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The First Additional District and Sessions Court has pronounced jail sentence for H R Ramakrishna, who had served as the Gram Panchayat president, furnishing a fake caste certificate.
Besides, as per the court’s Besides, as per the court’s order, he is barred from contesting any gram panchayat elections for the next 10 years, from October 18.
, he is barred from contesting any gram panchayat elections for the next 10 years, from October 18.
H R Ramakrishna of Honnavalli village, Tiptur taluk, belongs to Deshbag caste, but had furnished a fake caste certificate claiming to be of Chennadasa community, which is a Scheduled Caste. Based on this, he contested the D K Kurke gram panchayat elections, under SC category, in 1999-2000 and won.
Justice Sadananda Swamy, who heard the case, gave the judgement.