The poll panel told the apex court that in its "Proposed Electoral Reforms, 2016", it had reiterated its 2004 recommendation that people ch...

In a statement, the commission said it will reissue with changes its October 10 2018 instructions and guidelines for ensuring publicity of ...

The candidates' affidavits would be immediately uploaded on the Election Commission's website, the CEC told reporters while referring to th...

Parliament must take steps urgently to curb this menace.

The political class has skirted any discussion on the LGBTQ minority, wary of a backlash from their conservative support base.

The poll panel, in its report, had referred to section 8 of the Representation of the People Act and said it dealt with disqualification of...

It said people against whom charges have been framed by a court for offences punishable with at least five years, should be barred from con...

“You say you want to decriminalise. On the other hand, you say law and justice is a state subject and wash your hands off the matter,” a tw...

SC judges are keen to know why criminal elements continue to play a decisive role in elections despite the law and apex court rulings to de...

Law Commission sought opinion of various stakeholders, including political parties, on sensitive issues of decriminalising politics & disqu...

Netas from various mainstream parties are mulling a new law like Section 377 that could be used to clean up and decriminalise politics.

According to ADR, presence of candidates with criminal cases only shows that there exists a lack of political will to reduce criminality in...

After Rahul Gandhi’s opposition to Ordinance seeking to circumvent a SC ruling on immediate disqualification of convicted MPs and MLAs, Lal...

Given the quality of work by the lower judiciary in several instances, this would be both fair and necessary to would-be lawmakers.

Legal experts today hailed the spirit of the Supreme Court verdict barring jailed people from contesting elections.

Individuals named in criminal chargesheets could be barred from contesting elections under a radical new legislation being prepared by govt.

The Supreme Court today deferred its hearing on the issue of legalisation and decriminalisation of gay sex among consenting adults in priva...