Mangla vs State of Madhya Pradesh - 2023 Supreme(MP) 365

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2023 Supreme(MP) 365

SUBODH ABHYANKAR
Mangla – Appellant
Versus
State of Madhya Pradesh – Respondent

Advocates:
Ajay Jain for petitioner;
Vaibhav Bhagwat, Government Advocate for respondents/State.

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ORDER

1. This petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by the petitioner, a returned candidate, who was elected as Sarpanch of Idaratpura, Tehsildar and District Khargone against the order dated 16.12.2022, passed by the respondent No.3/Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue), Khargone in Revision No.45/2022-202,3 wherein, in an Election Petition filed by the respondent No.3 challenging the election of the petitioner, the application filed by the petitioner under Order 7 rule 11 of the CPC has been rejected.

2. In brief, the facts of the case are that the petitioner was elected as Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Idaratpura, Tehsildar and District Khargone on 14.7.2022, which was challenged by the respondent No. 3 in an Election Petition preferred under section 122 of the Panchayat Raj Adhiniyam 1993. In the aforesaid proceedings, an application under Order 7 rule 11 of the CPC was filed by the petitioner on various grounds, inter alia that the caste certificate of the petitioner, who belongs to a Scheduled Caste cannot

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