https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173621 The Supreme Court explained that disqualification under section 7(d) of the Representation of the People Act applies where a candidate retains a subsisting interest in a contract for the supply of goods to Government until the contract is fully discharged by performance and payment; the appellant was therefore disqualified. It also applied a practical test for caste conversion, holding that change of religion or sect does not end caste status unless the facts show real social severance from the original community. On the evidence, Gangaram Thaware remained a Mahar and his nomination to the reserved seat was wrongly rejected. en-us Mon, 15 Feb 1954 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 18 Sep 2015 16:59:54 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173621 The Supreme Court explained that disqualification under section 7(d) of the Representation of the People Act applies where a candidate retains a subsisting interest in a contract for the supply of goods to Government until the contract is fully discharged by performance and payment; the appellant was therefore disqualified. It also applied a practical test for caste conversion, holding that change of religion or sect does not end caste status unless the facts show real social severance from the original community. On the evidence, Gangaram Thaware remained a Mahar and his nomination to the reserved seat was wrongly rejected. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 15 Feb 1954 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173621