S.Chandrasekharan Nair The first verdict came on a petition filed by advocate Lily Thomas, which was argued by noted constitutional expert Fali S Nariman. Much to the discomfort of the political class, the court ruled that if an MP or MLA was convicted in a serious offence and sentenced to two years imprisonment or more, he would lose his seat immediately. In another important judgment on September 13, the court had ruled that no one could contest elections without making a full and honest disclosure about his/her assets and educational and criminal antecedents. On Friday, the SC ruled that voters had an intrinsic right to cast a negative vote, telling parties that none of the candidates fielded by them were worthy of votes.
Posted on: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 01:44:26 +0000
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