Reserved Seats: Mandatory To Submit Caste Validity Certificate Within 12 Months Of Election, Failure Will Result In Retrospective Termination: Bombay HC (FB)

A full bench of the Bombay High Court declared that it is mandatory for a candidate contesting from a reserved seat to produce a caste validity certificate within 12 months of the date of election and failure to do so would lead to retrospective termination.Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog, Justice RV Ghuge and Justice RG Avachat at the Aurangabad bench answered a reference regarding election of...