The Karnataka government on Thursday, December 11, tabled the Karnataka Social Boycott (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Bill, 2025, in the Legislative Assembly, aiming to curb what it terms “evil practices” of social boycott, discrimination and imposition of social disabilities by caste or community panchayats.

The government noted that, despite constitutional protections, extrajudicial bodies such as caste and community panchayats continue to impose punishments and boycotts across communities in the state.

“These practices result in great harassment to individuals or groups in leading their lives with dignity,” the Bill states. The government argues that existing laws have proved inadequate in addressing these issues.

Unlike the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention

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