Karnataka High Court Quashes Caste Certificate Cancellation Orders for Bandi Community Member — Tahsildar Lacks Power to Cancel Certificate Under Karnataka SC/ST Rules, 1992. The court held that the Tahsildar, as issuing authority, cannot cancel a caste certificate; only the Caste Verification Committee can do so under Rule 8 of the Karnataka SC/ST (Issue and Verification of Certificates) Rules, 1992, and cancellation without notice violates natural justice.
19 Apr 2024The petitioner, Nityanand Vinayak Baadker, an employee of Mormugao Port Trust, Goa, belonging to the Bandi Community (notified as Scheduled Caste unde...
