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Supreme Court of India, in its judgement dated 10 July 2013 while disposing the Lily Thomas v. Union of India case (along with Lok Prahari v. Union of India), [1] ruled that any Member of Parliament (MP), Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) or Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) who is convicted of a crime and given a minimum of two years' imprisonment, loses membership of the House ...
The Indian National Congress observed the day of disqualification as a "black day for Indian democracy" [28] which was re-iterated by other opposition parties. [29] [30]The conviction and disqualification prompted opposition leaders to take a unified stand; 14 major opposition parties jointly moved to the Supreme Court of India and filed a petition seeking judicial intervention against the ...
The Representation of the People Act, 1951 is an act of Parliament of India to provide for the conduct of election of the Houses of Parliament and to the House or Houses of the Legislature of each State, the qualifications and disqualifications for membership of those Houses, what constitute corrupt practices and other offences at or in connection with such elections and the determination of ...
Members of India’s largest opposition party, the Congress, gathered in front of Delhi’s iconic Red Fort to protest against the disqualification of Gandhi – an issue that has drawn rare and ...
Lily Thomas, along with Adv. Satya Narain Shukla had filed a Writ petition in the apex court in 2005, challenging a provision of the Representation of the People Act which protects convicted lawmakers against disqualification on the grounds of pendency of appeal against their conviction in the higher courts. On 10 July 2013, a bench of justices ...
This paragraph was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of India in Kihoto Hollohon vs Zacillu, 1992. The Court held that the decision of the speaker or chairman is subject to judicial review under Article 32 and 226 of the Indian Constitution. Paragraph-8: Rules. This paragraph deals with framing the rules for disqualification.
Pages in category "Indian politicians disqualified from office" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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