New Delhi/Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday cancelled the caste certificate issued to Amravati Lok Sabha member Navneet Kaur Rana, saying it was obtained fraudulently using fabricated documents, and directed her to surrender it within six weeks.
A division bench of Justices R D Dhanuka and V G Bisht also imposed a cost of Rs 2 lakh, which she needs to pay to the Maharashtra Legal Services Authority within a period of two weeks.
The HC noted that the claim of belonging to the ''Mochi'' caste made by Rana for obtaining the Scheduled Caste certificate itself was fraudulent and made with an intention to obtain various benefits available to a candidate from such category, despite knowing she does not belong to that caste.
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Soon after the decision of the Court, Rana held a press conference and said, "I respect the court's order as a citizen of this country. I will approach the Supreme Court and I am confident that I will get justice." She said that she had been fighting against Shiv Sena for 9 to 10 years.
Rana was elected from Maharashtra's Amravati Lok Sabha constituency in 2019.
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