviting action under laws like the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

⚖️ 5. Conflict with Equality and Reservation Principles
Granting ST status involves socio-economic and anthropological criteria, not political demand.

If a community is granted ST status purely based on agitation or demand, it undermines the constitutional principle of equality (Article 14) and reservation policy integrity.

📜 6. Legal Recourse and Constitutional Remedies
Communities seeking ST recognition