Supreme Court upholds 2021 Kerala Assembly poll win of Devikulam MLA
The Hindu
Supreme Court upholds Devikulam MLA A. Raja's 2021 election win, overturning Kerala High Court's disqualification based on caste controversy.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 6, 2025) upheld the 2021 Assembly election win of Devikulam MLA and CPI(M) leader A. Raja while setting aside a Kerala High Court decision invalidating the poll result to the reserved seat.
Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, in a judgment, found his disqualification as a legislator by the High Court invalid.
The apex court ordered that Mr. Raja should receive all the consequential benefits of the judgment in his favour.
The High Court had found him ineligible for Scheduled Caste reservation on the ground that he was a Christian convert. It had ordered Mr. Raja to stand trial.
The Supreme Court had stayed the High Court decision in 2023.
The court refused to accept the arguments of Congress candidate D. Kumar, who had list the election to Mr. Raja.
Mr. Kumar had challenged the identity of Mr. Raja as a member of the ‘Hindu-Parayan’ community and cast doubts on the validity of the caste certificate of the CPM leader.
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