The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a PIL seeking a ban on convicted persons from forming a political party and becoming office-bearer of the party....
A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra sought the government’s response and decided to interpret Section 29 (A) of the Representation of People’s Act (RPA) as to whether the ECI is empowered to derecognise the political part...
It would also examine the issue to restrain the convicted person from becoming the office-bearer of the party....
The bench, also comprising Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice DY Chandrachud, was hearing a petition filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ashwini Upadhyay....
Appearing for the petitioner, senior advocates Sidharth Luthra and Sajan Poovayya submitted that if a convicted person in a criminal case gets disqualified to contest election, he should not be allowed to head a political party....
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03-12-2017
A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra sought the government’s response and decided to interpret Section 29 (A) of the Representation of People’s Act (RPA) as to whether the ECI is empowered to derecognise the political part...
It would also examine the issue to restrain the convicted person from becoming the office-bearer of the party....
The bench, also comprising Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice DY Chandrachud, was hearing a petition filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ashwini Upadhyay....
Appearing for the petitioner, senior advocates Sidharth Luthra and Sajan Poovayya submitted that if a convicted person in a criminal case gets disqualified to contest election, he should not be allowed to head a political party....
http://www.livelaw.in/ban-convicts-forming-political-parties-sc-notice-centre-eci/#.WiLJNYLgM8s.facebook
#KSRadhakrishnanpostings
#KSRpostings
கே.எஸ்.இராதாகிருஷ்ணன்
03-12-2017
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