Supreme Court of India

Bharati Reddy v. The State of Karnataka & Ors.

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Reported as [2018] 3 S.C.R. 137
Bench Dipak Misra, A. M. Khanwilkar and Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud JJ.
Decided 6 March 2018

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What the Court ordered

Accordingly, we allow this appeal and set aside the decisions of the learned Single Judge and the Division Bench of the High Court which are impugned in the present appeal.

Judgment, page 40

From the headnote

Constitution of India: Art. 226 – Writ of quo warra nto – Issuance of, when – On facts, appellant got elected t o the post of Adhyaksha of Zilla Panchayat – Writ petition before the High ourt alleging that the appellant played fraud on the gov ernment by submitting a false affidavit for issuance of Income and Caste Certificate – Prayer seeking issuance of writ of qu o warranto directing appellant to vacate the office of Adhyaks ha, allowed by the Single Judge and the Division Bench of the High Court – As regards the Income and Caste Certificate, direction s to Caste Verification Committee to

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