https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173723 An earlier election petition based on a different election and cause of action did not operate as res judicata, was not a judgment in rem, and was not binding as judicial precedent in a later election challenge. In the reservation dispute, repeated admissions by the candidate and his family describing themselves as Kshatriyas had evidentiary value and shifted the burden to the candidate to prove Konda Dora Scheduled Tribe status. As he failed to produce convincing proof and the caste certificate was issued without proper enquiry, his claim to contest from the reserved constituency was not established. en-us Thu, 27 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 26 Nov 2015 21:09:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173723 An earlier election petition based on a different election and cause of action did not operate as res judicata, was not a judgment in rem, and was not binding as judicial precedent in a later election challenge. In the reservation dispute, repeated admissions by the candidate and his family describing themselves as Kshatriyas had evidentiary value and shifted the burden to the candidate to prove Konda Dora Scheduled Tribe status. As he failed to produce convincing proof and the caste certificate was issued without proper enquiry, his claim to contest from the reserved constituency was not established. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 27 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173723