Repeated Inquiries For Verification Of Caste Certificate Detrimental To SC-ST Members: Supreme Court
3 years, 4 months ago

Repeated Inquiries For Verification Of Caste Certificate Detrimental To SC-ST Members: Supreme Court

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Repeated inquiries for verification of caste certificates would be detrimental to the members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, the Supreme Court observed.The bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and Aniruddha Bose said that the purpose of verification of caste certificates by Scrutiny Committees is to avoid false and bogus claims and reopening of inquiry can be only in case they. Repeated inquiries for verification of caste certificates would be detrimental to the members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, the Supreme Court observed. The bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and Aniruddha Bose said that the purpose of verification of caste certificates by Scrutiny Committees is to avoid false and bogus claims and reopening of inquiry can be only in case they are vitiated by fraud or when they were issued without proper inquiry. Case: J. Chitra vs. District Collector and Chairman State Level Vigilance Committee ; CA 5160 of 2010 Citation: LL 2021 SC 413 Coram: Justices L. Nageswara Rao and Aniruddha Bose

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Election Petition Questioning Caste Certificate Of Elected Representative Maintainable Before High Court: Karnataka HC
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Election Petition Questioning Caste Certificate Of Elected Representative Maintainable Before High Court: Karnataka HC

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The Karnataka High Court has held that Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes Act, 1990, does not take away the jurisdiction of the High Court to decide an election dispute questioning the caste of a returned candidate to the Legislative Assembly. He claimed that only the DCVC formed under the Karnataka Scheduled Castes Scheduled Tribes and …

Error Of Scrutiny Committee Validating Caste Certificate Can't Be Challenged In Election Petition: Bombay HC Dismisses Plea Against Congress MP
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Error Of Scrutiny Committee Validating Caste Certificate Can't Be Challenged In Election Petition: Bombay HC Dismisses Plea Against Congress MP

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The Bombay High Court bench at Aurangabad on Tuesday dismissed an election petition challenging the election of Congress leader Shivaji Kalge to the 18th Lok Sabha, from Latur constituency in Maharashtra.A candidate from the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi had challenged Kalge's election on the ground that he fraudulently won the election by claiming to be belonging to the 'Mala Jangam' case …

Create common portal for issuing cast certs, says Madras HC
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Create common portal for issuing cast certs, says Madras HC

New Indian Express  

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What Is The Procedure For Cancellation Of Caste Certificate Granted After Scrutiny? Supreme Court In Navneet Kaur Rana's Case
10 months, 2 weeks ago

What Is The Procedure For Cancellation Of Caste Certificate Granted After Scrutiny? Supreme Court In Navneet Kaur Rana's Case

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday, while hearing the challenge against the setting aside of MP Navneet Kaur Rana's cast certificate, asked the counsel for the petitioner to examine what would be the procedure laid down by law when a certificate which is granted after verification is to be cancelled. The bench comprising Justices JK Maheshwari and Sanjay Karol was hearing …

J&K Reservation Act 2004 | Social Caste Certificate Can Only Be Cancelled By Deputy Or Divisional Commissioner: High Court
1 year, 1 month ago

J&K Reservation Act 2004 | Social Caste Certificate Can Only Be Cancelled By Deputy Or Divisional Commissioner: High Court

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The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has recently quashed an order cancelling the Other Social Caste Certificate of the petitioner while observing that the Additional Deputy Commissioner lacked the authority to cancel such certificates. “The Additional Deputy Commissioner Kulgam, however, on wrong interpretation of Rule 22 of the Reservation Rules 2005, has held that the annual income of …

Discrimination In Allowing Late Submission Of Caste Certificates: Supreme Court Directs Gujarat Govt To Appoint 2 Candidates 16 Years After They Applied
1 year, 2 months ago

Discrimination In Allowing Late Submission Of Caste Certificates: Supreme Court Directs Gujarat Govt To Appoint 2 Candidates 16 Years After They Applied

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The Supreme Court recently pulled up the State of Gujarat for selectively allowing certain candidates to submit their caste certificates beyond the cut-off date in an appointment process. The applicants approached the Gujarat High Court, citing instances where the State allowed certain candidates to submit their caste certificates at the stage of interview after the cut-off date. The Supreme Court …

Community Certificate Verification Must Be Completed Expeditiously; Shouldn't Be Cancelled Ex-Parte Except In Most Exceptional Circumstances: Supreme Court
1 year, 9 months ago

Community Certificate Verification Must Be Completed Expeditiously; Shouldn't Be Cancelled Ex-Parte Except In Most Exceptional Circumstances: Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court has observed that the proceedings questioning the caste certificate of an employee, except in the most exceptional circumstances, can’t be conducted ex-parte. The appellant had moved the Supreme Court against the Madras High Court’s 2020 Judgment and order wherein his challenge to the denial of his post-retirement benefits was dismissed. “In the present case however, as has …

Supreme Court To Hear On March 28 MP Navneet Kaur Rana's Plea Against Bombay HC Judgment Cancelling Caste Certificate
1 year, 10 months ago

Supreme Court To Hear On March 28 MP Navneet Kaur Rana's Plea Against Bombay HC Judgment Cancelling Caste Certificate

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The Supreme Court will hear on March 28 MP Navneet Kaur Rana's challenge against the Bombay High Court order which had set aside her caste certificate. Observing that the Amravati MP had committed 'systematic fraud', the Bombay High Court cancelled her caste certificate and the Caste Scrutiny Committee's 2017 order validating her claim of belonging to the 'Mochi' Schedule Caste. …

Tripura SC/ST Reservation Rules | Enquiry For Verifying Caste Certificate Not Absolutely Barred In View Of Favourable Report By SDM: High Court
2 years, 5 months ago

Tripura SC/ST Reservation Rules | Enquiry For Verifying Caste Certificate Not Absolutely Barred In View Of Favourable Report By SDM: High Court

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The Tripura High Court recently dismissed the plea of a person claiming to belong to scheduled caste, seeking quashing the summons issued by Member-Secretary, State Level Scrutiny Committee calling upon the petitioner to appear before the Committee for verification. The decision came from Justice T. Amarnath Goud who held that merely because the Petitioner had a favourable report in his …

District Collector Bound By Procedure Prescribed For Ascertaining Genuineness Of SC/ST Certificate: Madras High Court
2 years, 6 months ago

District Collector Bound By Procedure Prescribed For Ascertaining Genuineness Of SC/ST Certificate: Madras High Court

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The Madras High court recently set aside the order of the District Collector, Theni District wherein the Collector had adjudicated upon the genuineness of a community certificate based upon the report of an Anthropologist and the enquiry report of the Sub-collector.The division bench of Justice S.S.Sundar and Justice S. Srimathy observed as under:Leave alone the specific contentions raised by. The …

HC rejects plea of Christian-convert seeking inter-caste marriage certificate
3 years, 1 month ago

HC rejects plea of Christian-convert seeking inter-caste marriage certificate

Op India  

The Madras HC on Thursday said conversion from one religion to another will not change the caste of a person he belongs to, putting paid to a bid by a Dalit man who converted to Christianity to obtain an inter-caste marriage certificate to get priority in the government jobs. Justice Subramanian noted that just because a Dalit converted to another …

Repeated Inquiries on Caste Certificates Would Be Detrimental to SC/STs, Says SC
3 years, 4 months ago

Repeated Inquiries on Caste Certificates Would Be Detrimental to SC/STs, Says SC

News 18  

Repeated inquiries for verification of caste certificates would be detrimental to the members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, the Supreme Court said on Thursday. Repeated inquiries for verification of caste certificates would be detrimental to the members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes," the bench said. The bench said that verification of caste certificates issued without prior inquiry would …

SC Stays Bombay HC Verdict Cancelling Caste Certificate of Amravati MP
3 years, 6 months ago

SC Stays Bombay HC Verdict Cancelling Caste Certificate of Amravati MP

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In a relief to Lok Sabha MP Navneet Kaur Rana, the Supreme Court Tuesday stayed the Bombay High Court verdict cancelling the caste certificate of the independent lawmaker representing Maharashtra's Amravati constituency, reserved for scheduled castes. The Bombay High Court had on June 9 cancelled the caste certificate of Rana, saying it was obtained fraudulently using fabricated documents, and had …

"Prima Facie Insulting SC/ST Communities":Delhi High Court Upholds Order For Registering FIR For Caste-Based Questions In Recruitment Exam By DSSSB
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"Prima Facie Insulting SC/ST Communities":Delhi High Court Upholds Order For Registering FIR For Caste-Based Questions In Recruitment Exam By DSSSB

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Holding that caste-based questions put in the primary teachers' recruitment exams conducted by the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board were prima facie intentionally insulting, or intimidating, with a view to insult members of specific castes, the Delhi High Court today upheld a trial court order directing for the registration of an FIR against unknown offenders under the. Holding that caste-based …

Appointment Secured On The Basis Of A Fraudulent Caste Certificate Is Void Ab Initio: SC [Read Order]
4 years, 9 months ago

Appointment Secured On The Basis Of A Fraudulent Caste Certificate Is Void Ab Initio: SC [Read Order]

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The Supreme Court has observed that an appointment secured on the basis of a fraudulent caste certificate is void ab initio and Government Resolutions and Circulars cannot protect such appointees. The Apex Court bench noted that in Punjab National Bank, the Supreme Court had enforced similar resolutions and held that the candidates were protected by virtue of the government resolutions. …

SC Directs Maharashtra Govt To Re-Verify Caste Certificates Granted From July 30,2011 To Aug 31, 2012 [Read Judgment]
5 years, 3 months ago

SC Directs Maharashtra Govt To Re-Verify Caste Certificates Granted From July 30,2011 To Aug 31, 2012 [Read Judgment]

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the State of Maharashtra to re-verify the community certificates, granted to persons claiming to belong to Scheduled Tribes, between the period 30.7.2011 and 31.8.2012. "The exercise carried out in the interregnum period, between 30.7.2011 and 31.8.2012 leaves us, as the High Court, with grave doubt, and we are of the view that no proper …

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