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Penalty for securing an appomtment or decczon tn local bodzcs etc, on the baszs of false commumty certzficate.-Whoevcr "'10t beirg a person belongmg to any of the Scheduled Caste~ or the Scheduled Tnbes secures an appointment in Government 01 other ElStitutwns refencd to 111 ~ecuon 16 Jg<iu.~t the posts reserved for the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tnbe-. or is elected to ar.y of the elective offices of any local authonty or co-operative society agau:~t the office reserved for such Ca~te's or the Tlibes oa the baSIS of a false com- munity certificate, shall on CO!WICtlon, be puni~hable with rigorous Impwon- 0 ment for a term which shall not be less than SIX moHth~ but wh1ch may e'<:tend upto,two years and with fine which shall•1ot be le% tha11 one thoma"::.d 1 upec< but which may exte11d up to five thousand rupees. Provided that the Court may, for adequate and ~peCial rea~ons to be recorded in the judgment, 1mpo~e a ~e'ltence of Impii~o~ment for a lesser term or fine