Election candidates also have a right to privacy. They need not lay out their whole lives for voters to examine, the top court has ruled. But what if you have a watch? The SC has the answer.
Senior Advocate Vijay Hansaria, the amicus curiae appointed by the Supreme Court in the matter relating to criminal cases against elected representatives (MPs/MLAs) in his 19th report has suggested.
The Supreme Court Thursday refused to entertain a petition challenging the constitutional validity of Section 8(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
With the disqualification of BSP MP Afzal Ansari from the Lok Sabha almost a certainty now, following his conviction in a Gangsters Act case, Uttar Pradesh seems to be setting up a record of sorts when it comes to disqualified lawmakers.