Rahul Lekhram Falake v. State of Maha., Thr. Prin. Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Dept., Mumbai and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
BHC Nagpur DB; Writ Petition No. 8512 of 2025; neutral citation 2026:BHC-NAG:293-DB; decided 09-01-2026. Caste validity certificate dated 30.01.2013 (Mahar, SC) alleged forged; Sarpanch election December 2022, Gram Panchayat Nagalwadi (seat reserved for Scheduled Caste woman); disqualification of respondent No. 8; prosecution under Section 125(A), Representation of the People Act, 1951; District Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Nagpur order dated 16.09.2025 (jurisdiction with High Court); petition disposed with liberty to file fresh/appropriate proceeding challenging validity in proper format; no order as to costs. Keywords: caste certificate validity, forged validity, Sarpanch disqualification, RP Act 125A, Scrutiny Committee.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to file an appropriate proceeding challenging the certificate of validity dated 30.01.2013 issued in favour of respondent No. 8, in the proper format of application; no order as to costs.