Supreme Court · 2016 INSC 355 · Decided 29 April 2016
Mohammad Sadique v. Darbara Singh Guru
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2016 INSC 355 · [2016] 4 S.C.R. 372
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4870/2015
- Decided
- 29 April 2016
- Bench
- RANJAN GOGOI, PRAFULLA C. PANT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 5(a); Representation of the People Act Section 5(a)
Headnote
Election Laws - Election to Assembly Constituency - Reserved for Scheduled Caste - Election declared - Election of returned candidate challenged - On the ground that returned candidate being a Muslim did not belong to Scheduled Caste and hence not entitled to contest the election from the Caste - High Court allowed the election petition setting aside the election of returned candidate - On appeal, held:· The returned cqndidate has proved that though his family followed Islam but they belonged to 'Doom' co111111unity 1l'hich is a Scheduled Caste in Punjab under
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