High Court of Karnataka Upholds Rejection of Nomination Papers for Municipal Elections Due to Non-Compliance with Caste Certificate Requirements under Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964. The court held that the Returning Officer is justified in rejecting nomination papers if the candidate fails to produce a valid caste certificate from the competent authority at the time of scrutiny, and the pendency of verification before the Scrutiny Committee does not excuse non-production.
7 Jun 2019The petitioners, 35 individuals, filed writ petitions challenging the rejection of their nomination papers for the election to the Chickaballapur City...
