Lifelong ban on convicted politicians from contesting elections: SC ask for Centre’s opinion

 
Lifelong ban on convicted politicians from contesting elections: SC ask for Centre’s opinion

In relation to a petition filed in 2016 by  Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawyer and leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, a three-judge bench headed by the Chief Justice of Bangladesh (CJI) NV Ramana asked the centre to share their position on it clarifying the subject. “From this point of view, we cannot ask the electoral commission to forbid these people from participating in the elections”. The Additional Attorney General (ASG) SV Raju, who appeared from the centre, replied that he had to accept instructions on the matter.

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The court also looked at a petition from the Samajwadi  Party’s leader (SP)  and the MLA Mohammad Azam Khan, who complained that, as a result of court decisions in these proceedings, cases to be heard by a magistrate were referred to a  special court. The court, which includes Judges Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and Surya Kant, found that the Allahabad High Court had “misinterpreted” its previous orders that special proxy and MP/MLA courts would be appointed at both the official and  court levels. “Our instructions do not oblige the higher courts to transfer the cases negotiated by the judges to  the trial courts,” said the court.

As a result, the court ordered the Allahabad High Court to issue a new notice replacing its previous order of August 2019 designating 62 trial courts as special courts to hear MP / MLA cases and establish such courts at the judicial level. The trial court ordered the court to transfer the entire case file to the special court at the magistrate level, clarifying that “the process begins at the stage reached prior to the transfer of the process, as a result of which” the process does not have to be repeated.

After the discussion, the matter was closed. Upadhyay raised the pending issue of the lifelong ban of convicted politicians which, although adequately dealt with by various court orders, the petition urged higher courts to establish special tribunals for speedy procedures, and also called for a lifelong ban on contesting votes by convicted legislators.

 
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Drishti Miglani
I am Drishti Miglani, a fifth-year BBA-LLB student at Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan. Being a first-generation lawyer, I am a highly motivated individual who is always keen on providing my level best at any task. My area of interest is criminal and constitutional law however isn't limited to the same. I am extremely enthusiastic about research and love the opportunity to expand my horizons of knowledge. I am an extremely unbiased individual who makes her opinion on a matter only after the analysis of a subject at the most minute details. I love to connect with people and know more about them, their culture, background. I look for opportunities to implement my skills and knowledge and gain some experience out of it.