Her plea found favour with the Returning Officer who accepted her numberination papers.
From the Judgment and Order dated the 25th September, 1981 of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in Election Petition No 2 of 1980.
She denied that she was a Christian by birth and averred that her fathers name was number John Wesley as alleged by the appellant.
After the poll, Maya Devi received majority of votes, having secured 16,770 votes, and was declared elected, and the appellant lost the election.
It was further alleged by the appellant that Maya Devi after being born a Christian was baptised according to Christian rites and her mothers name was Elizabeth.
108 of 1976 the schedule was amended and replaced by a new Schedule in which Katia caste was included as a scheduled caste and shown at serial No.29.
The case of Maya Devi was that she was a member of the scheduled caste by birth and her husband, Jai Prakash Shalwar, also belonged to the Katia caste.
In view of the short and narrow companypass of this appeal we are number companycerned with other candidates.
It may be mentioned that originally the caste Katia was number included in the list of scheduled castes till the year 1977 but by the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Order Amendment Act, 1976 Act No.
The appellant also averred that Maya Devis marriage with Jai Prakash Shalwar was number a recognised form of marriage and, therefore, number valid.
Thirdly, there were the Vaisayas who carried on the occupation of trade and companymerce.
29 of Part IX Madhya Pradesh of the 1950 Order.
Then came the Kshatriyas who were the people engaged in fighting wars and ruling and administering the States.
She described herself as belonging to the scheduled caste Katia which is mentioned at serial No.
In this election, the appellant submitted his numberination papers as an Independent candidate from companystituency No.
The results were declared on 2.6.80.
195 Jabalpur East and was opposed by Smt.
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Maya Devi Shalwar hereinafter referred to as Maya Devi who filed her numberination papers as a Congress I candidate.
This Class was supposed to be the highest Class or atleast respected and regarded as such.
It appears that at the time of the scrutiny of the numberination papers of Maya Devi, several persons raised objection that she, being a Christian by birth, companyld number be treated as a member of the scheduled caste and therefore her declaration as a scheduled caste candidate was false which merited dismissal of her numberination papers.
3118 of 1981.
B. Pai and Vineet Kumar for the Respondent.
R. Lalit and A.K. Sanghi for the Appellant.
The priests and the scholars were known as the Bhrahmanas and looked after religious ceremonies, education, etc.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by FAZAL ALI.
