Centre opposes in SC PIL to bar candidates from contesting from more than one seatThe affidavit said that a person has been allowed under the Act to contest election from two constituencies simultaneously and the law has ...
'Centre has failed to strengthen law on registration of political parties'The submissions were made in a rejoinder affidavit filed by lawyer and BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay, in response to the Centre's affidavit f...
How can convicts barred from electoral politics decide candidates, asks SCThe apex court was hearing a PIL filed by lawyer and BJP leader Ashwini K Upadhyay. Matter slated for hearing on May 3.
How can convicted politicians choose candidates, asks Supreme CourtThe commission could deregister parties on two counts — fraud and forgery — for denying any factum to the Electoral College and if they cea...
People facing trial for serious offences be barred from polls: EC to SCIt said people against whom charges have been framed by a court for offences punishable with at least five years, should be barred from con...
Give due seriousness to PIL for barring convicts from running parties: SC to Centre, ECA bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud directed the Centre and the poll panel to file...
PIL in SC to restrain persons from contesting from more 1 seatThe Supreme Court asked the petitioner to serve the copy of the petition to the Attorney General for rendering assistance to it.
SC notice to govt on PIL to ban convicts from heading partiesThe Supreme Court agreed to examine the validity and contours of Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
Taking steps to address population explosion: Government to High CourtThe petition had sought a direction to the Centre to "frame a comprehensive, effective and uniform Population Control Policy".
Ministers are answerable under RTI Act: CICMinisters in the Union and state cabinets are "public authorities" liable to answer public questions addressed to them under Right to Infor...
Enough provisions to handle Centre-State dispute: Rajnath SinghThe Constitution elaborately defines power distribution between the Centre and state governments, providing enough space for both, Home Min...
Lawyer body challenges judicial panel in Supreme CourtThe apex court is sure to scrutinize whether the petitions can be heard before the constitutional amendments come into force.