Supreme Court Upholds Disqualification for False Caste Certificate in Municipal Elections: Kalpana Dilip Bahirat vs. Pune Municipal Corp. (2013)

/ A.K. Patnaik, Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 243ZG, Judges, Maharashtra Caste Certificate Act, 2000, Maharashtra Caste Certificate Act, 2000 with Section 10, Municipal Law, Municipal Law with Section 16, Municipal Law with Section 5B, Ranjan Gogoi

Date of the Judgment: June 27, 2013Citation: (2013) INSC 499Judges: A.K. Patnaik, J. and Ranjan Gogoi, J. Can a municipal corporation declare an election void if a candidate submits a false caste certificate? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a case concerning the Pune Municipal Corporation. The court upheld the disqualification of […]

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