Ex-Mumbai mayor moves Supreme Court against disqualification over invalid caste certificate

The Court sought the State's response on Vishakha Raut's plea and ordered that her seat remain vacant pending the outcome of her appeal before a statutory authority regarding the validity of her caste certificate.
Vishakha Raut
Vishakha Raut
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a plea filed by former Mumbai Mayor and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Vishakha Raut, challenging her disqualification as a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) councillor following the invalidation of her Other Backward Class (OBC) caste certificate [Vishakha Sharad Raut v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.].

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