The ODISHA SCHEDULED CASTES, SCHEDULED TRIBES AND BACKWARD CLASSES (REGULATION OF ISSUANCE AND VERIFICATION OF CASTE CERTIFICATES) ACT, , 2011.
odisha · 2014
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- S. 2Section 2 defines key terms used in the Act, including "Appellate Authority," "Backward Classes," "Caste Certificate," and "Competent Authority."
- S. 3Section 3 mandates individuals from reserved categories to apply for a Caste Certificate to avail benefits like employment, education, and land transactions.
- S. 4Section 4 authorizes the Competent Authority to issue or reject caste certificates after verifying claims, invalidating any issued by others.
- S. 5Section 5 establishes an appellate process for appealing rejected caste certificate applications to a higher-ranked officer.
- S. 6Section 6 establishes Scrutiny Committees to verify caste certificates and allows for their verification by various authorities if doubts arise.
- S. 7Section 7 allows the Scrutiny Committee to cancel and confiscate false caste certificates obtained fraudulently.
- S. 10Section penalizes individuals falsely claiming reserved category status for educational or employment benefits, mandating cancellation, disqualification, and recovery of benefits.
- S. 11Section 11 penalizes obtaining false caste certificates or securing benefits using them with imprisonment and fines.
- S. 12Section 12 makes offenses under this Act cognizable, non-bailable, and tried summarily by First Class Magistrates.
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- S. 14Whoever abets any offence punishable under this Act shall be punished with the punishment provided for the offence
- S. 15Section 15 prohibits civil courts from entertaining suits contrary to this Act, while section 16 protects good faith actions under the Act.
- S. 19Section 19 allows the government to issue orders to address difficulties in implementing the Act, but only within two years of the Act's commencement.
- S. 1908Committee
- S. 1974issuing false CompetentAuthority underthis Act, who intentionally issues a false Caste Caste Certificate
- S. 20091 of 1956 Searchable PDF created by OCR