Navneet Kaur Harbhajansing Kundles @ ... vs The State Of Maharashtra

insc-2024-266 Supreme Court of India 4 April 2024 • 36 min read

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Case Significance

Navneet Kaur Harbhajansing Kundles @ ... vs The State Of Maharashtra is a Supreme Court of India decision dated April 4, 2024 (citation: insc-2024-266). The appellant, a winning parliamentary candidate from the Amravati SC-reserved constituency in 2019, challenged the High Court's quashing of her Scheduled Caste ('Mochi') caste validation certificate. The Supreme Court restored the validation order, finding that 'Mochi' is explicitly listed in Entry 11 of the Presidential Order for Maharashtra and the Scrutiny Committee's validation was proper based on the appellant's genealogical caste history. Appeals allowed; High Court order set aside.</p The bench comprised Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Sanjay Karol. The judgment was delivered by Justice J.K. Maheshwari.

Summary

The appellant, a winning parliamentary candidate from the Amravati SC-reserved constituency in 2019, challenged the High Court's quashing of her Scheduled Caste ('Mochi') caste validation certificate. The Supreme Court restored the validation order, finding that 'Mochi' is explicitly listed in Entry 11 of the Presidential Order for Maharashtra and the Scrutiny Committee's validation was proper based on the appellant's genealogical caste history. Appeals allowed; High Court order set aside.

What was the outcome of Navneet Kaur Harbhajansing Kundles @ ... vs The State Of Maharashtra?

The appellant, a winning parliamentary candidate from the Amravati SC-reserved constituency in 2019, challenged the High Court's quashing of her Scheduled Caste ('Mochi') caste validation certificate....

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