• Can one person obtain two caste certificates

Ladies & gentleman,
 Can ONE person possess / obtain two different (SC & ST) certificates ?
A Indian railway's retired employee, during his service had obtained 2 caste certificates ((Hindu Vakmiki - ST) and (Hindu Bhovi - SC)) for his son in HUBBALLI city, Karnataka.Can legal action be initiated ? If YES , under what section / clause or How? I have those certificate copies and his service certificate.
Thank you
Nagaprasad
Asked 6 years ago in Criminal Law
Religion: Other

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Yes the caste certificate are illegally obtained and action for same can be initiated agaisnt the concerned person.

File a complaint before the SDM and district collector and they shall order for FIR agaisnt said person.

Shubham Jhajharia
Advocate, Ahmedabad
25513 Answers
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NO, one certificate is forged and criminal offense.

Yogendra Singh Rajawat
Advocate, Jaipur
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It is illegal to obtain 2 caste certificates 

 

complain to issuing authority against 2 caste certificate being obtained 

 

3) Those who secure jobs and admissions in educational institutions in the reserved category on the basis of fake caste certificates would lose them and be punished, the Supreme Court said

 

4) When a person who does not belong to a caste, tribe or class for whom reservation is meant, seeks to pass of as its member, such a stratagem constitutes a fraud on the Constitution," the top court observed.

Ajay Sethi
Advocate, Mumbai
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8145 Consultations

No person can take two caste simultaneously.. it is illegal. 

Kallol Majumdar
Advocate, Kolkata
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it's illegal and it's crime to obtain 2 caste certificates. 

you should complain to the concerned authorities immediately. 

 

Mohammed Mujeeb
Advocate, Hyderabad
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Dear Sir,

The answer is NO.. 

Why u have 2 cast certificate from 2 states it's is illegal and it's crime in our country. For ex: If u have OBC cast in ur state then ur not turn to open cast or dalit/sc or nt cast from different state ur still remains OBC .. U can apply only once for ur government documents (proof)in any state like passport /aadhar card /pan card/voter id/driving licence/cast certificate etc. U can change ur address on perticuler documents.

Netravathi Kalaskar
Advocate, Bengaluru
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No one person can obtain a single caste certificate only.  Its a fraud to contain 2 caste certificate by single person

Prashant Nayak
Advocate, Mumbai
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1.  It would be a Criminal Offence of Cheating, Misrepresentation, Breach of Trust, etc.... for obtaining Two different caste certificates, by false declarations to the Govt. Authorities.

2.  A Complaint annexing the two certificates can be lodged with the vigilance dept, of the railways for relevant investigation and prosecution.

Hemant Agarwal
Advocate, Mumbai
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25 Consultations

No a person cannot obtain caste certificates for two different castes.

Yes you can lodge an FIR against that person and also send a written complaint to his department.

Mohit Kapoor
Advocate, Rohtak
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You can give a representation/complaint  along with the documentary evidences to the office of the employee about this.

But what will you be able to do or harm the retired employee now, no action would be initiated against him at this stage especially if both the  certificates provide him the same concessions and privileges.

 

T Kalaiselvan
Advocate, Vellore
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2492 Consultations

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