Interim Relief Granted to ‘JIO’; Taxi Operator Restrained from Using the ‘JIO Taxi’ Mark: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has delivered a detailed order reaffirming the constitutional validity of the Maharashtra Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, De-Notified Tribes (Vimukt Jatis), Nomadic Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Special Backward Category (Regulation of Issuance and Verification of Caste Certificate) Act, 2000, commonly known as the Act of 2000, particularly Section 6(1) and Section 6(3). The Court dismissed the petitioners’ challenge while emphasizing that caste verification is mandatory for…