Amendment in Representation of People’s Act gets SC sanction

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19 Nov 2013 5:29 PM IST

  • Amendment in Representation of People’s Act gets SC sanction

    The Supreme Court gave its approval to amendment to the Representation of the People Act, opening doors to the people who are in jail or in police custody to contest elections.The apex court has said that in the light of amendments brought by the Government of India in the Representation of the People Act, a person does not cease to be an elector only by a reason of being in police...

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