Election Petition Challenging Caste Certificate of Elected Representative Maintainable Before High Court: Karnataka High Court

In a landmark decision, the Karnataka High Court has ruled that the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes (Reservation of Appointments, etc.) Act, 1990 does not remove the jurisdiction of the High Court to decide on election disputes concerning the caste of a candidate. The court was hearing an election petition filed by G Swamy, who challenged the election of B Devendrappa to the Jagaluru Vidhanasabha…