Articles tagged under: Bhupendra Khant

Independent MLA of Morva Hadaf, Bhupendra Khant declared disqualified

May 03, 2019
Independent MLA of Morva Hadaf, Bhupendra Khant declared disqualified

Gandhinagar: Morva Hadaf (panchmahal district) MLA Bhupendrasing Khant is declared disqualified. The decision has been taken by the State Governor. The seat is declared vacant and subsequent process has been completed by State assembly office. These details were shared by State assembly Speaker Rajendra Trivedi. 'Khant's Schedule Tribe (ST) certificate was found invalid. The case had gone to courts. Governor had received a petition in this regard. Yesterday, Governor sent his verdict whi...Read More

Gujarat HC upholds invalidation of caste certificate of MLA Bhupendra Khant

June 29, 2018
Gujarat HC upholds  invalidation of caste certificate of MLA Bhupendra Khant

Ahmedabad: In a major jolt to Independent MLA from Morva Hadaf constituency of Panchmahals district in Gujarat, Bhupendra Khant, the Gujarat High Court today upheld the decision of a scrutiny committee invalidating his caste certificate. The invalidation of the caste certificate of Khant can put his membership of the assembly from the seat in danger. However, Khant today said that he would approach a higher court (double bench of the high court and if necessary lat...Read More

Scrutiny committee again invalidates caste certificate of Morva Hadaf MLA, Khant says, will move court

February 20, 2018
Scrutiny committee again invalidates caste certificate of Morva Hadaf MLA, Khant says, will move court

Gandhinagar: Independent MLA from Morva Hadaf constituency of Panchmahals district in Gujarat, Bhupendra Khant, whose caste certificate has once again been invalidated by a scrutiny committee headed by Tribal Development Commissioner R J Makadia, putting his membership of Gujarat assembly from the ST reserved seat in danger, today said that he would move to court again against the decision of the committee. Khant said that he would move to Gujarat High Court soon to challen...Read More

Gujarat HC gives relief to MLA Khant, quashes scrutiny committee order invalidating his caste certificate

January 24, 2018
Gujarat HC gives relief to MLA Khant, quashes scrutiny committee order invalidating his caste certificate

Gandhinagar: Giving a relief to the Independent MLA from Morva Hadaf (reserved for ST seat) constituency in Panchamals district in Central Gujarat Bhupendra Khant, whose membership of the state assembly was at stake following the decision of a scrutiny committee of the state government invalidating his caste certificate,the Gujarat high court quashed the committee order and instructed it to hear Khant and take a decision accordingly by February 21. The Court of Justice Bela T...Read More

Gujarat MLA Khant moves High Court to challenge invalidation of caste certificate

January 20, 2018
Gujarat MLA Khant moves High Court to challenge invalidation of caste certificate

Ahmedabad/Godhara: Independent MLA from Morva Hadaf (reserved for ST seat) constituency in Panchamals district in Central Gujarat Bhupendra Khant, whose membership of the state assembly was at stake now following recommendation of a scrutiny committee of the state government to invalidate his caste certificate, today moved High Court to challenge the decision of the committee. 38 year old Khant, son of an OBC father V K Khant and ST mother and former Congress MLA from t...Read More

ST certificate of MLA Bhupendra Khant cancelled by Tribal Development Commissioner

January 19, 2018
ST certificate of MLA Bhupendra Khant cancelled by Tribal Development Commissioner

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Tribal Development Commissioner has cancelled newly elected MLA Bhupendra Khant's caste certificate. Khant claims to be a tribal. He has been elected from Morva Hadaf seat which is reserved for Scheduled Tribe(ST or tribal) candidate. Khant is independent MLA who has announced his support to Congress post election. He is likely to challenge the order in the High Court. It should be noted here that local tribal people had marched in a rally against 'fake caste certificate' of...Read More

My caste-certificate not fake, those raking up the issue were unable to digest my victory: Independent MLA Bhupendra Khant

January 04, 2018
My caste-certificate not fake, those raking up the issue were unable to digest my victory: Independent MLA Bhupendra Khant

Ahmedabad/Godhara: Newly elected Independent MLA Bupendra Khant, Who has announced support to main opposition Congress, today reiterated that the allegations about his so-called fake caste certificate was being made by those who were unable to digest his victory. Notably, some local tribal people of his constituency Morva Hadaf in Panchamals district in central Gujarat had taken out a rally alleging that Khant was in fact an OBC who had produced fake caste certificate for contest...Read More