Supreme Court holds that a Caste/Community Certificate cannot be assailed in an Election Petition: A. Raja vs. D. Kumar (2025) INSC 629 (06 May 2025)

/ Abhay S. Oka, Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Augustine George Masih, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 341, Judges, Representation of the People Act, 1951, Representation of the People Act, 1951 with Section 100(1)(a), Representation of the People Act, 1951 with Section 116-A

Introduction Date of the Judgment: 06 May 2025 Citation: 2025 INSC 629 Judges: Abhay S. Oka, Ahsanuddin Amanullah, and Augustine George Masih Imagine a scenario where someone’s election win is questioned not just on standard grounds, but also on the validity of their caste certificate. Can an election petition be the right place to challenge […]

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