Supreme Court · 1959 INSC 97 · Decided 21 May 1959
Krishan Kumar v. The Union of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1959 INSC 97 · [1960] 1 S.C.R. 452
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 114/1957
- Decided
- 21 May 1959
- Bench
- SYED JAFFER IMAM, J.L. KAPUR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Prevention of Corruption Act
Headnote
COURT REPORTS [1960(1)) x959 Malanga who was a Ohandala. Vishva Mitra was a. v G'. Kshtriya and became a Brahman. Hinduism might · : '" have become static at one stage but its modern history Dippala ~"''Do,. shows that this is not so now and it would not be •Kd Othm wrong to Mr. Dippala Suri Dora had by his actions raised himself to the position of Kshtriya and he was no longer a member of the Scheduled Caste or Tribe and on that ground also his election cannot be supported. I would therefore allow this appeal, set aside the order of the High Court and restore that
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