ADR seeks action against parties for failing to publish criminal antecedents of candidates fielded by them
1 year, 9 months ago

ADR seeks action against parties for failing to publish criminal antecedents of candidates fielded by them

The Hindu  

An electoral reform advocacy group has urged the Election Commission to take action against political parties for failing to publish criminal antecedents of candidates fielded by them during Assembly polls held in the past few years. In a letter to the poll panel, the Association for Democratic Reforms has noted that following the Supreme Court's directions and subsequent guidelines issued by the Election Commission, it is mandatory for political parties at the Central and State election level to upload on their websites detailed information regarding candidates with pending criminal cases, including the nature of the offences. Political parties will also have to give reasons for such selections and why other individuals without criminal antecedents could not be selected as candidates. "In this backdrop, ADR is seeking strict action to be initiated against the defaulting political parties which had contested 2023 assembly elections held in Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Karnataka, 2022 assembly elections held in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur and Punjab and 2021 assembly elections held in the states of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and UT of Puducherry," it said.

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132 of 699 contestants in Delhi elections have criminal history: ADR
2 months ago

132 of 699 contestants in Delhi elections have criminal history: ADR

Hindustan Times  

At least 132 of the 699 candidates contesting the 2025 Delhi assembly elections have disclosed criminal cases against themselves, of whom 81 have declared serious criminal cases, the Association for Democratic Reforms, an NGO, revealed in a new report on Monday. The ADR report said that political parties have not adhered to the Supreme Court’s directions regarding the selection of …

Provide Form For Candidates To Disclose Pending Criminal Cases During Nomination Process: Karnataka High Court To State Election Commission
1 year, 4 months ago

Provide Form For Candidates To Disclose Pending Criminal Cases During Nomination Process: Karnataka High Court To State Election Commission

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has directed the State Election Commission and other Agencies associated with the election process to implement directions given by the Apex Court pertaining to providing a form in which the contesting candidates are to declare their involvement in pending criminal cases, if any. The petitioner's election had been annulled by the Election Tribunal on the ground …

Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing Of Plea Seeking Ban On Convicted Persons From Forming Political Party Till August
1 year, 10 months ago

Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing Of Plea Seeking Ban On Convicted Persons From Forming Political Party Till August

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, deferred the hearing of the plea involving interpretation of Section 29A of the Representation of People’s Act, 1951 as to whether the Election Commission of India is empowered to de-recognise political parties formed by convicted persons. At the outset, Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, petitioner-in-person, apprised the Bench that there is a vacuum in the RP …

Supreme Court Recalls Order Holding BJP Guilty Of Contempt Of Court Over Not Disclosing Criminal Antecedents Of Candidates
2 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Recalls Order Holding BJP Guilty Of Contempt Of Court Over Not Disclosing Criminal Antecedents Of Candidates

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday reviewed a 2021 order which found the Bharatiya Janata Party guilty of contempt of court for flouting the top court’s directions regarding public disclosure of criminal antecedents of electoral candidates during the Bihar assembly polls in 2020. Under review was a portion of the order passed by the top court in which BJP was held …

Criminal cases against 25% of candidates in fray for first phase of UP polls, says ADR report
3 years, 1 month ago

Criminal cases against 25% of candidates in fray for first phase of UP polls, says ADR report

India Today  

Twenty-five per cent of the candidates fielded by different political parties for the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election have criminal cases against them, according to a report by Association for Democratic Reforms. Among the major parties, 21 out of 28 candidates analysed from Samajwadi Party, 17 out of 29 candidates analysed from Rashtriya Lok Dal, 29 out …

De-Register Political Parties Which Fail To Publish Candidates' Criminal Antecedents : PIL Before Supreme Court
3 years, 2 months ago

De-Register Political Parties Which Fail To Publish Candidates' Criminal Antecedents : PIL Before Supreme Court

Live Law  

A writ petition has been filed before the Supreme Court of India seeking directions to the Election Commission of India to de-register political parties which fail to publish details regarding criminal cases of its candidates. The Public Interest Litigation filed by Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay has sought directions to the Election Commission of India to take steps to ensure that …

Mandatory for parties to explain selection of candidates with criminal record, says EC
3 years, 2 months ago

Mandatory for parties to explain selection of candidates with criminal record, says EC

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Political parties fielding candidates with criminal cases will have to mandatorily upload on their website details of such persons as also reasons for selecting them to contest the polls, the Election Commission said on Saturday. It is mandatory for political parties to upload on their website detailed information regarding individuals with pending criminal cases, including the nature of …

Decriminalisation of Indian politics: Supreme Court says political parties refusing to wake up from 'deep slumber'
3 years, 7 months ago

Decriminalisation of Indian politics: Supreme Court says political parties refusing to wake up from 'deep slumber'

Firstpost  

Cleansing the polluted stream of politics is obviously not one of the immediate concerns of the legislative branch of the government even as the nation continues to wait and is “losing patience”, said the apex court said New Delhi: Cleansing the polluted stream of politics is obviously not one of the immediate concerns of the legislative branch of the government …

BREAKING : Supreme Court Imposes Fine On 8 Political Parties For Violating Directions To Publish Criminal Antecedents Of Candidates In Bihar Polls
3 years, 7 months ago

BREAKING : Supreme Court Imposes Fine On 8 Political Parties For Violating Directions To Publish Criminal Antecedents Of Candidates In Bihar Polls

Live Law  

The Supreme Court imposed fine on eight political parties for committing contempt of court by flouting the directions in its February 2020 judgment for publication of the criminal antecedents of candidates during the Bihar assembly polls last year.Rupees Five Lakhs each have been imposed as fine on Communist Party of India and Nationalist Congress Party. The Supreme Court imposed fine …

[BREAKING] Politicians With Criminal Antecedents Cannot Be Permitted To Be Law-Makers; But Our Hands Are Tied: Supreme Court
3 years, 7 months ago

[BREAKING] Politicians With Criminal Antecedents Cannot Be Permitted To Be Law-Makers; But Our Hands Are Tied: Supreme Court

Live Law  

Sending a stern message to decriminalize politics, the Supreme Court observed that persons with criminal antecedents cannot be permitted to become law-makers. The Court, observing that the menace of criminalisation in the Indian political system is growing day by day, also opined that 'for maintaining purity of political system, persons with criminal antecedents and who are involved in criminalisation of …

Political Parties Have To Publish Information On 'Candidates With Criminal Antecedents' On Their Website Homepage: Supreme Court
3 years, 7 months ago

Political Parties Have To Publish Information On 'Candidates With Criminal Antecedents' On Their Website Homepage: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has directed the political parties to publish information regarding criminal antecedents of candidates on the homepage of their websites.It will also become necessary now to have on the homepage a caption which states "candidates with criminal antecedents"The court has also directed the Election Commission of India to create a dedicated mobile application. The Supreme Court has directed …

Parties To Publish Candidates' Criminal Records Within 48 Hrs of Selection: SC
3 years, 7 months ago

Parties To Publish Candidates' Criminal Records Within 48 Hrs of Selection: SC

The Quint  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday, 10 August, directed that political parties in India must publish any existing criminal antecedents of candidates within 48 hours of their selection, and ordered them to make such information available on the homepage of their websites. The court also fined eight political parties for non-compliance of the Supreme Court's orders with regards to the decalaration …

Parties get 48 hours to publish candidates’ criminal records
3 years, 7 months ago

Parties get 48 hours to publish candidates’ criminal records

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday warned Parliament that the nation is losing patience with the advent of criminals in politics even as it imposed fines on major political parties, including the BJP and Congress, for covering up from voters the criminal past of the candidates they had fielded in the Bihar Assembly polls last year. The court had directed political …

Political Parties Must Publish Criminal Antecedents Of Candidates Within 48 Hours Of Their Selection : Supreme Court Modifies Earlier Direction
3 years, 7 months ago

Political Parties Must Publish Criminal Antecedents Of Candidates Within 48 Hours Of Their Selection : Supreme Court Modifies Earlier Direction

Live Law  

With the objective of decriminalization of politics, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that the political parties must publish the criminal antecedents, in any, of the candidates within 48 hours of their selection.A bench comprising Justices RF Nariman and BR Gavai modified the direction in its February 13, 2020 judgment in that regard.In paragraph 4.4 of the February 2020 judgment,. …

Can Political Parties Be De-Recognized For Failing To Publish Candidates' Criminal Antecedents Candidates? Supreme Court Discusses
3 years, 8 months ago

Can Political Parties Be De-Recognized For Failing To Publish Candidates' Criminal Antecedents Candidates? Supreme Court Discusses

Live Law  

"Are we to just put up our hands? ", Justice Rohinton Nariman asked on Tuesday when Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, for the Nationalist Congress Party, attempted to dissuade the Court against the invocation by the ECI of its power to suspend or withdraw recognition of a recognised political party for its failure to observe Model Code of Conduct or follow …

Assam Elections 2021: 18% Candidates Contesting in Phase 3 Declared Criminal Cases Against Themselves, Says ADR
4 years ago

Assam Elections 2021: 18% Candidates Contesting in Phase 3 Declared Criminal Cases Against Themselves, Says ADR

News 18  

Out of the 337 candidates contesting in the third phase of the Assam Assembly polls this year, 18 per cent have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms. “Out of the 337 candidates analysed, 60 candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves and 45 have declared serious criminal cases against themselves,” the …

Bihar Elections : Supreme Court Issues Notice To CEC, Political Parties In Contempt Plea Over Alleged Failure To Publish Criminal Antecedents
4 years, 1 month ago

Bihar Elections : Supreme Court Issues Notice To CEC, Political Parties In Contempt Plea Over Alleged Failure To Publish Criminal Antecedents

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Chief Election Commissioner and leaders of prominent political parties in a contempt petition filed for alleged failure to publish the criminal antecedents of candidates in the Bihar Assembly elections held in November 2020.A bench comprising Justices R F Nariman, Hemant Gupta and BR Gavai issued notice in the contempt petition filed by …

Bihar Elections: Plea In SC Seeks Contempt Against CEC, Political Parties For Alleged Failure To Publish Criminal Antecedents Of Candidates
4 years, 4 months ago

Bihar Elections: Plea In SC Seeks Contempt Against CEC, Political Parties For Alleged Failure To Publish Criminal Antecedents Of Candidates

Live Law  

A contempt petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking contempt action against the Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and Bihar's Election Commission Officer for failing to comply with the Top Court's which had directed uploading names candidates of political parties who had criminal cases pending against them on their website.This petition was filed on November 6, while the. …

Bihar Election 2020: Left Parties Claim Irregularities in Final Stages of Vote Counting
4 years, 4 months ago

Bihar Election 2020: Left Parties Claim Irregularities in Final Stages of Vote Counting

News 18  

The Left parties alleged on Wednesday that there were “irregularities” during the final stages of counting of votes in the Bihar Assembly polls on Tuesday and said the issue will be raised with the Election Commission soon. “The Left parties are of the opinion that there were certain clear irregularities during the last stages of the counting that need to …

68% of Bihar Poll Winners Facing Criminal Charges, RJD Tops List: ADR
4 years, 4 months ago

68% of Bihar Poll Winners Facing Criminal Charges, RJD Tops List: ADR

News 18  

A total of 163 out of the 241 winners in the Bihar Assembly polls have declared criminal cases against themselves in the poll affidavits, with RJD topping the list with around 73 per cent, Bihar Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms said. Of the 163 MLA-elects, 123 have serious criminal cases pending against them, including those related to murder, …

Bihar polls 2020: Over 50% candidates of major parties in phase 3 have criminal cases
4 years, 4 months ago

Bihar polls 2020: Over 50% candidates of major parties in phase 3 have criminal cases

India Today  

Almost a third of the total candidates contesting the final phase of elections in Bihar on November 7 face serious criminal charges, including rape, murder and extortion, according to a research by Bihar Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms. Most big parties have given over 50 per cent tickets to candidates facing serious criminal charges. On an average, two …

Political parties in Bihar field candidates with criminal cases: ADR report
4 years, 4 months ago

Political parties in Bihar field candidates with criminal cases: ADR report

Deccan Chronicle  

Bihar election watch, a wing of Association of Democratic Reforms, has released data revealing that most of the political parties have fielded candidates with criminal cases for the ongoing assembly elections in Bihar. The report released by the ADR shows that out of 3722 candidates analysed, 2166 have declared criminal cases out of which 915 have serious criminal cases pending …

Over 1,200 Candidates in Bihar Polls Have Declared Criminal Cases Against Them: ADR Report
4 years, 4 months ago

Over 1,200 Candidates in Bihar Polls Have Declared Criminal Cases Against Them: ADR Report

News 18  

Over 1,200 candidates in the Bihar polls have declared criminal cases against themselves, with 115 of them accused in cases related to crimes against women and 73 candidates facing cases related to murder, according to a report by poll rights group Association for Democratic Reforms. Out of the 3,722 Bihar assembly election candidates analysed, 1,201 candidates have declared criminal cases …

Bihar Assembly Election: EC Issues Show Cause Notices to 104 Candidates for Not Publishing Criminal Records
4 years, 4 months ago

Bihar Assembly Election: EC Issues Show Cause Notices to 104 Candidates for Not Publishing Criminal Records

News 18  

Patna: The EC has showcaused 104 candidates who were in the fray in the first phase of polling for the assembly in Bihar for their failure to publish/broadcast even for once their criminal records in newspapers and electronic media, state chief electoral officer said. As per the Supreme Court order and Election Commission guideline a poll contestant is required to …

18% Candidates in Gujarat Assembly Bypolls Face Criminal Cases: ADR Report
4 years, 5 months ago

18% Candidates in Gujarat Assembly Bypolls Face Criminal Cases: ADR Report

News 18  

Out of the 80 candidates in the fray for the November 3 Gujarat Assembly by-election, 18 per cent have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to a report by poll rights group Association for Democratic Reforms. Seven or 9 per cent of the candidates have declared serious criminal cases against themselves, while 14 or 18 per cent have declared criminal …

18% Nominees of Gujarat Bypolls Have Pending Criminal Cases, Says ADR Report
4 years, 5 months ago

18% Nominees of Gujarat Bypolls Have Pending Criminal Cases, Says ADR Report

News 18  

The Association for Democratic Reforms has said that around 18 per cent of the candidates in the fray during the bypolls for eight Gujarat Assembly seats have declared criminal cases pending against themselves. As per an ADR report, 14 of the 80 candidates whose poll affidavits were analysed had declared criminal cases, of which seven were facing serious criminal cases. …

Bihar polls: More than one-third candidates in second phase face criminal cases, says ADR report
4 years, 5 months ago

Bihar polls: More than one-third candidates in second phase face criminal cases, says ADR report

Firstpost  

According to the report, of the 502 facing criminal cases, 49 candidates have cases related to crime against women while 32 have declared cases related to murder New Delhi: About 34 percent of 1,463 candidates in the second phase of the Bihar Assembly election have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to a report by poll rights group Association for …

MP Bypolls: 18% Candidates Admit to Criminal Cases, Maximum from Congress, Says Report
4 years, 5 months ago

MP Bypolls: 18% Candidates Admit to Criminal Cases, Maximum from Congress, Says Report

News 18  

Out of 355 candidates contesting in Madhya Pradesh bypolls, 63 have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to a report by poll rights group Association for Democratic Reforms. Eleven per cent or 39 candidates have declared serious criminal cases against themselves, the report said. Among the major parties, 14 out of 28 candidates analysed from the Congress, 12 out of …

Bihar Assembly polls | 31% of candidates in first phase admit to criminal cases
4 years, 5 months ago

Bihar Assembly polls | 31% of candidates in first phase admit to criminal cases

The Hindu  

An analysis of election affidavits filed by candidates for the first phase of the Assembly elections in Bihar found that 31% of candidates in the fray have declared criminal cases against themselves, the Association for Democratic Reforms said. The report released by ADR on Tuesday analysed 1,064 out of the 1,066 candidates in phase one of the elections and found …

Parties Have to Publish Details of Candidates with Criminal Records, Give Reasons for Selection: EC
4 years, 6 months ago

Parties Have to Publish Details of Candidates with Criminal Records, Give Reasons for Selection: EC

News 18  

Political parties will now have to mandatorily publish details of candidates with pending criminal cases on party websites and social media platforms, and provide reasons for their selection so that voters can make an informed choice. Following the Supreme Court's directions in February this year, the Election Commission had in March asked political parties to justify why they chose candidates …

AAP sacks Tahir Hussain; BJP stays mum on Kapil Mishra: Political parties should ensure tainted leaders face consequences
5 years ago

AAP sacks Tahir Hussain; BJP stays mum on Kapil Mishra: Political parties should ensure tainted leaders face consequences

Firstpost  

The Aam Aadmi Party has suspended its municipal councillor Tahir Hussain from primary membership of the party. The same building that Hussain lived in once served as the office of former AAP leader Kapil Mishra, who is now with the Bharatiya Janata Party, and after whose speech armed mobs began attacking civilians in parts of northeast Delhi. The saffron party …

Choice and candidacy: The Hindu Editorial on Supreme Court ordering political parties to publish criminal records of candidates
5 years, 1 month ago

Choice and candidacy: The Hindu Editorial on Supreme Court ordering political parties to publish criminal records of candidates

The Hindu  

The idea of removing the taint of criminality from electoral politics has been engaging the country for decades. Political parties which ought to be cleansing the system with legislation and internal organisational reforms have done precious little, and their reluctance to avoid fielding those with criminal antecedents is quite obvious. On noting the “alarming increase” of those with a criminal …

Election Commission welcomes apex court order on candidates with criminal record
5 years, 1 month ago

Election Commission welcomes apex court order on candidates with criminal record

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: A day after the apex court gave a key judgment on electoral candidates with criminal records, Election Commission on Friday welcomed the order “whole heartedly” and said it will make relevant modifications to implement the directives. The Supreme Court on Thursday directed that political parties fielding candidates with criminal records must tell the public why they had chosen …

Supreme Court: Parties must disclose criminal antecedents of candidates in polls
5 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court: Parties must disclose criminal antecedents of candidates in polls

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Expressing concern over the “alarming increase” in the number of candidates with criminal cases in the last four general elections, the Supreme Court on Thursday said that winnability cannot be the only criteria for fielding a candidate. Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman, heading a three-judge bench, said: “We have also noted that political parties offer no explanation on why …

Supreme Court orders parties to publish criminal history of Lok Sabha, Assembly candidates
5 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court orders parties to publish criminal history of Lok Sabha, Assembly candidates

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered political parties to publish the entire criminal history of their candidates for Assembly and Lok Sabha elections along with the reasons that goaded them to field suspected criminals over decent people. A Bench led by Justices Rohinton F. Nariman, in the judgment, ordered political parties to submit compliance reports with the Election Commission of …

Supreme Court directs all political parties to upload details of pending criminal cases against candidates on their websites
5 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court directs all political parties to upload details of pending criminal cases against candidates on their websites

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed all political parties to upload on their website details of pending criminal cases against candidates contesting polls, noting that there has been an alarming increase in criminalisation of politics. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed all political parties to upload on their website details of pending criminal cases against candidates contesting polls, …

SC Directs Political Parties To Publish Criminal Antecedents Of Candidates In LS & Assembly Polls [Read Judgment]
5 years, 1 month ago

SC Directs Political Parties To Publish Criminal Antecedents Of Candidates In LS & Assembly Polls [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

Taking note of "alarming" rise of criminalization of politics, the Supreme Court on Thursday directed that all political parties to publish the details of criminal antecedents of their candidates in the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls within 48 hours of selection of the candidate or within two weeks of nomination, whichever is earlier.The information should be published in local newspapers,. …

Delhi elections: 51% of AAP candidates, 25% BJP nominees declared serious criminal cases in affidavits, says ADR report
5 years, 1 month ago

Delhi elections: 51% of AAP candidates, 25% BJP nominees declared serious criminal cases in affidavits, says ADR report

Firstpost  

Twenty-five percent of AAP candidates and 20 percent of BJP contestants in the fray for the 8 February Delhi Assembly polls have declared serious criminal cases against them in their affidavits. Editor’s Note: This PTI wire, originally published on 2 February, erroneously quoted an Association for Democratic Reforms report as stating that 25 percent of AAP candidates and 20 percent …

Election Commission joins plea to disclose criminal cases against candidates
5 years, 1 month ago

Election Commission joins plea to disclose criminal cases against candidates

The Hindu  

The Election Commission of India on Friday filed a proposal jointly with petitioner-advocate A.K. Upadhyay for making election candidates as well as political parties fielding them, equally liable for disclosing their criminal antecedents. A Bench led by Justice Rohinton Nariman reserved orders on a contempt petition filed by Mr. Upadhyay against authorities and parties for not complying fully with a …

SC says 'need to deal carefully with' issue of penalising political parties and candidates for not disclosing criminal antecedents
5 years, 1 month ago

SC says 'need to deal carefully with' issue of penalising political parties and candidates for not disclosing criminal antecedents

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court Friday said the issue of penalising political parties or candidates for not disclosing criminal antecedents has to be dealt with carefully as allegations of sedition and anti-national are often made with “political overtones”. New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday said the issue of penalising political parties or candidates for not disclosing criminal antecedents has to be dealt …

Candidates with criminal past should not get ticket, Election Commission of India tells Supreme Court
5 years, 2 months ago

Candidates with criminal past should not get ticket, Election Commission of India tells Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine a proposition made by the Election Commission to ask political parties to not give ticket to those with criminal antecedents. The Bench, also comprising Justice Ravindra S. Bhat, asked Mr. Singh and petitioner Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay’s lawyer, senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, to put their heads together and come up with a joint …

SC asks EC to decide on plea seeking to bar people with criminal records from contesting polls
5 years, 4 months ago

SC asks EC to decide on plea seeking to bar people with criminal records from contesting polls

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court asked the Election Commission on Monday to pass a “reasoned order” on a representation seeking to restrain political parties from fielding candidates with criminal antecedents in polls. A Bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde passed the order while refusing to entertain a PIL filed by lawyer and BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay seeking a direction to the …

In first for Lok Sabha polls, candidates with criminal antecedents to publicise fact
6 years ago

In first for Lok Sabha polls, candidates with criminal antecedents to publicise fact

India TV News  

For the first time in the Lok Sabha polls, candidates with criminal antecedents are required to publish information in this regard in newspapers and through television channels on three occasions during the campaign period, the Election Commission said on Sunday. A political party that sets up candidates with criminal antecedents is also required to publish information about their criminal background, …

Election Commission warns parties on criminal cases
6 years, 4 months ago

Election Commission warns parties on criminal cases

The Hindu  

Candidates with criminal antecedents and their political parties can be charged with contempt of the Supreme Court if they fail to widely publicise the cases against them as prescribed. The failure of the candidates and the parties to publicise the details in the manner prescribed may be a ground for post-election action like election petition or contempt of court. The …

Disclosure Of Criminal Antecedents Of Candidates: Delhi HC Refuses To Entertain PIL For Compliance With SC Directions In Upcoming Assembly Elections
6 years, 5 months ago

Disclosure Of Criminal Antecedents Of Candidates: Delhi HC Refuses To Entertain PIL For Compliance With SC Directions In Upcoming Assembly Elections

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court, on Tuesday, refused to entertain a PIL seeking directions to the Election Commission of India to frame guidelines for advertising criminal antecedents of candidates in the election campaign in compliance with the Supreme Court judgment in Public Interest Foundation v. Union Of India.The Bench comprising Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice VK Rao opined that. The …

Candidates can’t be barred from contesting polls on framing of criminal charges only: SC
6 years, 6 months ago

Candidates can’t be barred from contesting polls on framing of criminal charges only: SC

Op India  

Supreme Court has declined to interfere in a plea to debar candidates facing criminal charges from contesting elections and established that the MPs and MLAs could not be disqualified from contesting elections merely at the stage of the framing of charges unless they are proved guilty or convicted. The five-judge bench headed by Dipak Misra said that the onus lies …

Disqualification Of Legislators On Framing Of Charge[Day-2] Court Can Direct Election Commission To Restrain Political Parties From Fielding Tainted Candidates: Krishnan Venugopal
6 years, 7 months ago

Disqualification Of Legislators On Framing Of Charge[Day-2] Court Can Direct Election Commission To Restrain Political Parties From Fielding Tainted Candidates: Krishnan Venugopal

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that while the power of superintendence and control of elections as vested in an Election Commission under Article 324 is only general, Article 102 specifically envisages a ground for disqualifying one from being chosen as or being a MP to be prescribed by a law made by the Parliament.The five-judge bench headed by Chief …

Disqualification Of Legislators On Framing Of Charge[Day-2] Court Can Direct Election Commission To Restrain Political Parties From Fielding Tainted Candidates: Krishnan Venugopal
6 years, 7 months ago

Disqualification Of Legislators On Framing Of Charge[Day-2] Court Can Direct Election Commission To Restrain Political Parties From Fielding Tainted Candidates: Krishnan Venugopal

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that while the power of superintendence and control of elections as vested in an Election Commission under Article 324 is only general, Article 102 specifically envisages a ground for disqualifying one from being chosen as or being a MP to be prescribed by a law made by the Parliament.The five-judge bench headed by Chief …

Himachal Pradesh elections: 158 crorepati candidates, 61 with criminal cases
7 years, 4 months ago

Himachal Pradesh elections: 158 crorepati candidates, 61 with criminal cases

Live Mint  

Of the 338 candidates contesting the upcoming Himachal Pradesh assembly polls, 158 are multimillionaires, according to an analysis of election affidavits by Himachal Pradesh Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms. The Bharatiya Janata Party’s 68 candidates claimed average assets of Rs5.31 crore, while the Bahujan Samaj Party’s 42 candidates had average assets that were of Rs46.78 lakh. On the …

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