Advocates:
['VIVEK PATHAK', '', 'IMRAN ALI KHAN', 'SANJAY BHATT']

Reserved Judgment

Reserved on July 17, 2018

Pronounced on August 24, 2018

IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND

(Under Article 226 of the Constitution of India)

Special Appeal No. 462 of 2018

Ashiya alias Kavita

……..Appellant

Versus

State Election Commission and Others

.…Respondents

Mr. Arvind Vashistha, Senior Advocate assisted by Mr. Hemant Singh

Mehra, Advocate for the appellant.

Mr. Sanjay Bhatt, Advocate for the respondent no.1.

Mr. P.C. Bisht, Standing Counsel for the State/respondent nos. 2, 3, 5 &

6.

Mr. Tapan Singh, Advocate for respondent no.7.

Coram : Hon’ble Rajiv Sharma, A.C.J.

Hon’ble Manoj K. Tiwari, J.

Per : Hon’ble Manoj K. Tiwari, J.

This special appeal is directed against the

judgment rendered by learned Single Judge of this Court

in Writ Petition No. 1148 of 2016 (M/S), whereby the

Caste Certificate issued in favour of the appellant

(respondent no.7 in the writ petition) was quashed and

Registrar General of this Court was directed to lodge

F.I.R. against the appellant for making false averments on

oath before the Court.

2.

It transpires that the appellant contest