Supreme Court of India

Mohammad Sadique v. Darbara Singh Guru

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Reported as [2016] 4 S.C.R. 372
Bench Ranjan Gogoi and Prafulla C. Pant JJ.
Decided 29 April 2016

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From the headnote

Election Laws - Election to Assembly Constituency - Reserved for Scheduled Caste - Election declared - Election of returned candidate challenged - On the ground that returned candidate being a Muslim did not belong to Scheduled Caste and hence not entitled to contest the election from the constituency reserved for Scheduled Caste - High Court allowed the election petition setting aside the election of returned candidate - On appeal, held:· The returned cqndidate has proved that though his family followed Islam but they belonged to 'Doom' co111111unity 1l'hich is a Scheduled Caste in Punjab

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