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ASHUTOSH KUMAR, NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY
Mahendra Rishideo – Appellant
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Union of India – Respondent
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Ashutosh Kumar, J.—Heard Mr. P.K. Shahi, learned senior Advocate for the appellants and Mr. Sonit Kumar for the Election Commission of India. The Union of India is represented by Mr. Lokesh.
2. The appellants are the voters of a particular Constituency from where the respondent no.11 has been declared elected as a M.L.A.
3. The appellants contend that the respondent no.11 won the election from a reserved Constituency, meant for scheduled caste candidate but, the respondent no.11 is not a person of scheduled caste candidate.
4. The respondent no.11 appears to have relied upon a certificate issued in his favour by the concerned District Magistrate declaring that he belongs to “Chaupal” caste which is included in the State list of schedule castes.
5. It is the contention of the appellants that the State Government is not authorized to make any addition or alternation in the list of Schedule Castes, which is maintained by the Union in accordance with Article 341 of the Constitution of India.
6. When the appellants had approached the learned Single Judge for i
Caste certificates must be challenged through statutory procedures, not writ petitions; disputes regarding caste status are to be resolved within the framework of the applicable legislation.
A candidate's eligibility to contest in elections must align with the reservation categories at the time of nomination, and subsequent changes in caste status do not retroactively validate an electio....
The Caste Scrutiny Committee's determination of caste validity is exclusive and cannot be challenged in election petitions without clear evidence of fraud or error.
A caste certificate issued by another state cannot qualify a candidate for reserved election positions in Madhya Pradesh.
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