Bare ActsThe ODISHA SCHEDULED CASTES, SCHEDULED TRIBES AND BACKWARD CLASSES (REGULATION OF ISSUANCE AND VERIFICATION OF CASTE CERTIFICATES) ACT, , 2011.

Section 10

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(1) Whoever,not beinga person belongingto any of the of benefits reservedcategorylsecuresadmissioninanyeducationalinstitutionagainst secured on th e basi s of aseatreservedforsuchreservedcategoryorsecuresanyappointment in false Caste theGovernment , LocalAuthorityorinanypublicsectorundertaking orin Certificate. anyGovernmentaidedinstitutionorCo-operative Societyagainstapost reservedforsuchreservedcategorybyproducingafalseCasteCertificate shall,oncancellationoftheCasteCertificatebytheScrutinyCommittee, beliabletobedebarredfromtheconcernededucationalinstitution,oras thecasemaybe,dischargedfromthesaidemployment forthwithandany other benefits enjoyed or derived by virtue o.fsuch admission or appointmentby suchpersonas aforesaidshallbe withdrawnforthwith. (2)AnyamountpaidtosuchpersonbytheGovernmentorby anyotherauthorityreferredtoinsub-section (1)bywayofscholarship, grant,allowanceor intermsofanyotherfinancialbenefitshallbereturned by suchpersonimmediately,failingwhich it shallbe recoveredfrom such person as an arrear of land revenue. (3)Notwithstandinganythingcontainedin anylawfor thetime beinginforce,a personshallbedisqualifiedfor beinga memberof a LocalAuthority,aCo-operative Societyoranyotherstatutorybodyifhe hascontestedfor,orhasbeenelectedto,theseatreservedforanyofthe reservedcategory by producinga Caste Certificatewhich is found to be falseandiscancelledbytheScrutinyCommittee andthebenefits,ifany, obtainedbysuchperson,shallberecoverableas arrearof land.revenue andtheelectionofsuchpersonshallbeterminatedretrospectively. Searchable PDF created by OCR.space (Free Version) Offences and penalties. Offences to be cognizable and non-bailable. Penalty for 6

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