Don’t repeat the mistake of considering caste and income certificates of spouse in case of married women: HC
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Don’t repeat the mistake of considering caste and income certificates of spouse in case of married women: HC

The Hindu  

February 03, 2023 08:57 pm | Updated 08:59 pm IST - Bengaluru The High Court of Karnataka has directed the State government not to repeat the mistake of considering the caste and income certificates of the spouse in the case of married women during recruitment when the Supreme Court has already clarified that these certificates of parents are valid in law and not those of the spouse. What selecting authority said The selecting authority had said the petitioners would have to produce the caste and income certificates of their spouse and not of their parents as per the circular issued in 1986 by the government in this regard. The court said the selecting authority had no jurisdiction to interpret the caste and income certificates issued by the competent authorities to the petitioners. Justice M. Nagaprasanna pointed out that the government’s 1986 circular cannot be valid when the apex court as well as the High Court have already clarified the law on considering caste and income certificates of parents and not of spouse.

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