NIRDOSH W/O SRI VED PRAKASH Vs. STATE

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD Mr. Tapan Singh, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Sudhir Kumar, the learned brief holder for the State.

(2.) THE petitioner has assailed the order dated 25.01.2011 passed by the Returning Officer by which the nomination form of the petitioner for the post of Gram Pradhan has been rejected.

(3.) THE petitioner's application was rejected by the Returning Officer on the ground that Banjara caste in the State of Uttarakhnd comes under O.B.C. category and since the post was reserved for a scheduled caste woman, the petitioner became ineligible and could not contest the election for the post of Gram Pradhan. The petitioner, being aggrieved by the said order, has filed the present writ petition.