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The Gujarat Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes (Regulation of Issuance and Verification of Caste Certificates) Act, 2018

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This Act regulates the process of issuing and verifying caste certificates for individuals belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes in Gujarat. It establishes a formal system to ensure that these certificates are issued by authorized officials and verified by scrutiny committees. The law matters because it provides a clear framework to prevent fraud and ensure that eligible citizens can correctly claim their rightful government benefits, including reservations in education and employment, based on their social and educational background.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Application for a Caste Certificate
  4. 4. Caste Certificate to be issued by the Competent Authority
  5. 5. Appeal
  6. 6. Verification of Caste Certificate by Scrutiny Committee
  7. 7. Applications pending prior to the commencement of the Act
  8. 8. Confiscation and cancellation of false Caste Certificate
  9. 9. Burden of proof
  10. 10. Powers of Civil court to Competent Authority, Appellate Authority and Scrutiny Committee
  11. 12. Offences and penalties
  12. 13. Offences under Act to be cognizable and non-bailable
  13. 14. Penalty for issuing false Certificate
  14. 15. Bar of jurisdiction of civil court
  15. 16. Protection of action taken in good faith
  16. 17. Acts not in derogation of any other law

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