Caste Certificate cases

Dr. Sushma Sharan vs. Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC)

The Patna High Court ruled that a caste certificate issued in a woman's name containing her husband's name instead of her father's cannot be grounds for denying reservation benefits. A division bench upheld a previous direction for the BPSC to consider the petitioner for an assistant professor position under the Scheduled Caste category.

In re: Caste status applicability across states

The Orissa High Court ruled that a person belonging to a caste notified as a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe in one state cannot automatically claim the same status in another state. The court's observation was made in the context of directing the registration of a sale deed executed by a Jharkhand resident.

Navneet Kaur Rana vs State of Maharashtra — Caste certificate case

The Supreme Court heard an appeal against a Bombay High Court judgment that had cancelled the caste certificate of Amravati MP Navneet Kaur Rana. The High Court had previously alleged that the 'mochi' caste certificate was obtained using fabricated documents.