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A. Raja v. D. Kumar

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Reported as [2025] 5 S.C.R. 1809
Bench Abhay S. Oka, Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Augustine George Masih JJ.
Decided 6 May 2025

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the Appellant, therefore, retained the Hindu Parayan caste, as a member of the Hindu religion, when he contested from the Devikulam Legislative Assembly Constituency.

Judgment, page 43

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Whether the Appellant belongs to the Hindu Parayan caste in the State of Kerala and is covered by the 1950 Order insofar as it relates to the State of Kerala; whether the Appellant had still retained the Hindu Parayan caste, as a member of the Hindu religion, when he contested from the Devikulam Assembly Constituency for Legislative Assembly of Kerala. Headnotes† Representation of the People Act, 1951 – s.116- and s.100(1)(a) and (d)(i) – Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 – Part VIII of the Schedule – Validity of election – Appellant filed his nomination

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