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Supreme Court Upholds Use of Urdu on Municipal Signboard: Language as Communication, Not Division (2025)

Date of the Judgment: April 15, 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 486 Judges: Sudhanshu Dhulia, J., K. Vinod Chandran, J. Can a Municipal Council display its name in a language other than the official state language on its signboard? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a recent case concerning the Municipal Council, Patur, […]

Supreme Court clarifies the verification of caste certificates for migrants in Maharashtra: Aruna vs. State of Maharashtra (2021) INSC 442 (27 July 2021)

July 27, 2021 / Caste Certificate Verification, Disqualification of Elected Official, Election Law, Judges, Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965, Navin Sinha, R. Subhash Reddy, Section 9A, Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships Act, 1965, Service Law

Supreme Court Clarifies Caste Certificate Verification for Migrants in Maharashtra LEGAL ISSUE: The core legal issue revolves around the correct interpretation and application of the Maharashtra Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis), Nomadic Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Special Category (Regulation of Issuance and Verification of) Caste Certificate Rules, 2012, specifically regarding the

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