Bombay High Court Quashes Retrospective Termination of Corporator's Election in Caste Certificate Validity Dispute — Commissioner Lacks Power to Terminate Election Without Statutory Authority Under BPMC Act. The court held that the Commissioner of a Municipal Corporation has no power to retrospectively terminate the election of a corporator, and the election can only be challenged by an election petition under the Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporation Act, 1949.
21 Mar 2012The petitioner, Rajesh Bharat Latkar, obtained a caste certificate on 15.5.2010 certifying that he belongs to the 'Pancham' caste, recognized as Other...






